| Postcode | ME5 8SH | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Chatham | 
| Nearest station | Chatham (6 km) | 
| Bus stops | Arundel Close (NW) Mayford Road (S) Mayford Road (N) Abinger Drive (NW) Abinger Drive (SE) Birch Drive (S) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 15 View | 
| Known addresses | 4 Kirkdale Close, Chatham 5 Kirkdale Close, Chatham 6 Kirkdale Close, Chatham 10 Kirkdale Close, Chatham 11 Kirkdale Close, Chatham 12 Kirkdale Close, Chatham | 
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 51.333624 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.55004 | |
| Easting | 577738 | |
| Northing | 162479 | |
| Grid reference | TQ777624 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 329334 5689775 | |
| what3words | edgy.stag.sprinkler | |
| FixPhrase | crimson magnolia single unmoving | |
| Plus code | 9F328HM2+C2 | |
| Altitude | 137 metres (448 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:50 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:35 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 6.7 KMs (4.1 miles) | 
| Parish | Medway, unparished area | E43000030 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Lordswood & Walderslade | E05014458 | 
| 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 | June 1981 | 
|---|---|
| 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) | 30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 12 | |
| 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) | E00081187 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6B2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Medway 038C | E01016057 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Medway 038C | E01016057 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Lordswood | E02003351 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Lordswood | E02003351 | 
| Travel to work area | Medway | E30000242 | 
| Average property price in Rochester | £326,833 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.1% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Kirkdale Close, Chatham | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2025 | £500,000 | 
| 12 Kirkdale Close, Chatham | Detached (freehold) | Dec 2019 | £470,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Jul 2013 | £350,000 | |
| 11 Kirkdale Close, Chatham | Detached (freehold) | Jul 2018 | £650,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Sep 2010 | £350,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Aug 1998 | £141,000 | |
| 10 Kirkdale Close, Chatham | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2016 | £582,000 | 
| 5 Kirkdale Close, Chatham | Detached (freehold) | Dec 2007 | £340,000 | 
| 6 Kirkdale Close, Chatham | Detached (freehold) | Jul 2002 | £248,750 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Oct 1996 | £131,000 |