ME5 7HS

a postcode in Gillingham (Medway), Medway

Introduced in January 1980

ME5 7HS	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 ME5 7HS

Kingsway - 4 properties, USRN 32101076

Hunters Way - 1 property, USRN 32100992

Hunters Way West - 1 property, USRN 32100993

Star Lane - 1 property, USRN 32101812

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3676 / 51°22'3"N

Longitude: 0.5582 / 0°33'29"E

UTM Reference: 31U 330030 5693536

OS Easting: 578176

OS Northing: 166278

OS Grid: TQ781662

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR PQ3.9XJ

Mapcode Global: VHJLV.MWGG

Open Location Code: 9F329H95+27

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01gi68

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 6b2

Suburbanites
Semi-Detached Suburbia
White Suburban Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 24334 / 32844

8th decile
less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for ME5 7HS 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)	12:06
Sunset	18:00
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	18:33
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 05:40
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	06:25
Moon Rises	18:34

For a full sun and moon calendar for ME5 7HS, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME5 7HS

	Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
	31 August 2012	34 Kingsway, Chatham ME5 7HS	Detached	Freehold	£373,800
	6 April 2005	36 Kingsway, Chatham ME5 7HS	Detached	Freehold	£250,000

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 ME5 7HS

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Gillingham and Rainham

MP

Naushabah Khan Labour

Medway Council

Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Watling

Councillors

Tracy Coombs Labour

Marian Nestorov Labour

Chrissy Stamp Labour

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for ME5 7HS

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00081768		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01016175	Medway 019C	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02003332	Medway 019	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05014471	Watling	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
E14001246	Gillingham and Rainham	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
E33039882		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
E63005204	Gillingham (Medway)	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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