User:Richardguk/ME postcode area
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Rochester | |
|---|---|
  ME | |
| Coordinates: 51°19′59″N 0°35′17″E / 51.333°N 0.588°E | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area | ME |
| Postcode area name | Rochester |
| Post towns | 11 |
| Postcode districts | 21 |
| Postcode sectors | 83 |
| Postcodes (live) | 16,365 |
| Postcodes (total) | 22,129 |
| Statistics as at May 2020[1] | |
The ME postcode area, also known as the Rochester postcode area[2], is a group of twenty postal districts around Medway in Kent, England. The area is divided into eleven post towns and extends into the districts of Tonbridge and Malling, Swale, Gravesham and Maidstone.
Coverage
[edit]The approximate coverage of the postal districts:
| Postal district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| ME1 | ROCHESTER | Rochester, Burham, Wouldham | Medway |
| ME2 | ROCHESTER | Strood, Halling, Cuxton, Frindsbury | Medway |
| ME3 | ROCHESTER | Rural | Medway/Gravesham |
| ME4 | CHATHAM | Chatham | Medway |
| ME5 | CHATHAM | Walderslade, Blue Bell Hill (village), Luton | Medway (and smaller areas within Maidstone & Tonbridge and Malling) |
| ME6 | SNODLAND, WEST MALLING | Snodland, West Malling | Tonbridge and Malling |
| ME7 | GILLINGHAM | Gillingham | Medway |
| ME8 | GILLINGHAM | Rainham | Medway |
| ME9 | SITTINGBOURNE | Rural | Swale |
| ME10 | SITTINGBOURNE | Town | Swale |
| ME11 | QUEENBOROUGH | Queenborough, Rushenden | Swale |
| ME12 | SHEERNESS | Isle of Sheppey | Swale |
| ME13 | FAVERSHAM | Faversham and rural area | Swale |
| ME14 | MAIDSTONE | Maidstone, Bearsted, Grove Green | Maidstone |
| ME15 | MAIDSTONE | Bearsted, Downswood, Shepway, Senacre, Maidstone Town Centre, Loose, Mangravet, Parkwood | Maidstone |
| ME16 | MAIDSTONE | Barming and west Maidstone | Maidstone |
| ME17 | MAIDSTONE | Hollingbourne, Hucking, Harrietsham, Lenham, Boughton Monchelsea, Linton, Coxheath, Chart Sutton, Sutton Valence | Maidstone |
| ME18 | MAIDSTONE | Rural | Maidstone |
| ME19 | WEST MALLING | West Malling | Tonbridge and Malling |
| ME20 | AYLESFORD | Aylesford | Tonbridge and Malling |
Adjacent areas
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Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: CT (Canterbury), TN (Tonbridge), DA (Dartford), SS (Southend-on-Sea).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 Jun 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)