Map of ME5 9BL postcode

General information
Postcode ME5 9BL
Post Town Chatham
Nearest station Chatham (2 km)
Bus stops
Mill Lane (NE)
Ventnor Close (E)
Ventnor Close (W)
East Hill (N)
Hopewell Drive (NW)
Hopewell Drive (SE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 10 View
Known addresses
2 Ash Close, Chatham
3 Ash Close, Chatham
4 Ash Close, Chatham
7 Ash Close, Chatham
8 Ash Close, Chatham
9 Ash Close, Chatham
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 51.365684
Longitude 0.543934
Easting 577189
Northing 166029
Grid reference TQ771660
UTM reference 31U 329028 5693354
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Plus code 9F329G8V+7H
Altitude 55 metres (182 feet)
Sunrise (today) 7:43
Sunset (today) 16:40
Distance away
Distance to sea 3.9 KMs (2.4 miles)
Administrative areas
Parish Medway, unparished area E43000030
Ward Luton E05014459
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
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated December 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) 27
Households (2011) 10
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2017-2020)
14,919 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£40,800
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)ChathamE63012371
Census output area (2021)E00081211
Census output area (2011)E00081211
Lower layer super output area (2021)Medway 027BE01016065
Lower layer super output area (2011)Medway 027BE01016065
Middle layer super output area (2021)WayfieldE02003340
Middle layer super output area (2011)WayfieldE02003340
Travel to work areaMedwayE30000242
Property sales
Average property price in Rochester £328,398
Annual change 1.7%
View all properties sold in the ME postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
2 Ash Close, ChathamSemi-detached (freehold)Aug 2023£400,000
8 Ash Close, ChathamSemi-detached (freehold)May 2023£303,000
9 Ash Close, ChathamSemi-detached (freehold)Jul 2022£345,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Dec 2020£285,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Nov 1997£60,000
3 Ash Close, ChathamSemi-detached (freehold)Apr 2017£270,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jan 2007£199,500
7 Ash Close, ChathamSemi-detached (freehold)Jun 1999£79,950
4 Ash Close, ChathamSemi-detached (freehold)Sep 1995£55,000


View all properties sold in the ME5 9 sector

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