The UK Postcode Database

ME9 7AE

a postcode in Kent

Introduced in January 1980
ME9 7AE Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with ME9 7AE

Forge Lane - 25 properties, USRN 39000470

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3765 / 51°22'35"N

Longitude: 0.6497 / 0°38'59"E

UTM Reference: 31U 336431 5694312

OS Easting: 584508

OS Northing: 167488

OS Grid: TQ845674

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QRC.P2J

Mapcode Global: VHJLX.6NVN

Open Location Code: 9F329JGX+HV

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01hj70

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

  • rural village
  • a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2c2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Ageing Communities
  • Ageing Independent Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 21707 / 32844

  • 7th decile
  • somewhat less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for ME9 7AE on Saturday 20 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:39
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) 23:18
Hours of daylight today04:10 to 21:47
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:47 to 04:10
Moon Phase Waxing Crescent
Moon Rises 10:10
Moon sets 23:36

For a full sun and moon calendar for ME9 7AE, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME9 7AE

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
29 April 2022 23 Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7AE Semi-detached Freehold £425,000
28 February 2022 7a Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7AE Flat/apartment Leasehold £162,000
17 February 2021 15 Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7AE Semi-detached Freehold £400,000
11 December 2020 35 Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7AE Semi-detached Freehold £465,000
30 September 2020 7a Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7AE Flat/apartment Leasehold £130,000
9 March 2018 7 Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7AE Flat/apartment Leasehold £105,000
5 May 2016 31 Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7AE Semi-detached Freehold £292,000
22 May 2015 5a Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7AE Flat/apartment Leasehold £135,000
4 November 2013 15 Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7AE Semi-detached Freehold £232,500
29 January 2013 11 Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7AE Detached Freehold £460,000
23 August 2010 31 Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7AE Semi-detached Freehold £179,000
21 September 2007 35 Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7AE Semi-detached Freehold £210,000
29 June 2007 2a Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £110,000
2 March 2005 15 Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7AE Semi-detached Freehold £188,000
8 April 2002 2a Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £68,000
5 April 2002 23 Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7AE Semi-detached Freehold £25,000
23 August 2001 15 Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7AE Semi-detached Freehold £129,000
18 January 2001 15 Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7AE Semi-detached Freehold £90,250
22 December 1999 2a Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £45,000
6 March 1998 2a Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £37,000
25 June 1997 17 Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7AE Semi-detached Freehold £82,500
7 May 1997 1a Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7AE Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £36,000
25 July 1995 9 Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7AE Detached Freehold £86,000
27 January 1995 21 Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7AE Detached Freehold £74,000

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 ME9 7AE

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Sittingbourne and Sheppey

MP

Kevin McKenna Labour

Kent County Council
County council electoral division

Swale West

Councillor

Richard Palmer Reform UK

Swale Borough Council
District council ward

Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch

Councillors

Chris Palmer Reform UK

Richard Palmer Reform UK

ME9 7AE also falls within the Civil Parish of Upchurch, 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 ME9 7AE

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00124725 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01024573 Swale 008D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02005122 Swale 008 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04005077 Upchurch Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05009550 Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 7 May 2015 DLUHC
E07000113 Swale 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
E14001474 Sittingbourne and Sheppey 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
E33043321 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
E58000738 Swale West ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 4 May 2017 DLUHC
E63012311 Upchurch 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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