The UK Postcode Database

ME9 7BL

a postcode in Kent

Introduced in January 1980
ME9 7BL 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 ME9 7BL

Drakes Close - 58 properties, USRN 39000399

Chaffe's Lane - 1 property, USRN 39000229

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3712 / 51°22'16"N

Longitude: 0.6465 / 0°38'47"E

UTM Reference: 31U 336187 5693728

OS Easting: 584304

OS Northing: 166889

OS Grid: TQ843668

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QRC.VNH

Mapcode Global: VHJLX.5S4R

Open Location Code: 9F329JCW+FJ

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01hi79

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

  • rural town
  • a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Rural Mix

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 7BL 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 7BL, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME9 7BL

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
8 May 2024 33 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Semi-detached Freehold £262,000
18 March 2020 14 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £285,000
23 August 2019 3 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £222,500
26 July 2018 2 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £302,000
4 May 2018 3 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £221,000
25 August 2017 73 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £235,000
24 June 2016 8 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Semi-detached Freehold £275,000
3 June 2016 24 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Semi-detached Freehold £210,000
16 May 2016 12 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £230,000
1 December 2014 3 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £165,000
14 November 2014 29 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
16 April 2014 73 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £166,000
3 February 2014 1 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £165,000
27 August 2013 23 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Semi-detached Freehold £170,000
6 March 2013 10 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £59,000
7 June 2012 24 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Semi-detached Freehold £160,000
26 April 2012 43 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Semi-detached Freehold £225,000
25 March 2011 27 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Semi-detached Freehold £154,000
19 June 2009 27 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Semi-detached Freehold £150,000
31 January 2008 16 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Semi-detached Leasehold £37,500
22 May 2007 24 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Semi-detached Freehold £186,000
26 January 2007 7 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Semi-detached Freehold £221,000
21 August 2006 73 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £77,500
31 May 2006 15 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Flat/apartment Leasehold £41,500
26 May 2006 67 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £181,000
23 May 2006 36 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Semi-detached Freehold £147,000
21 April 2006 18 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Semi-detached Freehold £152,000
26 July 2005 3 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £133,000
8 July 2005 18 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Semi-detached Freehold £136,000
18 June 2005 6 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £135,000
17 March 2005 12 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £173,000
16 July 2004 8 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Semi-detached Freehold £163,500
2 June 2004 57 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Semi-detached Freehold £205,000
12 March 2004 73 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Semi-detached Leasehold £71,000
6 February 2004 27 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Semi-detached Freehold £145,000
7 November 2003 36 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Semi-detached Freehold £129,995
13 September 2002 18 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Semi-detached Freehold £109,995
12 August 2002 6 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £92,000
26 July 2002 36 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Semi-detached Freehold £108,000
12 July 2002 71 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £88,000
15 March 2002 57 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Semi-detached Freehold £135,000
15 March 2002 47 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £90,000
29 October 2001 53 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Semi-detached Freehold £105,750
13 July 2001 71 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £34,093
30 April 2001 10 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £87,500
10 December 1999 12 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £40,130
25 November 1999 18 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Semi-detached Freehold £68,995
30 April 1999 40 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £63,000
21 May 1998 36 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Semi-detached Freehold £62,000
27 March 1998 9 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Semi-detached Freehold £64,000
19 December 1997 2 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £58,000
27 March 1997 14 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £14,249
13 December 1996 47 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £56,500
4 October 1996 1 Drakes Close, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £43,000

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 7BL

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 7BL 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 7BL

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00124721 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
E33043318 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

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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