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ME5 8UQ

Lordswood & Walderslade

Medway

Overview

Postcode ME5 8UQ is located in an urban city, within the Lordswood & Walderslade ward of Medway in the South East region , and forms part of the Lordswood area. It has moderate deprivation and high crime levels, with around 89.5 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. The average income of residents in Lordswood is £46,300 per year. The nearest station is Rainham (Kent) located about 3.3 miles away. There are 3 primary and no secondary schools in the area.

Crime rate
7/10
Crimes per 1k residents
89
Deprivation level
5/10
Income level
3/10
Social housing
0.8%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
No noise

Deprivation level

5/10

Lordswood has a moderate level of deprivation, ranked at position 17,881 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the bottom 46% least deprived areas in England.

Crime level

7/10

Lordswood has a high crime rate, with approximately 89.5 reported incidents per 1,000 residents each year.

Social housing

0.8%

Approximately 0.8% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 6.9% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

3/10

The average income of residents in Lordswood is £46,300 per year.

Noise Level

No noise

No significant noise sources from railways or roads near ME5 8UQ.

Flood risk

No risk

Lordswood near ME5 8UQ has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is Rainham (Kent) located about 3.3 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.

Parks

No parks nearby

Schools

In the ME5 8UQ postcode area, located within Lordswood, there are 3 primary and 0 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.3 miPrimarySt Benedict's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter

N/A

0.3 miPrimarySwingate Primary SchoolCommunity school

Good

0.7 miPrimaryLordswood SchoolAcademy sponsor led

Good