| Postcode | ME2 2BS |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Rochester |
| Nearest station | Strood (Kent) (1 km) |
| Bus stops |
Darnley Arch (W)
Darnley Arch (NE)
Darnley Arch (SW)
Hawthorn Road (NE)
Hawthorn Road (SW)
Sports Centre (W)
|
| Known addresses |
No addresses found
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| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 51.392764 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.485246 | |
| Easting | 573002 | |
| Northing | 168900 | |
| Grid reference | TQ730689 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 325047 5696504 | |
| what3words | thanks.reduce.list | |
| FixPhrase | crimson magnitude sulfide variety | |
| Plus code | 9F329FVP+43 | |
| Altitude | 14 metres (44 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:50 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:35 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 3.6 KMs (2.3 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 | June 1981 |
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | June 2000 |
| Last updated | September 2025 |
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference |
| 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) | E00081635 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 7A3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Medway 011B | E01016154 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Medway 011B | E01016154 |
| 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 |
| Average property price in Rochester | £326,833 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.1% |