The UK Postcode Database

ME7 3JW

a postcode in Kent

Introduced in January 1980
ME7 3JW Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with ME7 3JW

Forge Lane - 27 properties, USRN 24200552

Chapel Lane - 1 property, USRN 24200277

Forge Gardens - 1 property, USRN 24210827

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3309 / 51°19'51"N

Longitude: 0.5739 / 0°34'26"E

UTM Reference: 31U 330989 5689419

OS Easting: 579411

OS Northing: 162235

OS Grid: TQ794622

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR PQJ.FY4

Mapcode Global: VHJM1.WTS3

Open Location Code: 9F328HJF+9H

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01gh89

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

  • rural village
  • a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 16084 / 32844

  • 5th decile
  • slightly more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for ME7 3JW on Friday 19 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:40
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:53
Sunrise 04:40
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 today04:10 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 ME7 3JW, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME7 3JW

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
14 December 2023 Grove Cottage, Forge Lane, Bredhurst, Gillingham ME7 3JW Semi-detached Freehold £328,000
25 July 2023 Green Court Bungalow, Forge Lane, Bredhurst, Gillingham ME7 3JW Detached Freehold £680,000
29 July 2022 Pembles, Forge Lane, Bredhurst, Gillingham ME7 3JW Detached Freehold £1,300,000
22 April 2022 Green Court Cottage, Forge Lane, Bredhurst, Gillingham ME7 3JW Semi-detached Freehold £310,000
17 May 2021 Redwood House, Forge Lane, Bredhurst, Gillingham ME7 3JW Detached Freehold £519,000
13 October 2017 Forge Lodge, Forge Lane, Bredhurst, Gillingham ME7 3JW Detached Freehold £1,025,000
27 May 2016 Magnolia, Forge Lane, Bredhurst, Gillingham ME7 3JW Detached Freehold £380,000
1 May 2015 St Anthony, Forge Lane, Bredhurst, Gillingham ME7 3JW Detached Freehold £365,000
6 January 2015 Regaes, Forge Lane, Bredhurst, Gillingham ME7 3JW Detached Freehold £240,000
26 August 2014 Green Court Bungalow, Forge Lane, Bredhurst, Gillingham ME7 3JW Detached Freehold £270,000
22 August 2014 The Whispers, Forge Lane, Bredhurst, Gillingham ME7 3JW Detached Freehold £650,000
27 June 2014 The Grove, Forge Lane, Bredhurst, Gillingham ME7 3JW Detached Freehold £285,000
5 September 2011 Bio, Forge Lane, Bredhurst, Gillingham ME7 3JW Detached Freehold £250,000
6 November 2009 Avon Glen, Forge Lane, Bredhurst, Gillingham ME7 3JW Detached Freehold £390,000
5 July 2006 Forge Lodge, Forge Lane, Bredhurst, Gillingham ME7 3JW Detached Freehold £450,000
12 May 2005 The Haven, Forge Lane, Bredhurst, Gillingham ME7 3JW Detached Freehold £249,995
6 May 2005 The Whispers, Forge Lane, Bredhurst, Gillingham ME7 3JW Detached Freehold £457,500
6 August 2004 Avon Glen, Forge Lane, Bredhurst, Gillingham ME7 3JW Detached Freehold £312,000
12 July 2004 Meredew, Forge Lane, Bredhurst, Gillingham ME7 3JW Detached Freehold £320,000
21 October 2003 The Whispers, Forge Lane, Bredhurst, Gillingham ME7 3JW Detached Freehold £430,000
26 October 1999 Five Farthings, Forge Lane, Bredhurst, Gillingham ME7 3JW Detached Freehold £165,000
16 October 1998 Maples, Forge Lane, Bredhurst, Gillingham ME7 3JW Detached Freehold £106,000
31 October 1996 St Anthony, Forge Lane, Bredhurst, Gillingham ME7 3JW Detached Freehold £75,000
21 June 1996 Avon Glen, Forge Lane, Bredhurst, Gillingham ME7 3JW Detached Freehold £123,000
12 September 1995 Elma, Forge Lane, Bredhurst, Gillingham ME7 3JW Detached Freehold £140,000

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 ME7 3JW

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)

ME7 3JW also falls within the Civil Parish of Bredhurst, 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 ME7 3JW

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00123548 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01024335 Maidstone 001C 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
E04004947 Bredhurst Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 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
E33043035 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
E63012412 Bredhurst 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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