ME5 9NF postcode in Chatham, Kent

ME5 9NF is a postcode in Chatham, in the Boxley Downs ward of Maidstone. It is in the Faversham and Mid Kent parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since April 1985.

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 9NF can get it Across Maidstone: 81% Typical price £355,000 Homes sold in ME5 9, last 12 months. ▲ 2.9% on the year before Nearest station Aylesford 5.1 km in a straight line

Where ME5 9NF is, and what is near it

Map of ME5 9NF and what is near it Map of ME5 9NF: its centre point, with the 250 other postcodes in the ME5 9 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 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. ME5 9BS: also in ME5 9ME5 9BT: also in ME5 9ME5 9BU: also in ME5 9ME5 9BX: also in ME5 9ME5 9DB: also in ME5 9ME5 9DD: also in ME5 9ME5 9DE: also in ME5 9ME5 9DF: also in ME5 9ME5 9DG: also in ME5 9ME5 9DH: also in ME5 9ME5 9DJ: also in ME5 9ME5 9DP: also in ME5 9ME5 9DQ: also in ME5 9ME5 9DR: also in ME5 9ME5 9DS: also in ME5 9ME5 9DT: also in ME5 9ME5 9DU: also in ME5 9ME5 9DW: also in ME5 9ME5 9DZ: also in ME5 9ME5 9EA: also in ME5 9ME5 9EB: also in ME5 9ME5 9ED: also in ME5 9ME5 9EE: also in ME5 9ME5 9EF: also in ME5 9ME5 9EG: also in ME5 9ME5 9EH: also in ME5 9ME5 9EJ: also in ME5 9ME5 9EL: also in ME5 9ME5 9EN: also in ME5 9ME5 9EW: also in ME5 9ME5 9EY: also in ME5 9ME5 9EZ: also in ME5 9ME5 9FB: also in ME5 9ME5 9FG: also in ME5 9ME5 9GB: also in ME5 9ME5 9GF: also in ME5 9ME5 9GJ: also in ME5 9ME5 9GX: also in ME5 9ME5 9GY: also in ME5 9ME5 9HA: also in ME5 9ME5 9HB: also in ME5 9ME5 9HF: also in ME5 9ME5 9HH: also in ME5 9ME5 9HJ: also in ME5 9ME5 9HN: also in ME5 9ME5 9HP: also in ME5 9ME5 9HR: also in ME5 9ME5 9HS: also in ME5 9ME5 9HT: also in ME5 9ME5 9HU: also in ME5 9ME5 9HW: also in ME5 9ME5 9HX: also in ME5 9ME5 9HY: also in ME5 9ME5 9JB: also in ME5 9ME5 9JD: also in ME5 9ME5 9JE: also in ME5 9ME5 9JG: also in ME5 9ME5 9JJ: also in ME5 9ME5 9JL: also in ME5 9ME5 9JN: also in ME5 9ME5 9JP: also in ME5 9ME5 9JQ: also in ME5 9ME5 9JS: also in ME5 9ME5 9JT: also in ME5 9ME5 9JU: also in ME5 9ME5 9JW: also in ME5 9ME5 9JX: also in ME5 9ME5 9JY: also in ME5 9ME5 9JZ: also in ME5 9ME5 9LA: also in ME5 9ME5 9LB: also in ME5 9ME5 9LD: also in ME5 9ME5 9LE: also in ME5 9ME5 9LF: also in ME5 9ME5 9LG: also in ME5 9ME5 9LH: also in ME5 9ME5 9LJ: also in ME5 9ME5 9LQ: also in ME5 9ME5 9LT: also in ME5 9ME5 9LU: also in ME5 9ME5 9LY: also in ME5 9ME5 9NB: also in ME5 9ME5 9ND: also in ME5 9ME5 9NE: also in ME5 9ME5 9NG: also in ME5 9ME5 9NH: also in ME5 9ME5 9NJ: also in ME5 9ME5 9NL: also in ME5 9ME5 9NN: also in ME5 9ME5 9NP: also in ME5 9ME5 9NQ: also in ME5 9ME5 9NR: also in ME5 9ME5 9NS: also in ME5 9ME5 9NT: also in ME5 9ME5 9NU: also in ME5 9ME5 9NW: also in ME5 9ME5 9NX: also in ME5 9ME5 9NY: also in ME5 9ME5 9NZ: also in ME5 9ME5 9PA: also in ME5 9ME5 9PB: also in ME5 9ME5 9PD: also in ME5 9ME5 9PE: also in ME5 9ME5 9PF: also in ME5 9ME5 9PG: also in ME5 9ME5 9PH: also in ME5 9ME5 9PJ: also in ME5 9ME5 9PL: also in ME5 9ME5 9PN: also in ME5 9ME5 9PP: also in ME5 9ME5 9PQ: also in ME5 9ME5 9PR: also in ME5 9ME5 9PS: also in ME5 9ME5 9PT: also in ME5 9ME5 9PU: also in ME5 9ME5 9PW: also in ME5 9ME5 9PX: also in ME5 9ME5 9PY: also in ME5 9ME5 9QA: also in ME5 9ME5 9QB: also in ME5 9ME5 9QD: also in ME5 9ME5 9QF: also in ME5 9ME5 9QL: also in ME5 9ME5 9QP: also in ME5 9ME5 9QQ: also in ME5 9ME5 9QR: also in ME5 9ME5 9QT: also in ME5 9ME5 9QU: also in ME5 9ME5 9QW: also in ME5 9ME5 9QX: also in ME5 9ME5 9QZ: also in ME5 9ME5 9RA: also in ME5 9ME5 9RB: also in ME5 9ME5 9RD: also in ME5 9ME5 9RE: also in ME5 9ME5 9RF: also in ME5 9ME5 9RR: also in ME5 9ME5 9RT: also in ME5 9ME5 9RU: also in ME5 9ME5 9RY: also in ME5 9ME5 9SR: also in ME5 9ME5 9SS: also in ME5 9ME5 9ST: also in ME5 9ME5 9SU: also in ME5 9ME5 9UL: also in ME5 9ME5 9US: also in ME5 9 GP 3.1 kmAylesford station 5.1 kmNew Hythe station 5.2 kmLordswood & Walderslade ME5 9NF Map of ME5 9NF and what is near it Map of ME5 9NF: 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 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 3.1 kmAylesford station 5.1 kmNew Hythe station 5.2 kmLordswood & Walderslade ME5 9NF
  • ME5 9NF
  • Other postcodes in ME5 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 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 51.3286, longitude 0.5259)

