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ME5 9XE

Fort Horsted

Medway

Overview

Postcode ME5 9XE is located in an urban city, within the Fort Horsted ward of Medway in the South East region , and forms part of the Horsted area. It has moderate deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 31.0 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. The average income of residents in Horsted is £48,000 per year. The nearest station is Chatham located about 1.8 miles away. There are 8 primary and 4 secondary schools in the area.

Crime rate
2/10
Crimes per 1k residents
31
Deprivation level
3/10
Income level
3/10
Social housing
2.5%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
No noise

Deprivation level

3/10

Horsted has a low level of deprivation, ranked at position 24,101 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the bottom 27% least deprived areas in England.

Crime level

2/10

Horsted has a very low crime rate, with approximately 31.0 reported incidents per 1,000 residents each year.

Social housing

2.5%

Approximately 2.5% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 9.6% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

3/10

The average income of residents in Horsted is £48,000 per year.

Noise Level

No noise

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

Flood risk

No risk

Horsted near ME5 9XE 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 1.8 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.

Parks

No parks nearby

Schools

In the ME5 9XE postcode area, located within Horsted, there are 8 primary and 4 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.3 miPrimaryHorsted Infant SchoolCommunity school

Good

0.3 miPrimaryHorsted Junior SchoolCommunity school

Good

0.4 miNot applicablePGW Partnership of Greenacre and WaldersladeSixth form centres

N/A