ME5 8LE postcode in Chatham, Medway

ME5 8LE is a postcode in Chatham, in the Princes Park ward of Medway. It is in the Chatham and Aylesford parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since July 1986.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at ME5 8LE can get it Across Medway: 90% Typical price £310,000 Homes sold in ME5 8, last 12 months. ▲ 1.6% on the year before Nearest station Chatham 3.5 km in a straight line

Where ME5 8LE is, and what is near it

Map of ME5 8LE and what is near it Map of ME5 8LE: its centre point, with the 289 other postcodes in the ME5 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. ME5 8AF: also in ME5 8ME5 8AH: also in ME5 8ME5 8AJ: also in ME5 8ME5 8AL: also in ME5 8ME5 8AN: also in ME5 8ME5 8AQ: also in ME5 8ME5 8AR: also in ME5 8ME5 8AX: also in ME5 8ME5 8AY: also in ME5 8ME5 8BA: also in ME5 8ME5 8BH: also in ME5 8ME5 8DR: also in ME5 8ME5 8DS: also in ME5 8ME5 8DT: also in ME5 8ME5 8DX: also in ME5 8ME5 8EH: also in ME5 8ME5 8EJ: also in ME5 8ME5 8EL: also in ME5 8ME5 8EP: also in ME5 8ME5 8ER: also in ME5 8ME5 8ES: also in ME5 8ME5 8ET: also in ME5 8ME5 8EU: also in ME5 8ME5 8EX: also in ME5 8ME5 8EY: also in ME5 8ME5 8FR: also in ME5 8ME5 8FX: also in ME5 8ME5 8FY: also in ME5 8ME5 8HA: also in ME5 8ME5 8HB: also in ME5 8ME5 8HD: also in ME5 8ME5 8HE: also in ME5 8ME5 8HG: also in ME5 8ME5 8HH: also in ME5 8ME5 8HJ: also in ME5 8ME5 8HL: also in ME5 8ME5 8HN: also in ME5 8ME5 8HP: also in ME5 8ME5 8HR: also in ME5 8ME5 8HS: also in ME5 8ME5 8HT: also in ME5 8ME5 8HX: also in ME5 8ME5 8HY: also in ME5 8ME5 8JD: also in ME5 8ME5 8JE: also in ME5 8ME5 8JF: also in ME5 8ME5 8JG: also in ME5 8ME5 8JH: also in ME5 8ME5 8JJ: also in ME5 8ME5 8JN: also in ME5 8ME5 8JQ: also in ME5 8ME5 8JS: also in ME5 8ME5 8JT: also in ME5 8ME5 8JU: also in ME5 8ME5 8JW: also in ME5 8ME5 8JX: also in ME5 8ME5 8JY: also in ME5 8ME5 8JZ: also in ME5 8ME5 8LD: also in ME5 8ME5 8LG: also in ME5 8ME5 8LH: also in ME5 8ME5 8LL: also in ME5 8ME5 8LN: also in ME5 8ME5 8LP: also in ME5 8ME5 8LQ: also in ME5 8ME5 8LR: also in ME5 8ME5 8LS: also in ME5 8ME5 8LU: also in ME5 8ME5 8LW: also in ME5 8ME5 8NP: also in ME5 8ME5 8NR: also in ME5 8ME5 8NS: also in ME5 8ME5 8NT: also in ME5 8ME5 8PL: also in ME5 8ME5 8PN: also in ME5 8ME5 8PP: also in ME5 8ME5 8PR: also in ME5 8ME5 8PS: also in ME5 8ME5 8RN: also in ME5 8ME5 8RP: also in ME5 8ME5 8RS: also in ME5 8ME5 8RT: also in ME5 8ME5 8RW: also in ME5 8ME5 8XE: also in ME5 8ME5 8XG: also in ME5 8ME5 8YF: also in ME5 8ME5 8YG: also in ME5 8ME5 8YH: also in ME5 8ME5 8YJ: also in ME5 8ME5 8YL: also in ME5 8ME5 8YN: also in ME5 8ME5 8YP: also in ME5 8ME5 8YQ: also in ME5 8ME5 8YR: also in ME5 8ME5 8YS: also in ME5 8ME5 8YW: also in ME5 8ME5 8YX: also in ME5 8ME5 8YY: also in ME5 8ME5 8YZ: also in ME5 8 GP 1.7 km2 places, 1.9–3.9 kmChatham ME5 8LE Map of ME5 8LE and what is near it Map of ME5 8LE: its centre point, with the 289 other postcodes in the ME5 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Lordswood & Walderslade ME5 8LE
  • ME5 8LE
  • Other postcodes in ME5 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.3518, longitude 0.5424)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after ME5 8LE?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at ME5 8LE?

