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ME5 9QA

Lordswood & Walderslade

Medway

Overview

Postcode ME5 9QA is located in an urban city, within the Lordswood & Walderslade ward of Medway in the South East region , and forms part of the Walderslade area. It has very low deprivation and moderate crime levels, with around 49.2 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. The average income of residents in Walderslade is £48,300 per year. The nearest station is Chatham located about 2.9 miles away. There are 8 primary and 2 secondary schools in the area. There are 1 parks nearby, closest small park is Tunbury Park and Playground.

Crime rate
4/10
Crimes per 1k residents
49
Deprivation level
2/10
Income level
3/10
Social housing
2.8%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
No noise

Deprivation level

2/10

Walderslade has a very low level of deprivation, ranked at position 28,522 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the bottom 13% least deprived areas in England.

Crime level

4/10

Walderslade has a low crime rate, with approximately 49.2 reported incidents per 1,000 residents each year.

Social housing

2.8%

Approximately 2.8% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 16.1% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

3/10

The average income of residents in Walderslade is £48,300 per year.

Noise Level

No noise

No significant noise sources from railways or roads near ME5 9QA.

Flood risk

No risk

Walderslade near ME5 9QA has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is Chatham located about 2.9 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.5 miTunbury Park and PlaygroundSmall

Schools

In the ME5 9QA postcode area, located within Walderslade, there are 8 primary and 2 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.3 miPrimaryWalderslade Primary SchoolAcademy converter

Good

0.3 miPrimaryTunbury Primary SchoolCommunity school

Good

0.5 miPrimaryLordswood SchoolAcademy sponsor led

Good