ME5 9LL postcode in Chatham, Medway

ME5 9LL is a postcode in Chatham, in the Lordswood & Walderslade ward of Medway. It is in the Chatham and Aylesford parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 can get it. Medway: 90% Typical price £355,000 Homes sold in ME5 9, last 12 months. ▲ 2.9% on the year before Nearest station Chatham 4.5 km in a straight line

Where ME5 9LL is, and what is near it

Map of ME5 9LL and what is near it Map of ME5 9LL: its centre point, with the 250 other postcodes in the ME5 9 sector, 4 schools (3 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 10 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. ME5 9AN: also in ME5 9ME5 9AW: also in ME5 9ME5 9FB: also in ME5 9ME5 9GJ: also in ME5 9ME5 9HF: also in ME5 9ME5 9HG: also in ME5 9ME5 9HH: also in ME5 9ME5 9HJ: also in ME5 9ME5 9HQ: also in ME5 9ME5 9LD: also in ME5 9ME5 9LF: also in ME5 9ME5 9LG: also in ME5 9ME5 9LH: also in ME5 9ME5 9LN: also in ME5 9ME5 9LR: also in ME5 9ME5 9LW: also in ME5 9ME5 9NR: also in ME5 9ME5 9NS: also in ME5 9ME5 9NT: also in ME5 9ME5 9PX: also in ME5 9ME5 9PY: also in ME5 9ME5 9QA: also in ME5 9ME5 9UD: also in ME5 9 Bus stop 350 mTunbury Primary School 750 mGP 1.2 kmLordswood & Walderslade ME5 9LL Map of ME5 9LL and what is near it Map of ME5 9LL: its centre point, with the 250 other postcodes in the ME5 9 sector, 4 schools (3 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 10 bus stops (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Lordswood & Walderslade ME5 9LL
  • ME5 9LL
  • Other postcodes in ME5 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • 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 51.3399, longitude 0.5272)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after ME5 9LL?

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 9LL?

Every home and business at ME5 9LL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Medway: 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Medway: 98%

The line marks the figure across Medway.

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 9LL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Medway Council's days for ME5 9LL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for ME5 9LL 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 9LL 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 9LL.

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 9LL: 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 9LL 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 9LL?

Homes in ME5 9 sold for a typical £355,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 161 sales, up 2.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£355,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£345,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £490,000 50 sales
  • Semi-detached £350,000 71 sales
  • Terraced £266,000 31 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £135,000 9 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 9LL

HM Land Registry records 5 standard sales of homes in ME5 9LL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 18 May 2026. The middle sale was £210,000, from £170,000 to £320,000. Across ME5 9, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £355,000. 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

Food hygiene ratings at ME5 9LL

The Food Standards Agency lists 6 food businesses at ME5 9LL. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near ME5 9LL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 630 homes in the neighbourhood around ME5 9LL. The largest share of them, 33%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (40%). 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 9LL

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 C, the most common, is £2,070.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (2%)£1,552
Band Babout 60 (10%)£1,811
Band Cabout 210 (33%)£2,070
Band Dabout 180 (29%)£2,329
Band Eabout 130 (21%)£2,846
Band Fabout 30 (5%)£3,363
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£3,881
Band Hfewer than 5£4,657

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 40% 1945 to 1964
  5. 37% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 14% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

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 9LL is in (ONS area E01016172), 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 9LL?

The nearest open schools to ME5 9LL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ME5 9LL, 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 9LL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME5 9LL is Chatham Rail Station, 4.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Chatham Rail Station Railway station 4.5 kmCycle
  • Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station Railway station 5.4 kmDrive

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

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Oak, 133 m away.

More stations near ME5 9LL, 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 9LL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME5 9LL, 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 9LL?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of ME5 9LL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • POLAR Charging point · 2 chargers · up to 7.2 kW 1.3 kmCycle
  • GeniePoint Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO 1.7 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 9LL?

The nearest to the centre of ME5 9LL, 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 9LL?

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 9LL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ME5 9LL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 9LL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ME5 9LL, 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 9LL?

The nearest vets to the centre of ME5 9LL 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 9LL in a conservation area?

The centre of ME5 9LL 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 9LL?

Police.uk records 163 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME5 9LL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences62 reports
Anti-social behaviour54 reports
Shoplifting12 reports
Criminal damage and arson10 reports
Vehicle crime8 reports
Other theft5 reports

Also: burglary 4, other crime 3, drugs 2, robbery 2, public order 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 9LL

Ward
Lordswood & Walderslade
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
January 1980

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

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ME5 9LR60 mME5 8AG70 mME5 8AS90 mME5 8AB90 mME5 9UD100 mME5 9NT140 m
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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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