Every home and business at ME5 8LE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

ME5 8LE 100% Medway 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

ME5 8LE 100% Medway 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at ME5 8LE?

BinDayBuddy has not read Medway Council's days for ME5 8LE today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for ME5 8LE on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is ME5 8LE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include ME5 8LE.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Medway

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for ME5 8LE: 2,765 properties in Medway are at high risk (2% of all its properties). All the figures for Medway

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of ME5 8LE is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near ME5 8LE?

Homes in ME5 8 sold for a typical £310,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 189 sales, up 1.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£310,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£305,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £438,000 34 sales
  • Semi-detached £340,000 62 sales
  • Terraced £290,000 83 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £166,500 10 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole ME5 district: a typical £310,000 from 578 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in ME5 8LE

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in ME5 8LE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 12 June 2026. The middle sale was £350,000, from £320,000 to £465,000. Across ME5 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £310,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near ME5 8LE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 510 homes in the neighbourhood around ME5 8LE. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (62%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around ME5 8LE

Band D in Medway for 2026‑27: £2,329. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,552 (band A) to £3,881 (band G); band E, the most common, is £2,846.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (2%)£1,552
Band Babout 140 (27%)£1,811
Band Cabout 80 (16%)£2,070
Band Dabout 70 (14%)£2,329
Band Eabout 150 (29%)£2,846
Band Fabout 50 (10%)£3,363
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£3,881
Band Hfewer than 5£4,657

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 30% 1965 to 1982
  6. 62% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1919 to 1939, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Medway before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of ME5 8LE is in (ONS area E01016079), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near ME5 8LE?

The nearest open schools to ME5 8LE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ME5 8LE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to ME5 8LE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME5 8LE is Chatham Rail Station, 3.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Chatham Rail Station Railway station 3.5 kmCycle
  • Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station Railway station 3.9 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near ME5 8LE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near ME5 8LE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME5 8LE, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near ME5 8LE?

1 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of ME5 8LE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • GeniePoint Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO 600 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.5 kmCycle
  • POLAR Charging point · 2 chargers · up to 7.2 kW 2.5 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near ME5 8LE?

The nearest to the centre of ME5 8LE, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to ME5 8LE?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near ME5 8LE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ME5 8LE, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • PILS Care Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01634 579505 1.8 kmCycle
  • Victory Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01634 845337 1.9 kmCycle
  • Amherst Court Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01634 400009 1.9 kmCycle

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near ME5 8LE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ME5 8LE, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near ME5 8LE?

The nearest vets to the centre of ME5 8LE on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is ME5 8LE in a conservation area?

The centre of ME5 8LE is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near ME5 8LE?

Police.uk records 186 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME5 8LE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour72 reports
Violence and sexual offences55 reports
Criminal damage and arson14 reports
Vehicle crime9 reports
Public order7 reports
Burglary7 reports

Also: other theft 7, shoplifting 4, other crime 4, drugs 3, robbery 3, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for ME5 8LE

Ward
Princes Park
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Chatham
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
July 1986

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Where to check what we do not hold

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ME5 8 sector ME5 district ME postcode area Chatham postcodes

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

ME5 8LD70 mME5 8LW70 mME5 8JF70 mME5 8LN90 mME5 8LQ100 mME5 8JW140 m
All of ME5

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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