The UK Postcode Database

ME3 8HQ

a postcode in Medway

Introduced in September 1981
ME3 8HQ 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 ME3 8HQ

Ashwood Close - 21 properties, USRN 32100079

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.431 / 51°25'51"N

Longitude: 0.5036 / 0°30'13"E

UTM Reference: 31U 326471 5700714

OS Easting: 574134

OS Northing: 173197

OS Grid: TQ741731

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR PP8.84K

Mapcode Global: VHJLM.P93B

Open Location Code: 9F32CGJ3+CF

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01gk03

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

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

ONS Population Classification: 1b1

  • Retired Professionals
  • Small Town Suburbia
  • Younger Established Suburban Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 24088 / 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 ME3 8HQ on Saturday 20 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:39
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:53
Sunrise 04:40
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:59
Sunset 21:18
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:05
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:19
Hours of daylight today04:10 to 21:48
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:48 to 04:10
Moon Phase Waxing Crescent
Moon Rises 10:10
Moon sets 23:35

For a full sun and moon calendar for ME3 8HQ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME3 8HQ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
3 November 2023 18 Ashwood Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester ME3 8HQ Semi-detached Freehold £310,000
29 August 2023 4 Ashwood Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester ME3 8HQ Detached Freehold £375,000
20 March 2023 21 Ashwood Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester ME3 8HQ Semi-detached Freehold £465,000
21 April 2021 11 Ashwood Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester ME3 8HQ Semi-detached Freehold £340,000
4 January 2018 6 Ashwood Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester ME3 8HQ Detached Freehold £365,000
7 April 2017 8 Ashwood Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester ME3 8HQ Detached Freehold £350,000
9 November 2007 21 Ashwood Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester ME3 8HQ Semi-detached Freehold £248,250
26 October 2007 20 Ashwood Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester ME3 8HQ Semi-detached Freehold £202,000
22 September 2006 7 Ashwood Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester ME3 8HQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £232,000
1 July 2005 11 Ashwood Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester ME3 8HQ Semi-detached Freehold £169,000
29 April 2004 8 Ashwood Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester ME3 8HQ Detached Freehold £215,995
15 March 2004 7 Ashwood Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester ME3 8HQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £204,000
21 September 2001 15 Ashwood Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester ME3 8HQ Semi-detached Freehold £108,000
20 April 2001 19 Ashwood Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester ME3 8HQ Semi-detached Freehold £110,250
15 January 2001 14 Ashwood Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester ME3 8HQ Semi-detached Freehold £96,000
14 May 1998 21 Ashwood Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester ME3 8HQ Semi-detached Freehold £72,500
6 March 1998 10 Ashwood Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester ME3 8HQ Detached Freehold £108,200
1 November 1996 2 Ashwood Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester ME3 8HQ Semi-detached Freehold £57,000
6 August 1996 15 Ashwood Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester ME3 8HQ Semi-detached Freehold £52,000
6 August 1996 9 Ashwood Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester ME3 8HQ Semi-detached Freehold £70,300
12 April 1996 8 Ashwood Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester ME3 8HQ Detached Freehold £68,000
21 March 1996 19 Ashwood Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester ME3 8HQ Semi-detached Freehold £56,000

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 ME3 8HQ

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Rochester and Strood

MP

Lauren Edwards Labour

Medway Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Strood Rural

Councillors

Gary Etheridge Conservative

Elizabeth Turpin Independent

John Williams Independent

ME3 8HQ also falls within the Civil Parish of Cliffe and Cliffe Woods, 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 ME3 8HQ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00081594 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01016144 Medway 002B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02003315 Medway 002 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04001130 Cliffe and Cliffe Woods Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05014468 Strood Rural 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
E14001447 Rochester and Strood 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
E33039823 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
E63012167 Cliffe Woods 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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