| Postcode | ME2 2AP | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Rochester | 
| Nearest station | Strood (Kent) (2 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Columbine Road (E) 
Chestnut Road (E) 
Lilac Crescent (W) 
Lilac Crescent (E) 
Elaine Avenue (W) 
Holly Road (W) 
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| Known addresses | 
                       
                          No addresses found
                       
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| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
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| Latitude | 51.391728 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.473 | |
| Easting | 572154 | |
| Northing | 168756 | |
| Grid reference | TQ721687 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 324191 5696418 | |
| what3words | dollar.rises.behave | |
| FixPhrase | crimson magnitude suffix unturned | |
| Plus code | 9F329FRF+M6 | |
| Altitude | 39 metres (128 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:57 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:28 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 4.4 KMs (2.8 miles) | 
| Parish | Medway, unparished area | E43000030 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Strood West | E05014469 | 
| Unitary Authority | Medway | E06000035 | 
| County | Kent | E10000016 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Rochester and Strood | E14001447 | 
| MP | Lauren Edwards | Labour | 
| Police force | Kent | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Medway | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Kent | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | South East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | December 1999 | 
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | September 2000 | 
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Postcode sector mean (mainly PO Boxes) | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
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|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) | 
                       Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Rochester | E63012252 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00081639 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 7A3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Medway 011A | E01016150 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Medway 011A | E01016150 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Strood South & Temple Marsh | E02003324 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Strood South & Temple Marsh | E02003324 | 
| Travel to work area | Medway | E30000242 |