The UK Postcode Database

ME5 9BS

a postcode in Kent

Introduced in March 1982
ME5 9BS 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 9BS

Papion Grove - 39 properties, USRN 40600795

Taddington Wood Lane - 1 property, USRN 40601047

Walderslade Woods - 1 property, USRN 40601184

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3382 / 51°20'17"N

Longitude: 0.5128 / 0°30'46"E

UTM Reference: 31U 326757 5690367

OS Easting: 575124

OS Northing: 162893

OS Grid: TQ751628

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR PQF.4GH

Mapcode Global: VHJM0.TMYJ

Open Location Code: 9F328GQ7+74

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01gi11

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 1b1

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

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 28420 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for ME5 9BS 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) 23:18
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 9BS, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME5 9BS

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
24 January 2024 23 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Semi-detached Freehold £300,000
8 October 2021 29 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Semi-detached Freehold £350,000
21 June 2021 27 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £425,000
16 June 2021 8 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Semi-detached Freehold £290,000
27 February 2020 21 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £450,000
15 November 2019 9 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £382,000
23 July 2019 24 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Semi-detached Freehold £297,500
11 July 2019 9 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £367,395
17 May 2019 35 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £460,000
26 July 2018 22 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Semi-detached Freehold £289,817
12 July 2018 1 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £320,000
28 July 2017 12 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £367,000
28 July 2017 34 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £450,000
1 October 2015 30 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £320,000
10 December 2012 35 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £305,000
15 June 2012 1 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £241,000
11 November 2011 25 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Semi-detached Freehold £204,202
7 October 2011 32 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £245,000
23 September 2011 26 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £285,000
29 January 2010 31 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £285,000
9 December 2009 1 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £207,000
19 February 2009 36 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £250,000
4 July 2008 2 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £223,000
4 July 2008 20 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Semi-detached Freehold £223,000
30 April 2007 34 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £287,000
4 April 2007 24 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Semi-detached Freehold £217,500
3 April 2007 6 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £205,000
12 January 2007 28 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Semi-detached Freehold £310,000
2 June 2006 27 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £240,000
20 September 2005 21 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £285,000
18 July 2005 23 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Semi-detached Freehold £172,500
21 May 2004 21 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £250,000
18 May 2004 10 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £249,000
16 April 2004 30 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £216,000
30 January 2004 35 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £266,000
12 September 2003 2 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £183,000
8 August 2003 27 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £219,995
27 June 2003 36 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £236,000
24 January 2003 5 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Semi-detached Freehold £187,500
16 July 2002 17 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Semi-detached Freehold £170,000
10 May 2002 36 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £198,000
14 December 2001 30 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £136,500
22 October 2001 22 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Semi-detached Freehold £129,995
8 December 2000 36 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £164,000
31 May 2000 27 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £145,000
24 March 2000 25 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Semi-detached Freehold £109,000
25 February 2000 34 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £164,000
25 February 2000 10 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £109,000
31 January 2000 28 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Semi-detached Freehold £98,995
14 May 1999 4 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Semi-detached Freehold £93,000
25 February 1999 14 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £95,000
21 December 1998 22 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Semi-detached Freehold £89,995
28 October 1998 5 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Semi-detached Freehold £88,000
28 October 1998 35 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £116,000
12 December 1997 26 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £125,000
31 October 1997 7 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Semi-detached Freehold £78,000
8 October 1997 27 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £89,000
21 March 1996 18 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Semi-detached Freehold £55,000
19 January 1996 35 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £97,000
31 August 1995 17 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Semi-detached Freehold £73,000
26 May 1995 18 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Semi-detached Freehold £60,000
13 April 1995 21 Papion Grove, Chatham ME5 9BS Detached Freehold £107,000

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 9BS

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Chatham and Aylesford

MP

Tristan Osborne Labour

Kent County Council
County council electoral division

Malling North East

Councillor

Andrew Kennedy Conservative

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
District council ward

Walderslade

Councillor

Des Keers Conservative

ME5 9BS also falls within the Civil Parish of Aylesford, 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 9BS

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00125490 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01024720 Tonbridge and Malling 001B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02005149 Tonbridge and Malling 001 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04005090 Aylesford Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05015053 Walderslade 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
E14001157 Chatham and Aylesford 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
E33043463 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
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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