ME8 9LS

a postcode in Medway

Introduced in January 1980

ME8 9LS	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 9LS

Style Close - 22 properties, USRN 32101840

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3448 / 51°20'41"N

Longitude: 0.5994 / 0°35'57"E

UTM Reference: 31U 332815 5690899

OS Easting: 581132

OS Northing: 163837

OS Grid: TQ811638

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QRP.NC7

Mapcode Global: VHJM2.BGRG

Open Location Code: 9F328HVX+WQ

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01hi12

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2a2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
Settled Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 26390 / 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 9LS on Saturday 6 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:48
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:57
Sunrise	04:43
Transit (sun is at its highest)	12:56
Sunset	21:09
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	21:55
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:04

Hours of daylight today	04:13 to 21:39
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:39 to 04:12
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	09:25

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

Residential Property Sales in ME8 9LS

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
10 December 2021	8 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£288,500
8 January 2021	13 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£260,000
19 January 2017	4 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£235,000
19 January 2017	4 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£188,000
5 August 2016	13 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£236,000
12 December 2014	3 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£179,000
25 September 2014	9 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£92,000
25 September 2014	9 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£109,800
3 September 2010	5 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£149,000
4 December 2009	3 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£154,000
19 June 2009	16 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£143,000
30 April 2008	11 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£155,000
20 March 2007	13 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£162,000
29 June 2006	14 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£155,500
13 September 2005	9 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£120,000
30 July 2004	10 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£144,000
27 June 2003	8 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£119,500
6 September 2002	6 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£135,000
7 June 2002	8 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£97,000
24 July 2001	2 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£88,950
15 December 2000	17 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£80,000
7 April 2000	3 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£70,500
16 December 1999	9 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£74,000
28 May 1999	10 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£66,495
16 April 1999	5 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£60,000
26 June 1998	6 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£72,000
19 December 1997	20 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£72,000
7 November 1997	15 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£56,995
16 January 1996	4 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£45,250
10 April 1995	5 Style Close, Gillingham ME8 9LS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£47,000

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 9LS

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 9LS

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00081409		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01016107	Medway 032D	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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