| Postcode | ME2 2DF | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Rochester | 
| Nearest station | Strood (Kent) (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | Downside (W) Darnley Arch (SW) Darnley Arch (NE) Darnley Arch (W) Darnley Arch (E) Priory Road (NW) | 
| Known addresses | 
                          No addresses found
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| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 51.395398 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.488264 | |
| Easting | 573202 | |
| Northing | 169200 | |
| Grid reference | TQ732692 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 325267 5696790 | |
| what3words | blog.slides.chest | |
| FixPhrase | crimson magnitude surgery unelected | |
| Plus code | 9F329FWQ+58 | |
| Altitude | 17 metres (55 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:50 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:35 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 3.3 KMs (2.1 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 | August 1992 | 
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | December 1996 | 
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Large (addresses receive more 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| 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) | E00081643 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 4A2 | |
| 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% |