ME20 6BY

a postcode in Kent

Introduced in January 1980

ME20 6BY	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 ME20 6BY

Orchard Grove - 42 properties, USRN 40600782

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.301 / 51°18'3"N

Longitude: 0.4508 / 0°27'2"E

UTM Reference: 31U 322298 5686389

OS Easting: 570946

OS Northing: 158620

OS Grid: TQ709586

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR PQR.6T3

Mapcode Global: VHJM5.RKPH

Open Location Code: 9F328F22+C8

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01fh42

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2a1

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
Younger Suburban Family Renters

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 21748 / 32844

7th decile
somewhat less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for ME20 6BY on Saturday 20 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:41
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:54
Sunrise	04:41
Transit (sun is at its highest)	12:59
Sunset	21:17
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:05
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:18

Hours of daylight today	04:11 to 21:47
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:47 to 04:11
Moon Phase	Waxing Crescent
Moon Rises	10:11
Moon sets	23:35

For a full sun and moon calendar for ME20 6BY, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME20 6BY

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
28 November 2022	19 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£465,000
11 June 2021	37 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£380,000
16 April 2021	15 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£287,500
12 February 2021	41 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£485,000
16 December 2020	3 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£265,000
23 March 2020	17 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£385,000
7 November 2017	34 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£365,000
21 October 2014	3 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£189,995
23 August 2013	27 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£290,500
18 June 2013	23 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£260,000
22 November 2012	18 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£247,500
8 August 2012	39 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£260,000
1 August 2012	34 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£220,000
4 July 2011	13 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£162,000
12 May 2008	27 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£244,000
1 August 2007	45 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£296,500
2 March 2007	39 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£266,000
1 December 2006	43 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£283,000
13 January 2006	17 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£218,000
24 March 2005	16 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£210,000
8 December 2004	28 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£220,000
17 September 2004	19 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£189,000
30 June 2004	43 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£295,000
28 April 2004	41 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£227,000
20 February 2004	18 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£172,500
28 November 2003	5 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£138,500
19 September 2003	3 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£116,000
4 September 2003	11 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Detached	Freehold	£249,995
19 August 2003	29 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£199,995
4 October 2002	42 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£167,500
5 August 2002	5 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£122,500
31 May 2002	41 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£227,000
1 December 2000	29 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£147,500
7 July 2000	31 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£165,000
14 May 1999	29 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£101,000
16 November 1998	45 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£93,000
16 February 1998	9 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£64,500
21 August 1997	44 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£87,000
7 April 1997	44 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£44,000
14 February 1997	42 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£76,500
31 May 1996	25 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£76,000
31 August 1995	5 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£53,000
31 August 1995	39 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£87,500
3 March 1995	7 Orchard Grove, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6BY	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£45,800

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 ME20 6BY

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Maidstone and Malling

MP

Helen Grant Conservative

Kent County Council

County council electoral division

Malling North East

Councillor

Andrew Kennedy Conservative

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council

District council ward

Aylesford South & Ditton

Councillors

Steve Hammond Conservative

Robert Cannon Conservative

Colin Williams Conservative

ME20 6BY also falls within the Civil Parish of Ditton, 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 ME20 6BY

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00125562		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01024737	Tonbridge and Malling 005E	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02005153	Tonbridge and Malling 005	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04012123	Ditton	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 April 2010	DLUHC
E05015036	Aylesford South & Ditton	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
E14001349	Maidstone and Malling	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
E33043476		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
E58000720	Malling North East ED	County Electoral Divisions	Electoral	4 May 2017	DLUHC
E63012518	Larkfield	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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