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ME9

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,078
Current units
877
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
13

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
South East
Local authority codes
3
Terminated postcode units
201

Postcode sectors in ME9

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4 sectors

Property

Across this district

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11,533 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Red Admiral Crescent, Iwade, Sittingbourne, ME9 8XF 24 July 2026 £280,000
6, Church Farm Road, Upchurch, Sittingbourne, ME9 7AG 23 July 2026 £450,000
63, Stangate Drive, Iwade, Sittingbourne, ME9 8TQ 20 July 2026 £585,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
17
Primary
13
Secondary
0

Recorded crime

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Published events
1,702
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 612
  • Anti social behaviour 364
  • Criminal damage and arson 174
  • Other theft 154
  • Vehicle crime 109

Census 2021

Population and age profile

ME9 usual residents
23,659
Age-profile population
23,389

Age bands in ME9

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
17.5%

4,097 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

2,394 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.8%

5,571 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

6,484 residents

Age 65 and over
20.7%

4,843 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 862 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
90%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
87.5%
Gigabit-capable
85.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
30.2%

615 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 385 had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, and 18 had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £355,000 from 1,715 recorded sales in ME9. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Swale is £298,394 in June 2026, up 4.5% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

17 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 0 secondary schools.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,702 published events cover 12 months, averaging 141.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 612 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.