ME5 8

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15,089 people · median £301,250 · Medway

↑ Medway (district)

Good for schoolsFast broadband

Medway Council · Labour-controlled 31/59 seats · 53% · OCD 2026

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Amenities This postcode sector

What's here near ME5 8

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	18	94% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	13	—
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	3	—
Green spaces & parks	2	filled areas on the map

Counted within ~2 km of the area centre · OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

93.2%

Superfast

99.4%

Ultrafast

93.9%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations · district-level

Named places nearby 36 near ME5 8

AllEat & drinkShopsGyms & leisureGreen space

Place	Category	Hygiene	Distance
Anchor Seafry	Eat & drink	5/5	0.2 mi
Best-one	Shops		0.2 mi
Morrisons Daily	Shops		0.2 mi
Lordswood Sports and Social Club	Gyms & leisure		0.2 mi
Lordswood Leisure Centre	Gyms & leisure		0.3 mi
Tesco Express	Shops		0.4 mi
The Oak	Eat & drink	4/5	0.6 mi
Bliss Tea Rooms	Eat & drink	—	0.6 mi
Golden Dragon	Eat & drink	5/5	0.6 mi
Spar	Shops		0.6 mi
Domino's	Eat & drink	5/5	0.6 mi
Premier	Shops		0.6 mi
Taj Cuisine	Eat & drink	5/5	0.6 mi
363 Coffee Shop	Eat & drink	5/5	0.6 mi
O K Kebabs	Eat & drink	5/5	0.6 mi
Co-op Food	Shops		0.6 mi
Chan's	Eat & drink	4/5	0.6 mi
Princes Avenue Recreation Ground	Green space		0.6 mi
Moby Dick's	Eat & drink	—	0.6 mi
Walderslade Working Mens Club	Eat & drink	—	0.7 mi
Manak General Store & Off Licence	Shops		0.9 mi
Spar	Shops		1.0 mi
Subway	Eat & drink	—	1.0 mi
Princes Park	Eat & drink	4/5	1.0 mi
Taal Indian Kitchen Takeaway	Eat & drink	—	1.0 mi
Shop & Save Liquor Mart	Shops		1.0 mi
BBQ Grill	Eat & drink	—	1.0 mi
Morrisons	Shops		1.0 mi
George's Fish Bar and Kebabs	Eat & drink	—	1.1 mi
Premier	Shops		1.1 mi
Poacher's Pocket	Eat & drink	5/5	1.1 mi
Dominion Stores	Shops		1.1 mi
Snack Bar & Best Kebab	Eat & drink	5/5	1.1 mi
Capstone Farm Country Park	Green space		1.2 mi
Select n Save stores	Shops		1.3 mi
Chatham Ski & Snowboard Centre	Gyms & leisure		1.3 mi

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · click a row → the map flies to it · FSA hygiene rating shown on eat & drink where matched (11 rated) · within ~2 km of the area centre · OpenStreetMap contributors · Food Standards Agency

Local economy This postcode sector

Jobs & economic activity5.7% unemployed

Unemployment rate5.7%

In work (employment rate)59.5%

Claiming out-of-work benefits · June 20264.2%

ONS Census 2021 · ONS Claimant Count

At a glance

	Count	Trend, 12 months
Companies registered here	532	—
New incorporations	81	+42.1% vs prior 12m
Property companies (SPVs)	65	+0%

Companies House

Top sectors (SIC sections)

Construction
Real estate
Wholesale & retail
Professional, scientific & technical
Administrative & support

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