| Postcode | ME4 5BU | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Chatham | 
| Nearest station | Gillingham (Kent) (2 km) | 
| Bus stops | Albany Road (NW) Luton Junior School (NW) Luton Junior School (SE) Castle Road (SE) Upper Luton Road (NW) Windmill Road (SE) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 16 View | 
| Known addresses | 274 Luton Road, Chatham 276 Luton Road, Chatham 278 Luton Road, Chatham 282 Luton Road, Chatham 284 Luton Road, Chatham 286 Luton Road, Chatham 290 Luton Road, Chatham | 
| Main property type | Terraced | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 51.37279 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.542618 | |
| Easting | 577070 | |
| Northing | 166816 | |
| Grid reference | TQ770668 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 328963 5694148 | |
| what3words | chainsaw.himself.restores | |
| FixPhrase | crimson magnolia steering utopia | |
| Plus code | 9F329GFV+42 | |
| Altitude | 21 metres (68 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:50 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:34 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 3.2 KMs (2 miles) | 
| Parish | Medway, unparished area | E43000030 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Luton | E05014459 | 
| Unitary Authority | Medway | E06000035 | 
| County | Kent | E10000016 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Chatham and Aylesford | E14001157 | 
| MP | Tristan Osborne | 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) | 20 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 9 | |
| 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) | Chatham | E63012371 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00081234 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 4A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Medway 020B | E01016063 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Medway 020B | E01016063 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Luton | E02003333 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Luton | E02003333 | 
| Travel to work area | Medway | E30000242 | 
| Average property price in Rochester | £326,833 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.1% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 286 Luton Road, Chatham | Terraced (freehold) | Jun 2023 | £247,500 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Feb 2018 | £214,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Jan 2016 | £167,000 | |
| 278 Luton Road, Chatham | Terraced (freehold) | Feb 2019 | £190,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Jul 2007 | £105,000 | |
| 284 Luton Road, Chatham | Terraced (freehold) | Oct 2017 | £141,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Aug 2017 | £101,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Jun 2005 | £117,000 | |
| 290 Luton Road, Chatham | Terraced (freehold) | Oct 2014 | £150,000 | 
| 276 Luton Road, Chatham | Terraced (freehold) | Oct 2012 | £80,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Nov 2009 | £55,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Feb 2007 | £95,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Mar 1999 | £36,000 | |
| 282 Luton Road, Chatham | Terraced (freehold) | Jul 2001 | £46,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Jul 1999 | £38,995 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Nov 1998 | £29,000 | |
| 274 Luton Road, Chatham | Terraced (freehold) | May 1995 | £20,000 |