Coordinates: 51°24′29″N 0°35′17″E / 51.408°N 0.588°E
| Rochester postcode area | |
  ME
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| Postcode area | ME |
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| Postcode area name | Rochester |
| Post towns | 11 |
| Postcode districts | 21 |
| Postcode sectors | 77 |
| Postcodes (live) | 16,051 |
| Postcodes (total) | 19,624 |
| Statistics as at October 2006 [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.
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Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postal districts:
| Postal district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority |
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| 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
| The adjacent postcode areas are (clockwise from east) - CT (Canterbury) - TN (Tonbridge) - DA (Dartford) - SS (Southend on Sea) . |
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See also
References
- ^ "National Statistics Postcode Directory" (PDF). Office for National Statistics Postcode Directory (November 2006). Office for National Statistics. November 2006. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/downloads/NSPDVersionNotes.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
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