| Postcode | ME5 9TY | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Chatham | 
| Nearest station | Chatham (3 km) | 
| Bus stops | Amethyst Avenue West (NE) Vale Drive Play Area (NE) Greenway (SW) Horsted Primary School (NE) Amethyst Avenue East (S) Hurst Close (SE) | 
| Known addresses | 
                          No addresses found
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| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 51.353494 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.513283 | |
| Easting | 575102 | |
| Northing | 164600 | |
| Grid reference | TQ751646 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 326849 5692071 | |
| what3words | waters.misty.vibes | |
| FixPhrase | crimson magnolia speak unicorn | |
| Plus code | 9F329G37+98 | |
| Altitude | 102 metres (334 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:50 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:35 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 6.3 KMs (3.9 miles) | 
| Parish | Medway, unparished area | E43000030 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Fort Horsted | E05014452 | 
| 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 | January 1991 | 
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | January 1995 | 
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | E00081494 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6B3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Medway 033B | E01016122 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Medway 033B | E01016122 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Horsted | E02003346 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Horsted | E02003346 | 
| Travel to work area | Medway | E30000242 | 
| Average property price in Rochester | £326,833 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.1% |