The UK Postcode Database

ME9 8LQ

a postcode in Kent

Introduced in June 1998
ME9 8LQ 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 8LQ

Doves Croft - 27 properties, USRN 39001819

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3189 / 51°19'8"N

Longitude: 0.7113 / 0°42'40"E

UTM Reference: 31U 340517 5687779

OS Easting: 589030

OS Northing: 161248

OS Grid: TQ890612

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QS7.6P4

Mapcode Global: VHKJS.83XR

Open Location Code: 9F328P96+HG

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01ih56

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

  • rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
  • a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 1a1

  • Retired Professionals
  • Spacious Rural Living
  • Pre-Retirement Spacious Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 31022 / 32844

  • 10th decile
  • least deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for ME9 8LQ on Thursday 25 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:41
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:54
Sunrise 04:42
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:59
Sunset 21:17
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:04
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:17
Hours of daylight today04:12 to 21:47
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:47 to 04:12
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets 00:24
Moon Rises 16:33

For a full sun and moon calendar for ME9 8LQ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME9 8LQ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
7 October 2022 17 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £875,000
29 June 2021 6 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £830,000
25 November 2020 20 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £740,000
4 September 2020 22 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £765,000
7 August 2020 12 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £670,000
10 December 2019 21 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £650,000
22 October 2019 8 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £765,000
20 July 2018 1 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £742,500
4 October 2016 19 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £645,000
16 August 2013 19 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £560,000
11 April 2012 20 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £520,000
17 September 2011 11 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £650,000
16 September 2005 21 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £460,000
20 July 2005 24 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £499,995
18 October 2004 18 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £470,000
14 May 2004 17 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £475,000
16 April 2004 22 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £440,000
3 September 2003 19 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £408,000
11 July 2003 10 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £415,000
20 September 2002 25 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £400,000
29 July 2002 5 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £400,000
25 July 2002 1 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £395,000
28 September 2001 10 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £379,995
31 May 2000 22 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £321,950
31 May 2000 21 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £325,000
25 May 2000 19 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £327,450
12 May 2000 26 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £355,000
27 April 2000 23 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £349,950
20 April 2000 24 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £334,950
31 March 2000 11 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £369,950
31 March 2000 20 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £324,950
27 March 2000 16 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £329,950
31 January 2000 25 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £344,950
30 September 1999 15 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £374,950
24 September 1999 8 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £319,950
27 August 1999 12 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £293,000
3 August 1999 10 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £295,000
30 July 1999 17 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £319,950
9 July 1999 4 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £288,950
24 May 1999 3 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £285,000
30 April 1999 7 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £297,000
23 April 1999 18 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £299,950
5 November 1998 9 Doves Croft, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8LQ Detached Freehold £315,000

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 8LQ

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Faversham and Mid Kent

MP

Helen Whately Conservative

Kent County Council
County council electoral division

Swale East

Councillor

Rich Lehmann Green Party (E&W)

Swale Borough Council
District council ward

West Downs

Councillor

Monique Bonney Swale Independents

ME9 8LQ also falls within the Civil Parish of Tunstall, 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 8LQ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00125014 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01024631 Swale 013E Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02005127 Swale 013 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04012440 Tunstall Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2015 DLUHC
E05009566 West Downs 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
E14001235 Faversham and Mid Kent 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
E33038477 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
E58000737 Swale East ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 4 May 2017 DLUHC
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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