The UK Postcode Database

ME18 5LZ

a postcode in Kent

Introduced in January 1980
ME18 5LZ Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with ME18 5LZ

Mereworth Road - 6 properties, USRN 40601105

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.258 / 51°15'28"N

Longitude: 0.3746 / 0°22'28"E

UTM Reference: 31U 316812 5681793

OS Easting: 565786

OS Northing: 153662

OS Grid: TQ657536

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR NPW.5HQ

Mapcode Global: VHJMB.FMWZ

Open Location Code: 9F32795F+6R

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01eg41

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

  • rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
  • a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 1a1

  • Retired Professionals
  • Spacious Rural Living
  • Pre-Retirement Spacious Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 15546 / 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 ME18 5LZ on Friday 19 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:42
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:55
Sunrise 04:42
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:59
Sunset 21:17
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:04
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:17
Hours of daylight today04:12 to 21:47
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:47 to 04:12
Moon Phase Waxing Crescent
Moon Rises 08:47
Moon sets 23:23

For a full sun and moon calendar for ME18 5LZ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME18 5LZ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
5 July 2023 Vine Cottage, 73, The Street, Mereworth, Maidstone ME18 5LZ Detached Freehold £626,000
24 April 2023 79 The Street, Mereworth, Maidstone ME18 5LZ Detached Freehold £1,100,000
22 September 2017 Vine Cottage, 73, The Street, Mereworth, Maidstone ME18 5LZ Detached Freehold £460,000
22 June 2015 73 The Street, Mereworth, Maidstone ME18 5LZ Detached Freehold £375,000
15 November 2011 79 The Street, Mereworth, Maidstone ME18 5LZ Detached Freehold £470,000
18 July 2007 83 - 85 The Street, Mereworth, Maidstone ME18 5LZ Semi-detached Freehold £85,000
2 September 2005 83 - 85 The Street, Mereworth, Maidstone ME18 5LZ Semi-detached Freehold £65,000
24 June 1997 Lockers, 77, The Street, Mereworth, Maidstone ME18 5LZ Detached Freehold £148,000
18 April 1996 87 - 89 The Street, Mereworth, Maidstone ME18 5LZ Semi-detached Freehold £157,500

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 ME18 5LZ

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Tonbridge

MP

Thomas Tugendhat Conservative

Kent County Council
County council electoral division

Malling Rural East

Councillor

Sarah Hudson Conservative

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
District council ward

East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury

Councillors

Matt Boughton Conservative

Sarah Hudson Conservative

ME18 5LZ also falls within the Civil Parish of Mereworth, 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 ME18 5LZ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00125616 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01024746 Tonbridge and Malling 007A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02005155 Tonbridge and Malling 007 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04005101 Mereworth Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05015041 East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 4 May 2023 DLUHC
E07000115 Tonbridge and Malling 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
E14001549 Tonbridge 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
E33043497 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
E58001790 Malling Rural East ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 6 May 2021 DLUHC
E63012635 Mereworth 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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