| Postcode | ME5 8JJ | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Chatham | 
| Nearest station | Chatham (4 km) | 
| Bus stops | Kingston Crescent (E) Lordswood Lane (N) Lordswood Lane (S) Scotby Avenue East (S) Harrow Court (W) Maundene School (S) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 42 View | 
| Known addresses | 1 Tay Close, Chatham 2 Tay Close, Chatham 3 Tay Close, Chatham 4 Tay Close, Chatham 5 Tay Close, Chatham 6 Tay Close, Chatham 7 Tay Close, Chatham 8 Tay Close, Chatham 9 Tay Close, Chatham 10 Tay Close, Chatham 11 Tay Close, Chatham 12 Tay Close, Chatham 14 Tay Close, Chatham 15 Tay Close, Chatham 16 Tay Close, Chatham 18 Tay Close, Chatham 19 Tay Close, Chatham 20 Tay Close, Chatham 21 Tay Close, Chatham 22 Tay Close, Chatham 23 Tay Close, Chatham 24 Tay Close, Chatham 25 Tay Close, Chatham 26 Tay Close, Chatham 27 Tay Close, Chatham 28 Tay Close, Chatham 30 Tay Close, Chatham 31 Tay Close, Chatham 33 Tay Close, Chatham 34 Tay Close, Chatham 35 Tay Close, Chatham 37 Tay Close, Chatham 39 Tay Close, Chatham | 
| Main property type | Terraced | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 51.349674 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.540275 | |
| Easting | 576996 | |
| Northing | 164240 | |
| Grid reference | TQ769642 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 328714 5691583 | |
| what3words | just.steep.debate | |
| FixPhrase | crimson magnolia sneer unsure | |
| Plus code | 9F328GXR+V4 | |
| Altitude | 110 metres (361 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:50 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:35 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 5.6 KMs (3.5 miles) | 
| Parish | Medway, unparished area | E43000030 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Princes Park | E05014460 | 
| 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 | March 1983 | 
|---|---|
| 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) | 73 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Chatham | E63012371 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00081170 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6B2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Medway 031A | E01016058 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Medway 031A | E01016058 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Capstone | E02003344 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Capstone | E02003344 | 
| Travel to work area | Medway | E30000242 | 
| Average property price in Rochester | £326,833 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.1% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Tay Close, Chatham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2025 | £265,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2013 | £145,000 | |
| 4 Tay Close, Chatham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2024 | £258,500 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2014 | £140,000 | |
| 3 Tay Close, Chatham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2022 | £257,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2013 | £112,000 | |
| 20 Tay Close, Chatham | Terraced (freehold) | Aug 2019 | £178,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Jul 2015 | £145,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Dec 2005 | £106,000 | |
| 24 Tay Close, Chatham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2018 | £243,500 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2005 | £154,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | May 1998 | £55,995 | |
| 31 Tay Close, Chatham | Terraced (freehold) | Jun 2015 | £140,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Mar 2004 | £93,500 | |
| 25 Tay Close, Chatham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2015 | £105,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2013 | £105,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2012 | £120,000 | |
| 2 Tay Close, Chatham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2015 | £155,000 | 
| 22 Tay Close, Chatham | Terraced (freehold) | Oct 2014 | £131,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Oct 2006 | £117,250 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Nov 1999 | £43,995 | |
| 10 Tay Close, Chatham | Terraced (freehold) | Jun 2014 | £123,500 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2010 | £105,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2001 | £58,000 |