The UK Postcode Database

ME9 7BN

a postcode in Kent

Introduced in January 1980
ME9 7BN 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 7BN

Chaffe's Lane - 19 properties, USRN 39000229

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3738 / 51°22'25"N

Longitude: 0.647 / 0°38'49"E

UTM Reference: 31U 336229 5694019

OS Easting: 584326

OS Northing: 167182

OS Grid: TQ843671

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QRC.VSQ

Mapcode Global: VHJLX.5QCQ

Open Location Code: 9F329JFW+GQ

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01hi79

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Ageing Rural Communities

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 7BN 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 7BN, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME9 7BN

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
12 December 2023 47 Chaffes Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BN Semi-detached Freehold £385,000
2 October 2023 22 Chaffes Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BN Semi-detached Freehold £425,000
10 November 2020 Cowslip Cottage, 36, Chaffes Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BN Detached Freehold £610,000
6 May 2016 34 Chaffes Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BN Detached Freehold £225,000
16 October 2014 22 Chaffes Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BN Semi-detached Freehold £296,500
29 July 2014 36 Chaffes Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BN Detached Freehold £275,000
20 March 2009 51 Chaffes Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BN Semi-detached Freehold £167,000
18 December 2008 53 Chaffes Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BN Semi-detached Freehold £205,000
24 October 2002 49 Chaffes Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BN Semi-detached Freehold £225,000
6 September 2002 45 Chaffes Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BN Semi-detached Freehold £250,000
10 May 2002 28 Chaffes Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BN Semi-detached Freehold £121,995
16 April 1999 30 Chaffes Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BN Semi-detached Freehold £88,250
27 March 1998 30 Chaffes Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BN Semi-detached Freehold £79,000
16 May 1997 38 Chaffes Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BN Detached Freehold £125,000
29 November 1996 24 Chaffes Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7BN Detached Freehold £119,000

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 7BN

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 7BN 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 7BN

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00124729 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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