The UK Postcode Database

ME8 9HX

a postcode in Medway

Introduced in January 1980
ME8 9HX Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with ME8 9HX

Lonsdale Drive - 24 properties, USRN 32101174

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3579 / 51°21'28"N

Longitude: 0.6054 / 0°36'19"E

UTM Reference: 31U 333281 5692352

OS Easting: 581498

OS Northing: 165318

OS Grid: TQ814653

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QRH.XHN

Mapcode Global: VHJM2.F4XB

Open Location Code: 9F329J54+55

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01hi25

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): 27329 / 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 ME8 9HX on Monday 22 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 21:18
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:05
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:18
Hours of daylight today04:11 to 21:48
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:48 to 04:11
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Rises 12:47
Moon sets 23:58

For a full sun and moon calendar for ME8 9HX, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME8 9HX

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
18 August 2023 153 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9HX Semi-detached Freehold £400,000
16 September 2022 150 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9HX Semi-detached Freehold £362,500
5 March 2021 153 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9HX Semi-detached Freehold £285,000
25 October 2019 162 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9HX Semi-detached Freehold £310,000
29 July 2019 150 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9HX Semi-detached Freehold £306,000
1 July 2014 143 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9HX Semi-detached Freehold £230,000
27 January 2012 154 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9HX Semi-detached Freehold £230,000
6 May 2011 145 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9HX Semi-detached Freehold £211,000
28 May 2009 148 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9HX Semi-detached Freehold £126,000
27 March 2009 145 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9HX Semi-detached Freehold £173,000
1 February 2007 156 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9HX Semi-detached Freehold £197,500
29 October 2002 146 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9HX Semi-detached Freehold £132,500
2 July 1999 152 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9HX Semi-detached Freehold £110,000
21 May 1999 154 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9HX Semi-detached Freehold £103,000
10 October 1997 159 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9HX Semi-detached Freehold £72,995
6 December 1996 135 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9HX Semi-detached Freehold £70,000

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 ME8 9HX

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Gillingham and Rainham

MP

Naushabah Khan Labour

Medway Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Rainham South East

Councillors

Roger Barrett Conservative

Howard Doe Conservative

Gary Hackwell Conservative

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for ME8 9HX

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00081395 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01016104 Medway 032C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02003345 Medway 032 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05014462 Rainham South East 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
E14001246 Gillingham and Rainham 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
E33039921 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
E43000030 Medway, unparished area Non-Civil Parished Areas Census 31 December 2011 ONS
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
E63012307 Gillingham (Medway) 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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