| Postcode | ME5 8SW |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Chatham |
| Nearest station | Chatham (5 km) |
| Bus stops |
Lordswood Close (NW)
Achilles Road (W)
Achilles Road (E)
Badger Road (S)
Redwood Close (NW)
Lynton Drive (S)
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| Known addresses |
No addresses found
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| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 51.334073 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.538063 | |
| Easting | 576902 | |
| Northing | 162500 | |
| Grid reference | TQ769625 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 328501 5689853 | |
| what3words | sadly.pasta.hulk | |
| FixPhrase | crimson magnolia sister tinker | |
| Plus code | 9F328GMQ+J6 | |
| Altitude | 152 metres (498 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:11 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:15 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 7.2 KMs (4.5 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 | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Medway | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Kent | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | South East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | February 1984 |
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | December 1991 |
| Last updated | September 2025 |
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
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|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
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| 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) | E00081163 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8B2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Medway 038A | E01016055 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Medway 038A | E01016055 |
| 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 | £327,424 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.1% |