ME2 3LY

a postcode in Rochester, Medway

Introduced in January 1992

ME2 3LY	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 3LY

Lychfield Drive - 26 properties, USRN 32102616

Clarendon Drive - 1 property, USRN 32100416

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4023 / 51°24'8"N

Longitude: 0.4903 / 0°29'25"E

UTM Reference: 31U 325435 5697548

OS Easting: 573318

OS Northing: 169968

OS Grid: TQ733699

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR PPM.4R5

Mapcode Global: VHJLT.G02V

Open Location Code: 9F32CF2R+W4

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01fj86

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 5a2

Urbanites
Urban Professionals and Families
Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 17573 / 32844

6th decile
slightly less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for ME2 3LY 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	18:00
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 18:30
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	18:30 to 05:41
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	06:26
Moon Rises	18:34

For a full sun and moon calendar for ME2 3LY, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME2 3LY

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
27 September 2022	10 Lychfield Drive, Rochester ME2 3LY	Detached	Freehold	£800,000
29 January 2021	26 Lychfield Drive, Rochester ME2 3LY	Detached	Freehold	£460,000
8 January 2021	18 Lychfield Drive, Rochester ME2 3LY	Detached	Freehold	£455,000
21 July 2017	28 Lychfield Drive, Rochester ME2 3LY	Detached	Freehold	£410,000
28 April 2016	30 Lychfield Drive, Rochester ME2 3LY	Detached	Freehold	£400,000
22 June 2015	10 Lychfield Drive, Rochester ME2 3LY	Detached	Freehold	£464,995
17 June 2014	1 Lychfield Drive, Rochester ME2 3LY	Detached	Freehold	£478,500
18 March 2014	5 Lychfield Drive, Rochester ME2 3LY	Detached	Freehold	£405,000
9 January 2014	16 Lychfield Drive, Rochester ME2 3LY	Detached	Freehold	£315,000
28 June 2013	26 Lychfield Drive, Rochester ME2 3LY	Detached	Freehold	£315,000
25 June 2013	28 Lychfield Drive, Rochester ME2 3LY	Detached	Freehold	£315,000
12 December 2012	18 Lychfield Drive, Rochester ME2 3LY	Detached	Freehold	£300,000
7 August 2007	8 Lychfield Drive, Rochester ME2 3LY	Detached	Freehold	£409,000
6 June 2007	17 Lychfield Drive, Rochester ME2 3LY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£314,995
29 November 2006	22 Lychfield Drive, Rochester ME2 3LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£214,000
11 August 2006	10 Lychfield Drive, Rochester ME2 3LY	Detached	Freehold	£420,000
2 May 2006	19 Lychfield Drive, Rochester ME2 3LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£250,000
12 November 2004	30 Lychfield Drive, Rochester ME2 3LY	Detached	Freehold	£281,000
16 February 2004	28 Lychfield Drive, Rochester ME2 3LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£265,000
12 April 2002	5 Lychfield Drive, Rochester ME2 3LY	Detached	Freehold	£250,000
4 October 2001	6 Lychfield Drive, Rochester ME2 3LY	Detached	Freehold	£265,000
14 April 2000	19 Lychfield Drive, Rochester ME2 3LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£153,000
21 September 1999	10 Lychfield Drive, Rochester ME2 3LY	Detached	Freehold	£219,000
16 February 1998	22 Lychfield Drive, Rochester ME2 3LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£87,500
17 September 1997	17 Lychfield Drive, Rochester ME2 3LY	Detached	Freehold	£126,000
10 January 1997	24 Lychfield Drive, Rochester ME2 3LY	Detached	Freehold	£141,500
19 December 1996	20 Lychfield Drive, Rochester ME2 3LY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£82,995
13 December 1996	32 Lychfield Drive, Rochester ME2 3LY	Detached	Freehold	£112,000
10 April 1995	26 Lychfield Drive, Rochester ME2 3LY	Detached	Freehold	£110,000

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 3LY

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Rochester and Strood

MP

Lauren Edwards Labour

Medway Council

Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Strood North & Frindsbury

Councillors

Zoë van Dyke Labour

David Field Labour

Stephen Hubbard Independent

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for ME2 3LY

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00081553		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01016134	Medway 005B	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02003318	Medway 005	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05014467	Strood North & Frindsbury	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
E33039833		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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