The UK Postcode Database

ME10 5BJ

a postcode in Kent

Introduced in May 2015
ME10 5BJ Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with ME10 5BJ

Papyrus Drive - 13 properties, USRN 39010488

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.349 / 51°20'56"N

Longitude: 0.7128 / 0°42'46"E

UTM Reference: 31U 340728 5691123

OS Easting: 589012

OS Northing: 164599

OS Grid: TQ890645

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QRV.721

Mapcode Global: VHKJL.9CQ5

Open Location Code: 9F328PX7+J4

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01ii53

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 6b2

  • Baseline UK
  • Legacy Industrial and Coastal Communities
  • Traditional Terraces

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 11041 / 32844

  • 4th decile
  • somewhat more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for ME10 5BJ on Friday 19 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:39
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:52
Sunrise 04:40
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:58
Sunset 21:16
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:04
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:17
Hours of daylight today04:10 to 21:46
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:46 to 04:10
Moon Phase Waxing Crescent
Moon Rises 08:46
Moon sets 23:22

For a full sun and moon calendar for ME10 5BJ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME10 5BJ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
20 May 2022 10 Papyrus Drive, Sittingbourne ME10 5BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £290,000
26 March 2021 12 Papyrus Drive, Sittingbourne ME10 5BJ Semi-detached Freehold £283,000
11 May 2018 11 Papyrus Drive, Sittingbourne ME10 5BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £307,000
24 April 2018 8 Papyrus Drive, Sittingbourne ME10 5BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £273,000
3 June 2016 3 Papyrus Drive, Sittingbourne ME10 5BJ Semi-detached Freehold £280,000
13 May 2016 5 Papyrus Drive, Sittingbourne ME10 5BJ Detached Freehold £353,000
11 April 2016 2 Papyrus Drive, Sittingbourne ME10 5BJ Detached Freehold £365,000
25 September 2015 12 Papyrus Drive, Sittingbourne ME10 5BJ Semi-detached Freehold £234,995
25 September 2015 1 Papyrus Drive, Sittingbourne ME10 5BJ Semi-detached Freehold £279,995
25 September 2015 8 Papyrus Drive, Sittingbourne ME10 5BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £239,995
25 September 2015 6 Papyrus Drive, Sittingbourne ME10 5BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £234,995
25 September 2015 10 Papyrus Drive, Sittingbourne ME10 5BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £229,995
21 August 2015 9 Papyrus Drive, Sittingbourne ME10 5BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £256,995
22 May 2015 4 Papyrus Drive, Sittingbourne ME10 5BJ Semi-detached Freehold £319,995
22 May 2015 13 Papyrus Drive, Sittingbourne ME10 5BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £267,995
22 May 2015 2 Papyrus Drive, Sittingbourne ME10 5BJ Detached Freehold £319,995
22 May 2015 11 Papyrus Drive, Sittingbourne ME10 5BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £274,995
22 May 2015 7 Papyrus Drive, Sittingbourne ME10 5BJ Semi-detached Freehold £263,995
24 April 2015 5 Papyrus Drive, Sittingbourne ME10 5BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £304,995
24 April 2015 3 Papyrus Drive, Sittingbourne ME10 5BJ Semi-detached Freehold £264,995

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 ME10 5BJ

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Sittingbourne and Sheppey

MP

Kevin McKenna Labour

Kent County Council
County council electoral division

Swale West

Councillor

Richard Palmer Reform UK

Swale Borough Council
District council ward

The Meads

Councillor

James Hunt Conservative

ME10 5BJ also falls within the Civil Parish of Bobbing, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for ME10 5BJ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00124710 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E01024567 Swale 009C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E01035307 Swale 009I Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E02005123 Swale 009 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04012438 Bobbing Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2015 DLUHC
E05009564 The Meads Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 7 May 2015 DLUHC
E07000113 Swale Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000016 Kent Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000008 South East Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001474 Sittingbourne and Sheppey 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
E33043323 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
E54000032 NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000011 Kent and Medway Cancer Alliances Health 1 September 2016 NHS England
E58000738 Swale West ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 4 May 2017 DLUHC
E63012359 Sittingbourne Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 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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