ME2 2RJ

a postcode in Rochester, Medway

Introduced in January 1980

ME2 2RJ	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with ME2 2RJ

Lincoln Close - 18 properties, USRN 32101147

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3909 / 51°23'27"N

Longitude: 0.4647 / 0°27'52"E

UTM Reference: 31U 323612 5696350

OS Easting: 571579

OS Northing: 168648

OS Grid: TQ715686

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR PPL.Q9N

Mapcode Global: VHJLT.09JK

Open Location Code: 9F329FR7+9V

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01fj53

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 8b1

Hard-Pressed Living
Challenged Terraced Workers
Deprived Blue-Collar Terraces

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 15628 / 32844

5th decile
slightly more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for ME2 2RJ on Friday 14 March 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends)	04:21
Nautical twilight begins (First light)	05:01
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	05:40
Sunrise	06:13
Transit (sun is at its highest)	12:07
Sunset	18:01
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	18:34
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	19:12
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts)	19:52

Hours of daylight today	05:43 to 18:31
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	18:31 to 05:41
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	06:25
Moon Rises	18:34

For a full sun and moon calendar for ME2 2RJ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME2 2RJ

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
6 November 2023	7 Lincoln Close, Rochester ME2 2RJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£237,500
25 October 2023	4 Lincoln Close, Rochester ME2 2RJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£275,000
4 November 2022	3 Lincoln Close, Rochester ME2 2RJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£282,000
12 October 2022	12 Lincoln Close, Rochester ME2 2RJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£230,000
22 June 2022	6 Lincoln Close, Rochester ME2 2RJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£119,000
22 June 2022	6 Lincoln Close, Rochester ME2 2RJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£132,000
18 February 2022	16 Lincoln Close, Rochester ME2 2RJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£270,000
20 December 2019	14 Lincoln Close, Rochester ME2 2RJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£226,500
22 August 2019	10 Lincoln Close, Rochester ME2 2RJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£240,000
14 December 2017	10 Lincoln Close, Rochester ME2 2RJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£236,000
11 August 2017	14 Lincoln Close, Rochester ME2 2RJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£250,000
13 March 2017	6 Lincoln Close, Rochester ME2 2RJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£143,500
24 February 2017	6 Lincoln Close, Rochester ME2 2RJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£205,000
29 January 2016	2a Lincoln Close, Rochester ME2 2RJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£225,000
7 March 2014	6 Lincoln Close, Rochester ME2 2RJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£93,750
12 April 2013	2a Lincoln Close, Rochester ME2 2RJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£144,500
20 June 2011	1a Lincoln Close, Rochester ME2 2RJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£145,000
21 October 2009	6 Lincoln Close, Rochester ME2 2RJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£31,250
10 August 2007	10 Lincoln Close, Rochester ME2 2RJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£146,000
26 April 2006	2 Lincoln Close, Rochester ME2 2RJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£155,000
13 January 2006	1 Lincoln Close, Rochester ME2 2RJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£146,500
26 March 2004	3 Lincoln Close, Rochester ME2 2RJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£120,000
2 July 2003	11 Lincoln Close, Rochester ME2 2RJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£115,500
30 March 2001	3 Lincoln Close, Rochester ME2 2RJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£62,500
26 March 1999	8 Lincoln Close, Rochester ME2 2RJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£56,000
28 May 1996	4 Lincoln Close, Rochester ME2 2RJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£43,000
1 May 1996	14 Lincoln Close, Rochester ME2 2RJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£50,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for ME2 2RJ

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Rochester and Strood

MP

Lauren Edwards Labour

Medway Council

Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Strood West

Councillors

Sharon Jackson Labour

Mark Jones Labour

Satinder Shokar Independent

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for ME2 2RJ

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00081655		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01016156	Medway 011C	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02003324	Medway 011	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05014469	Strood West	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	4 May 2023	DLUHC
E06000035	Medway	Unitary Authorities	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000008	South East	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001447	Rochester and Strood	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000032	Kent	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000242	Medway	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33039851		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000056	South East	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	1 April 2020	BEIS
E38000237	NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000005	South East	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2018	ODS
E43000030	Medway, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E54000032	Kent and Medway	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2020	NHS
E56000011	Kent and Medway	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 September 2016	NHS England
E63005132	Rochester	Built Up Areas	Census	1 December 2022	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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