Map of ME5 7SW postcode

General information
Postcode ME5 7SW
Post Town Chatham
Nearest station Gillingham (Kent) (3 km)
Bus stops
North Dane Way (N)
East Hill (N)
East Hill (S)
North Dane Way (NW)
Hopewell Drive (NW)
Hopewell Drive (SE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 26 View
Known addresses
38 Somerset Close, Chatham
40 Somerset Close, Chatham
50 Somerset Close, Chatham
54 Somerset Close, Chatham
60 Somerset Close, Chatham
62 Somerset Close, Chatham
64 Somerset Close, Chatham
65 Somerset Close, Chatham
72 Somerset Close, Chatham
Main property type Terraced
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 51.363796
Longitude 0.547579
Easting 577450
Northing 165828
Grid reference TQ774658
UTM reference 31U 329275 5693136
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Plus code 9F329G7X+G2
Altitude 54 metres (176 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:42
Sunset (today) 21:18
Distance away
Distance to sea 4 KMs (2.5 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishMedway, unparished areaE43000030
Ward Princes Park E05014460
Unitary Authority Medway E06000035
County Kent E10000016
Constituency (2024) Chatham and Aylesford E14001157
MPTristan OsborneLabour
Police forceKent
Water companySouthern Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Medway
NUTS/ITL 2 Kent
NUTS/ITL 1 South East
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated June 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
Demographics
Population (2011) 70
Households (2011) 25
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
1,962 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£45,200
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)ChathamE63012371
Census output area (2021)E00081286
Census output area (2011)E00081286
Lower layer super output area (2021)Medway 031DE01016083
Lower layer super output area (2011)Medway 031DE01016083
Middle layer super output area (2021)CapstoneE02003344
Middle layer super output area (2011)CapstoneE02003344
Travel to work areaMedwayE30000242
Property sales
Average property price in Rochester £324,804
Annual change 1.5%
View all properties sold in the ME postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
60 Somerset Close, ChathamSemi-detached (freehold)May 2024£245,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jan 2018£212,000
40 Somerset Close, ChathamTerraced (freehold)Feb 2024£275,000
Terraced (freehold)Aug 2017£218,000
Terraced (freehold)Oct 2012£125,000
Terraced (freehold)Sep 2005£116,000
62 Somerset Close, ChathamSemi-detached (freehold)Jul 2014£150,000
50 Somerset Close, ChathamTerraced (freehold)Dec 2004£60,000
Terraced (freehold)Sep 1999£47,000
38 Somerset Close, ChathamSemi-detached (freehold)Jan 2003£105,000
72 Somerset Close, ChathamTerraced (freehold)Oct 2001£25,300
54 Somerset Close, ChathamTerraced (freehold)Aug 2001£65,950
Terraced (freehold)Feb 2000£52,995
65 Somerset Close, ChathamTerraced (freehold)Jun 2000£61,995
64 Somerset Close, ChathamSemi-detached (freehold)Dec 1997£42,000


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