# ME5 0LG: area report for a postcode in Medway

ME5 0LG is a postcode in Medway.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Medway. Open the map at ME5 0LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) › [ME5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me5) › [ME5 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me5-0)

## Around this postcode

- **13 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 48% on July. Medway 027D: 84 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5239,51.3524,ME50LG
- **Chatham, 3.1 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5239,51.3524,ME50LG
- **9 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 60 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5239,51.3524,ME50LG
- **No property in ME5 0LG listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.5239,51.3524,ME50LG
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Medway 027D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5239,51.3524,ME50LG
- **£298,547 average price**: For the whole of Medway, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5239,51.3524,ME50LG
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5239,51.3524,ME50LG
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5239,51.3524,ME50LG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ME5 0LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5239,51.3524,ME50LG
- **Low road and rail noise at ME5 0LG**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5239,51.3524,ME50LG
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.5239,51.3524,ME50LG
- **9.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5239,51.3524,ME50LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pgw-partnership-of-greenacre-and-walderslade-e134820) | Sixth form and further education | 60 m (1 minute on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Walderslade School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walderslade-school-e150869) | Secondary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), February 2023, before the school changed, special measures | Attainment 8 of 29.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bradfields Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bradfields-academy-e140701) | Special | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2022 | – |
| [INSPIRE Free Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/inspire-free-special-school-e141005) | Special | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | – |
| [Greenacre School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenacre-school-e150870) | Secondary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), March 2023, before the school changed, serious weaknesses | Attainment 8 of 29.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Rowans](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-rowans-e144134) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | – |
| [St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-more-roman-catholic-primary-school-e151928) | Primary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Oaklands School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oaklands-school-e148117) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £427,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| May 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| November 2025 | £367,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2026 | £640,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| July 2025 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| July 2026 | £281,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| May 2025 | £336,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| August 2023 | £355,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY (540 m)
- Pharmacies: MERLIN PHARMACY (660 m); MORRISONS PHARMACY (770 m); WAYFIELD PHARMACY (950 m)
- Dental practices: MEDWAY DENTAL CARE (320 m); LAVENDER DENTAL CARE (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Chatham (700 m, Spar); Morrisons Wayfield Chatham (790 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £298,547** (July 2026). Medway’s average house price was £298,547 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,622** (2025). Full-time workers living in Medway earned a median of £39,622 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 150th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.5×** (2025). A home in Medway costs 7.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 161st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 24.4** (2025). Medway has a deprivation score of 24.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 84th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Medway 027D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 29.7** (2025). Medway 027D has a deprivation score of 29.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,395th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £312,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Medway 027D was £312,500 in 2025. Joint 14,545th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,631** (2021). Medway 027D had 1,631 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,602nd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.1%** (January 2026). In Medway 027D, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## ME5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £310,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ME5 was £310,000 in 2025. Joint 1,022nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 52,479** (2021). ME5 had 52,479 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 169th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in ME5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.4%** (January 2026). In ME5, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway)
- Centre: 51.3524, 0.5239

Council: [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Chatham and Aylesford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chatham-and-aylesford): Tristan Osborne (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.5239,51.3524,ME50LG

## How to cite

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