The UK Postcode Database

ME18 5RP

a postcode in Kent

Introduced in June 1997
ME18 5RP Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with ME18 5RP

Rivers Close - 13 properties, USRN 40605088

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2528 / 51°15'9"N

Longitude: 0.4237 / 0°25'25"E

UTM Reference: 31U 320219 5681086

OS Easting: 569233

OS Northing: 153189

OS Grid: TQ692531

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR NPY.KXK

Mapcode Global: VHJMC.9SB0

Open Location Code: 9F327C3F+3F

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01fg00

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

  • rural town
  • a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 1c2

  • Retired Professionals
  • Established Mature Families
  • Burgeoning Mature Families

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 30245 / 32844

  • 10th decile
  • least deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for ME18 5RP on Friday 19 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:42
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:54
Sunrise 04:41
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 today04:11 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 5RP, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME18 5RP

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
8 April 2022 3 Rivers Close, Wateringbury, Maidstone ME18 5RP Detached Freehold £555,000
8 April 2021 5 Rivers Close, Wateringbury, Maidstone ME18 5RP Detached Freehold £526,000
18 January 2013 2 Rivers Close, Wateringbury, Maidstone ME18 5RP Detached Freehold £309,500
9 November 2012 11 Rivers Close, Wateringbury, Maidstone ME18 5RP Detached Freehold £334,500
6 July 2012 7 Rivers Close, Wateringbury, Maidstone ME18 5RP Detached Freehold £270,000
5 April 2012 3 Rivers Close, Wateringbury, Maidstone ME18 5RP Detached Freehold £355,000
14 February 2011 5 Rivers Close, Wateringbury, Maidstone ME18 5RP Detached Freehold £360,000
12 July 2010 12 Rivers Close, Wateringbury, Maidstone ME18 5RP Detached Freehold £320,000
9 June 2006 2 Rivers Close, Wateringbury, Maidstone ME18 5RP Detached Freehold £318,000
13 May 2005 1 Rivers Close, Wateringbury, Maidstone ME18 5RP Detached Freehold £320,000
30 July 2004 3 Rivers Close, Wateringbury, Maidstone ME18 5RP Detached Freehold £308,000
14 May 2004 9 Rivers Close, Wateringbury, Maidstone ME18 5RP Detached Freehold £236,000
9 October 2003 7 Rivers Close, Wateringbury, Maidstone ME18 5RP Detached Freehold £199,950
15 August 2003 5 Rivers Close, Wateringbury, Maidstone ME18 5RP Detached Freehold £305,000
30 April 1999 6 Rivers Close, Wateringbury, Maidstone ME18 5RP Detached Freehold £174,000
13 July 1998 6 Rivers Close, Wateringbury, Maidstone ME18 5RP Detached Freehold £160,000
8 July 1998 8 Rivers Close, Wateringbury, Maidstone ME18 5RP Detached Freehold £125,000
25 June 1998 7 Rivers Close, Wateringbury, Maidstone ME18 5RP Detached Freehold £110,000
17 June 1998 5 Rivers Close, Wateringbury, Maidstone ME18 5RP Detached Freehold £157,000
5 June 1998 2 Rivers Close, Wateringbury, Maidstone ME18 5RP Detached Freehold £155,000
5 June 1998 3 Rivers Close, Wateringbury, Maidstone ME18 5RP Detached Freehold £155,500
29 May 1998 4 Rivers Close, Wateringbury, Maidstone ME18 5RP Detached Freehold £140,000
22 May 1998 1 Rivers Close, Wateringbury, Maidstone ME18 5RP Detached Freehold £155,000
29 April 1998 11 Rivers Close, Wateringbury, Maidstone ME18 5RP Detached Freehold £145,000
23 April 1998 12 Rivers Close, Wateringbury, Maidstone ME18 5RP Detached Freehold £127,500
16 April 1998 9 Rivers Close, Wateringbury, Maidstone ME18 5RP Detached Freehold £107,500
15 April 1998 10 Rivers Close, Wateringbury, Maidstone ME18 5RP Detached Freehold £155,000

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 ME18 5RP

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 5RP also falls within the Civil Parish of Wateringbury, 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 5RP

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00125785 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01024781 Tonbridge and Malling 007D 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
E04005110 Wateringbury 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
E33043495 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
E63012652 Wateringbury 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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