Map of ME5 8RL postcode

General information
Postcode ME5 8RL
Post Town Chatham
Nearest station Chatham (5 km)
Bus stops
Achilles Road (W)
Lynton Drive (S)
Lynton Drive (N)
Lordswood School (S)
The Kestrel Shopping Centre (S)
Lordswood Close (SE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 29 View
Known addresses
2 Whitcombe Close, Chatham
5 Whitcombe Close, Chatham
6 Whitcombe Close, Chatham
8 Whitcombe Close, Chatham
9 Whitcombe Close, Chatham
11 Whitcombe Close, Chatham
12 Whitcombe Close, Chatham
13 Whitcombe Close, Chatham
14 Whitcombe Close, Chatham
21 Whitcombe Close, Chatham
22 Whitcombe Close, Chatham
23 Whitcombe Close, Chatham
25 Whitcombe Close, Chatham
26 Whitcombe Close, Chatham
27 Whitcombe Close, Chatham
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 51.338486
Longitude 0.540647
Easting 577065
Northing 162997
Grid reference TQ770629
UTM reference 31U 328698 5690338
what3words minus.battle.goat
Plus code 9F328GQR+97
Altitude 123 metres (405 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:17
Sunset (today) 17:59
Distance away
Distance to sea 6.7 KMs (4.2 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishMedway, unparished areaE43000030
Ward Lordswood & Walderslade E05014458
Unitary Authority Medway E06000035
County Kent E10000016
Constituency (2024) Chatham and Aylesford E14001157
MPTristan OsborneLabour
Police forceKent
Water companySouthern Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Medway
NUTS/ITL 2 Kent
NUTS/ITL 1 South East
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated February 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) 66
Households (2011) 29
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
25,955 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£46,300
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)ChathamE63012371
Census output area (2021)E00081184
Census output area (2011)E00081184
Lower layer super output area (2021)Medway 038DE01016060
Lower layer super output area (2011)Medway 038DE01016060
Middle layer super output area (2021)LordswoodE02003351
Middle layer super output area (2011)LordswoodE02003351
Travel to work areaMedwayE30000242
Property sales
Average property price in Rochester £318,890
Annual change 0.1%
View all properties sold in the ME postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
21 Whitcombe Close, ChathamSemi-detached (freehold)Nov 2024£323,500
Semi-detached (freehold)Dec 2019£273,000
Semi-detached (freehold)May 2014£202,000
6 Whitcombe Close, ChathamSemi-detached (freehold)Jun 2024£355,000
9 Whitcombe Close, ChathamSemi-detached (freehold)Jun 2021£285,000
2 Whitcombe Close, ChathamSemi-detached (freehold)May 2021£295,000
11 Whitcombe Close, ChathamSemi-detached (freehold)Aug 2016£245,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Sep 2001£110,000
Semi-detached (freehold)May 1997£58,000
8 Whitcombe Close, ChathamSemi-detached (freehold)Nov 2015£245,000
Semi-detached (freehold)May 2008£130,000
23 Whitcombe Close, ChathamSemi-detached (freehold)May 2014£215,000
13 Whitcombe Close, ChathamSemi-detached (freehold)Apr 2013£180,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Nov 2009£179,995
25 Whitcombe Close, ChathamDetached (freehold)Oct 2011£225,000
5 Whitcombe Close, ChathamSemi-detached (freehold)Aug 2010£180,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Dec 2001£120,000


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