| Postcode | ME5 7JG | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Chatham | 
| Nearest station | Gillingham (Kent) (2 km) | 
| Bus stops | Barnsole Road (E) Barnsole Road Top (S) Barnsole Road Top (N) Hunters Way West (SE) Beechwood Avenue (S) Hunters Way West (NW) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 13 View | 
| Known addresses | 2 Austin Close, Chatham 4 Austin Close, Chatham 5 Austin Close, Chatham 6 Austin Close, Chatham 9 Austin Close, Chatham 10 Austin Close, Chatham | 
| Main property type | Terraced | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 51.371131 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.558936 | |
| Easting | 578212 | |
| Northing | 166671 | |
| Grid reference | TQ782666 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 330092 5693925 | |
| what3words | care.gagging.landlady | |
| FixPhrase | crimson magnolia stays tipped | |
| Plus code | 9F329HC5+FH | |
| Altitude | 87 metres (287 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:50 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:34 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 2.8 KMs (1.7 miles) | 
| Parish | Medway, unparished area | E43000030 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Watling | E05014471 | 
| Unitary Authority | Medway | E06000035 | 
| County | Kent | E10000016 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Gillingham and Rainham | E14001246 | 
| MP | Naushabah Khan | 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) | 23 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 13 | |
| 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) | Gillingham (Medway) | E63012307 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00081764 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Medway 019C | E01016175 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Medway 019C | E01016175 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Gillingham South East | E02003332 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Gillingham South East | E02003332 | 
| Travel to work area | Medway | E30000242 | 
| Average property price in Rochester | £326,833 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.1% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Austin Close, Chatham | Terraced (freehold) | Oct 2024 | £270,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Jun 2021 | £246,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Sep 2018 | £240,000 | |
| 9 Austin Close, Chatham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2024 | £335,000 | 
| 10 Austin Close, Chatham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2021 | £174,000 | 
| 4 Austin Close, Chatham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2009 | £139,000 | 
| 5 Austin Close, Chatham | Terraced (freehold) | Dec 2007 | £180,000 | 
| 2 Austin Close, Chatham | Terraced (freehold) | Mar 2005 | £145,000 |