| Postcode | ME2 3PZ | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Rochester | 
| Nearest station | Strood (Kent) (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | St Nicholas Gardens (S) Gravesend Road (SE) Chapter Road (E) Sports Centre (E) Gravesend Road (NW) The Coach and Horses (SE) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 45 View | 
| Known addresses | 1 Swain Close, Rochester 2 Swain Close, Rochester 5 Swain Close, Rochester 7 Swain Close, Rochester 10 Swain Close, Rochester 11 Swain Close, Rochester 11A Swain Close, Rochester 11B Swain Close, Rochester 12 Swain Close, Rochester 13 Swain Close, Rochester 13A Swain Close, Rochester 14 Swain Close, Rochester 15 Swain Close, Rochester 16 Swain Close, Rochester 17 Swain Close, Rochester 18 Swain Close, Rochester 19 Swain Close, Rochester 20 Swain Close, Rochester 21 Swain Close, Rochester 22 Swain Close, Rochester 24 Swain Close, Rochester 25 Swain Close, Rochester 29 Swain Close, Rochester 31 Swain Close, Rochester 33 Swain Close, Rochester 34 Swain Close, Rochester 36 Swain Close, Rochester 37 Swain Close, Rochester 39 Swain Close, Rochester | 
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 51.398609 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.481451 | |
| Easting | 572716 | |
| Northing | 169541 | |
| Grid reference | TQ727695 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 324805 5697163 | |
| what3words | dive.spins.petty | |
| FixPhrase | crimson magnitude swear unpaved | |
| Plus code | 9F329FXJ+CH | |
| Altitude | 47 metres (154 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:50 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:35 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 3.6 KMs (2.2 miles) | 
| Parish | Medway, unparished area | E43000030 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Strood North & Frindsbury | E05014467 | 
| Unitary Authority | Medway | E06000035 | 
| County | Kent | E10000016 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Rochester and Strood | E14001447 | 
| MP | Lauren Edwards | Labour | 
| Police force | Kent | |
| Water company | Southern Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Medway | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Kent | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | South East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 101 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 39 | |
| 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) | E00081551 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Medway 005D | E01016139 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Medway 005D | E01016139 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Broomhill | E02003318 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Broomhill | E02003318 | 
| Travel to work area | Medway | E30000242 | 
| Average property price in Rochester | £326,833 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.1% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Swain Close, Rochester | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2024 | £360,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2021 | £305,000 | |
| 29 Swain Close, Rochester | Detached (freehold) | May 2023 | £353,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Oct 1997 | £76,000 | |
| 31 Swain Close, Rochester | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2022 | £340,000 | 
| 1 Swain Close, Rochester | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2022 | £337,000 | 
| 12 Swain Close, Rochester | Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2021 | £320,000 | 
| 39 Swain Close, Rochester | Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2021 | £335,000 | 
| 7 Swain Close, Rochester | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2021 | £330,000 | 
| 15 Swain Close, Rochester | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2021 | £340,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2015 | £220,000 | |
| 37 Swain Close, Rochester | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2021 | £325,000 | 
| 11B Swain Close, Rochester | Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2020 | £305,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2014 | £225,000 |