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ME9 0AF

West Downs · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
West Downs
Local authority
Swale
Constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME9 0AG 134 m
ME9 0AB 171 m
ME9 0PH 246 m
ME9 0PJ 349 m
ME9 0AD 435 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME9 0AF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 0
Latitude
51.318805
Longitude
0.736724
British National Grid easting
590,800
British National Grid northing
161,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Electoral ward
West Downs · E05009566
Parish or community
E04012440
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00125016
Lower layer super output area
Swale 013E · E01024631
Middle layer super output area
Swale 013 · E02005127

Postcode source versions

Explore ME9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
21
Secondary
5

  1. Rodmersham School

    Community school

    801 m

  2. Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km

  3. ALP Sittingbourne

    Other independent special school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
234
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 87
  • Anti social behaviour 59
  • Criminal damage and arson 23
  • Vehicle crime 16
  • Other theft 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME9 0 residents
2,676

Age bands in ME9 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

409 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

291 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.7%

526 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.7%

893 residents

Age 65 and over
24.8%

700 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4XX

    ODS code G82693

    1.8 km

  • THE MEDIC CARE SURGERY

    SITTINGBOURNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4DT

    ODS code G82698

    1.8 km

  • THE CHESTNUTS SURGERY

    70 EAST STREET, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4RU

    ODS code G82035

    2.2 km

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LONDON ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1ND

    ODS code G82231

    2.6 km

  • THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 QUARTZ WAY, THE MEADS, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 5AA

    ODS code G82634

    3.8 km

  • GREEN PORCH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    GREEN PORCH MEDICAL CENTRE, GREEN PORCH CLOSE, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2HA

    ODS code G82702

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Fruiterers Arms

    BCT · Rodmersham

    0.5 miles

  • Kent Science Park

    BCT · Woodstock

    0.5 miles

  • Cromers Corner

    BCT · Tunstall

    0.5 miles

  • Cromers Corner

    BCT · Tunstall

    0.5 miles

  • Carnation Crescent

    BCT · Eden Village

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 013E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,121 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

33 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. Rodmersham School is the nearest published school at 801 m.

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

Recorded crime

234 published events cover 12 months, averaging 19.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 87 events.

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