How many schools are near ME5 8PU?

There are 21 schools within a 2-mile catchment of ME5 8PU, including 2 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Data from DfE GIAS / Ofsted.

19 crimes were reported within 400m of ME5 8PU in the most recent month of UK Police API data. The area sits in IMD crime decile 8/10 nationally. For detailed crime breakdowns, visit the NestScope interactive map.

What transport is near ME5 8PU?

Transport within 0.5 miles of ME5 8PU includes 16 bus stops. Data from NaPTAN.

NestScope

ME5 8PU · Neighbourhood Report

Area Report

Last updated 15 JUN 2026

ME5 8PU

Neighbourhood Report

What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score

75/ 100

A well-off neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 8/10, ranked 25,955 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated

63Schools

56Safety

86Health

69Transport

86Green

88Amenities

01 — Snapshot

Around ME5 8PU.

The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.

Schools63/100

2Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

15 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 21 schools in total

St Benedict's Catholic Primary School0.1 mi Swingate Primary SchoolGood · 0.3 mi Lordswood School0.4 mi Walderslade Primary SchoolGood · 0.8 mi Maundene SchoolGood · 1.1 mi St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School1.1 mi

Nearest top-rated: Swingate Primary School (Good) — 0.3 mi

Safety56/100

19crimes last month

IMD crime decile 4/10 · 19 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 10.7)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare86/100

5GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 8/10 · 4 GP, 1 hospital, 4 dentists, pharmacy 0.3 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: MEDWAY SOUTH PCN LTD HUB — 0.9 mi

Transport69/100

No rail stations within 0.5 miles · 16 bus stops nearby

Green space86/100

10green spaces

IMD environment decile 9/10 · 15.2 ha total — largest park 11.5 ha (0.22 mi away)

Nearest: Playground (800 m²) — 0.1 mi

Amenities88/100

11supermarkets

11 supermarkets within 2 mi — Tesco, Morrisons, The Co-operative Group, Marks and Spencer… — nearest 0.2 mi — library 0.2 mi

Nearest: Tesco Chatham Lords Wood Express — 0.2 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near ME5 8PU.

Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low)

Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning

Zone 1

Zone 2

Zone 3

Air qualityLow

11.2µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10

10–20

20–30

30–40

≥40

03 — House prices

Sold prices in ME5.

Average sold price by property type across the ME5 district, 2021–2026 — 4,207 sales.

Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced
Flat

Detached£427k▼ 7.4%

Semi-detached£335k▲ 11.6%

Terraced£269k▲ 8.3%

Flat£156k▼ 1.8%

District-level averages (ME5) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).

About ME5 8PU

ME5 8PU scores 75/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and healthcare — with Tesco Chatham Lords Wood Express about 4 minutes' walk away. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

In national context, ME5 8PU is a well-off neighbourhood — IMD decile 8/10, ranked 25,955 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is low (IMD housing decile 9/10).

There are 21 schools within the typical catchment area, including 2 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 13 rated Good. The nearest school is St Benedict's Catholic Primary School, within a short walk.

There were 19 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a moderate level of immediate-area crime.

Healthcare access is good, with 4 GP surgeries, 1 hospital and 4 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is MEDWAY SOUTH PCN LTD HUB, 0.9 mi away. The nearest hospital is SPIRE ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL, 1.1 mi away. A pharmacy is about 5 minutes' walk away.

There are no train or Tube stations near ME5 8PU. Bus services provide the main public transport, with 16 bus stops in the immediate area.

The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding).

There are 10 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 15.2 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Playground (800 m²), about 3 minutes' walk away. It also lies just beside a open access land (about 14 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 11 supermarkets in the wider area, including Tesco, Morrisons, The Co-operative Group, Marks and Spencer and others. The nearest is Tesco Chatham Lords Wood Express, about 4 minutes' walk away. A public library is about 5 minutes' walk away.

Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore ME5 8PU on NestScope.

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Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.