The UK Postcode Database

ME9 8QZ

a postcode in Kent

Introduced in January 1980
ME9 8QZ 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 8QZ

Grovehurst Road - 3 properties, USRN 39000546

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: 0.7304 / 0°43'49"E

UTM Reference: 31U 342033 5693838

OS Easting: 590130

OS Northing: 167397

OS Grid: TQ901673

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QRG.ZCT

Mapcode Global: VHKJD.LQZQ

Open Location Code: 9F329PFJ+G4

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01ii79

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2a1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
  • Younger Suburban Family Renters

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 28656 / 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 ME9 8QZ on Saturday 20 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:39
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:52
Sunrise 04:40
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:58
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 10:09
Moon sets 23:35

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

Residential Property Sales in ME9 8QZ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
21 January 2021 Hazel Lodge, Grovehurst Road, Iwade, Sittingbourne ME9 8QZ Detached Freehold £860,000
30 August 2017 Kimlee, Grovehurst Road, Iwade, Sittingbourne ME9 8QZ Detached Freehold £480,000
23 November 2015 The Woodlands, Grovehurst Road, Iwade, Sittingbourne ME9 8QZ Detached Freehold £420,000
17 April 2015 Kimlee, Grovehurst Road, Iwade, Sittingbourne ME9 8QZ Detached Freehold £430,000
14 December 2012 The Woodlands, Grovehurst Road, Iwade, Sittingbourne ME9 8QZ Detached Freehold £400,000
3 October 2007 Hazel Lodge, Grovehurst Road, Iwade, Sittingbourne ME9 8QZ Detached Freehold £499,500
23 August 2001 The Woodlands, Grovehurst Road, Iwade, Sittingbourne ME9 8QZ Detached Freehold £245,000
22 May 1997 The Woodlands, Grovehurst Road, Iwade, Sittingbourne ME9 8QZ Detached Freehold £163,000
15 December 1995 Kimlee, Grovehurst Road, Iwade, Sittingbourne ME9 8QZ Detached Freehold £129,000

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 8QZ

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

Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow

Councillors

Lloyd Chapman Reform UK

Roger Clark Conservative

ME9 8QZ also falls within the Civil Parish of Iwade, 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 8QZ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00124732 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00166883 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 31 December 2011 ONS
E01024574 Swale 007A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E01032655 Swale 007G Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 31 December 2011 ONS
E02005121 Swale 007 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04005056 Iwade Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05009545 Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow 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
E33043315 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
E63012290 Iwade 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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