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 9NF?

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. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at ME5 9NF?

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

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

ME5 9NF 100% Maidstone 81%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

ME5 9NF 100% Maidstone 95%
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 9NF?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for ME5 9NF.

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

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 Maidstone

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for ME5 9NF: 1,790 properties in Maidstone are at high risk (1.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Maidstone

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 9NF 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 9NF?

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 9NF

HM Land Registry records 8 standard sales of homes in ME5 9NF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 15 April 2026. The middle price was £246,000, from £222,000 to £270,000. 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

What council tax band are homes near ME5 9NF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 960 homes in the neighbourhood around ME5 9NF. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (74%). 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 9NF

Band D in Maidstone for 2026‑27: £2,503. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,668 (band A) to £4,171 (band G); band E, the most common, is £3,059.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,668
Band Babout 70 (7%)£1,946
Band Cabout 240 (25%)£2,225
Band Dabout 160 (17%)£2,503
Band Eabout 280 (29%)£3,059
Band Fabout 140 (15%)£3,615
Band Gabout 60 (6%)£4,171
Band Hwithheld£5,005

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 23% 1965 to 1982
  6. 74% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Maidstone 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 9NF is in (ONS area E01034990), 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 9NF?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME5 9NF is Aylesford Rail Station, 5.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Aylesford Rail Station Railway station 5.1 kmDrive
  • New Hythe Rail Station Railway station 5.2 kmDrive

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Alexandra Hospital, 110 m away.

More stations near ME5 9NF, 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 9NF?

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

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

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

  • POLAR Charging point · 2 chargers · up to 7.2 kW 2.0 kmCycle
  • GeniePoint Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO 3.0 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.

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

Which dentists are near ME5 9NF?

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

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 9NF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ME5 9NF, 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 9NF?

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

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

The centre of ME5 9NF is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 9NF?

Police.uk records 49 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME5 9NF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour24 reports
Violence and sexual offences11 reports
Vehicle crime3 reports
Shoplifting3 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Other theft2 reports

Also: public order 1, burglary 1, drugs 1, other crime 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 9NF

Ward
Boxley Downs
Parish
Boxley
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Chatham
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
April 1985

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

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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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