ME8 9JW

a postcode in Medway

Introduced in January 1980

ME8 9JW	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 ME8 9JW

Lonsdale Drive - 38 properties, USRN 32101174

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3563 / 51°21'22"N

Longitude: 0.6035 / 0°36'12"E

UTM Reference: 31U 333139 5692179

OS Easting: 581368

OS Northing: 165136

OS Grid: TQ813651

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QRH.WZD

Mapcode Global: VHJM2.D5WK

Open Location Code: 9F329J43+G9

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 9JW 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 today	04:11 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 9JW, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME8 9JW

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
9 February 2024	193 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£330,000
26 January 2024	173 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£435,000
17 November 2022	177 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£435,000
10 August 2021	227 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Detached	Freehold	£350,000
23 June 2021	229 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Detached	Freehold	£342,500
22 November 2019	221 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£315,000
25 October 2019	189 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£297,500
21 June 2019	207 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£257,000
3 May 2019	205 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£242,000
26 November 2018	225 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£295,000
23 November 2018	231 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£328,000
24 August 2018	237 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£330,000
23 February 2018	223 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£328,500
13 December 2016	197 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£335,000
11 November 2016	177 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£330,000
28 October 2016	229 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Detached	Freehold	£235,000
29 July 2016	219 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£391,000
1 March 2016	217 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£225,000
5 February 2016	225 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£278,000
19 June 2015	193 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£230,000
29 October 2014	169 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£215,000
10 June 2014	219 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£270,000
21 March 2014	223 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£217,500
9 November 2012	177 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£210,000
20 July 2012	225 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£163,000
23 March 2012	181 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£222,000
7 October 2011	185 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£182,000
1 August 2008	213 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£155,000
2 November 2007	181 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£238,000
3 July 2006	223 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£172,000
13 February 2006	221 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£164,500
2 December 2005	193 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£160,000
12 August 2004	225 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£155,000
28 June 2002	227 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Detached	Freehold	£121,700
17 May 2002	225 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£115,500
16 August 2001	201 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£117,000
20 October 2000	223 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£90,000
18 August 2000	173 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£125,000
2 July 1999	201 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£79,000
29 April 1999	215 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£83,000
1 February 1999	203 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£81,000
24 October 1997	215 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£71,500
25 November 1996	175 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£60,000
26 July 1996	171 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham ME8 9JW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£57,500

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 9JW

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 9JW

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data 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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