The UK Postcode Database

ME5 8XB

a postcode in Kent

Introduced in January 1980
ME5 8XB 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 ME5 8XB

Larchwood Close - 32 properties, USRN 24200858

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3306 / 51°19'50"N

Longitude: 0.5493 / 0°32'57"E

UTM Reference: 31U 329273 5689437

OS Easting: 577698

OS Northing: 162137

OS Grid: TQ776621

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR PQH.FQP

Mapcode Global: VHJM1.GTRC

Open Location Code: 9F328GJX+6P

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01gh59

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2a3

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
  • Terraced Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 20847 / 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 ME5 8XB on Friday 19 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:40
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:53
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 04:11
Moon Phase Waxing Crescent
Moon Rises 08:46
Moon sets 23:23

For a full sun and moon calendar for ME5 8XB, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME5 8XB

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
3 November 2023 8 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £265,000
12 September 2023 6 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £191,000
13 December 2021 22 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £265,000
7 December 2021 26 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £275,000
28 October 2021 27 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £240,000
31 March 2021 17 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £240,000
31 January 2020 8 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £220,000
14 January 2019 25 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £240,000
19 October 2018 4 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £228,000
19 August 2016 8 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £215,000
16 July 2015 27 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £185,000
24 October 2014 17 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £172,500
25 July 2014 12 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £150,000
28 August 2013 24 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £145,500
5 February 2013 8 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £127,000
28 May 2010 16 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £140,000
16 April 2010 4 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £140,000
26 February 2010 11 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £148,000
22 February 2010 23 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £142,000
18 July 2008 24 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £167,000
14 September 2007 17 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £158,000
22 August 2007 27 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £156,500
15 January 2007 7 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Semi-detached Freehold £203,000
3 November 2006 12 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £135,000
6 October 2006 29 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £135,000
20 September 2006 31 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Semi-detached Freehold £142,000
8 September 2006 16 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £137,000
21 December 2004 13 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £140,000
27 August 2004 28 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £134,995
30 July 2004 19 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £132,000
16 July 2004 7 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Semi-detached Freehold £194,000
16 January 2004 4 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £118,000
20 February 2003 31 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
23 December 2002 21 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £109,000
29 November 2002 25 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £115,000
20 November 2002 17 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £108,000
19 September 2001 12 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £68,500
6 October 2000 16 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £68,750
18 September 2000 17 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £72,000
26 April 2000 9 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £71,000
11 December 1999 29 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £68,000
25 June 1999 21 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £53,750
30 April 1999 19 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £56,000
9 April 1999 8 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Semi-detached Freehold £53,000
25 November 1998 25 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £54,000
29 May 1998 31 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Semi-detached Freehold £55,000
22 May 1998 4 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £49,500
27 February 1998 10 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £51,000
28 November 1997 16 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £42,500
27 June 1997 18 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £48,000
27 June 1997 9 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £53,500
2 May 1997 11 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £50,000
21 March 1997 19 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £47,000
5 December 1996 23 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £50,000
29 November 1996 20 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Semi-detached Freehold £47,000
9 August 1996 32 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Semi-detached Freehold £44,000
31 August 1995 21 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £38,000
30 June 1995 17 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £45,000
24 February 1995 17 Larchwood Close, Chatham ME5 8XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £35,000

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 ME5 8XB

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Faversham and Mid Kent

MP

Helen Whately Conservative

Maidstone Borough Council
District council ward

Boxley Downs

Councillors

Vanessa Jones Independent

Stephen Thompson Green Party (E&W)

ME5 8XB also falls within the Civil Parish of Boxley, 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 ME5 8XB

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00123535 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01024333 Maidstone 001A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02005068 Maidstone 001 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04013399 Boxley Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2024 DLUHC
E05015597 Boxley Downs Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 2 May 2024 DLUHC
E07000110 Maidstone 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
E14001235 Faversham and Mid Kent 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
E33043038 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
E58002111 Maidstone Rural North ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 1 May 2025 DLUHC
E63012371 Chatham 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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