ME9 0BJ

Teynham and Lynsted · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Swale
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME9 0JW 63 m
ME9 0JN 224 m
ME9 0JJ 303 m
ME9 0PA 370 m
ME9 0JR 385 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME9 0BJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 0
Latitude
51.299839
Longitude
0.780544
British National Grid easting
593,933
British National Grid northing
159,306

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Parish or community
E04005061
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00189727
Lower layer super output area
Swale 016E · E01024624
Middle layer super output area
Swale 016 · E02005130

Postcode source versions

Explore ME9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
10
Secondary
3
  1. Lynsted and Norton Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km
  2. Infiniti School

    Other independent special school

    2.0 km
  3. Rodmersham School

    Community school

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Public order 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Burglary 1

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4XX

    ODS code G82693

    4.9 km

  • THE MEDIC CARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82698

    4.9 km

  • THE CHESTNUTS SURGERY

    70 EAST STREET, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4RU

    ODS code G82035

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Kingsdown Road

    BCT · Lynsted

    0.1 miles
  • Kingsdown Road

    BCT · Lynsted

    0.1 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Lynsted

    0.9 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Lynsted

    0.9 miles
  • St Pauls Court

    BCT · Lynsted

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 016E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,706 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
5 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 3 secondary schools. Lynsted and Norton Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

12 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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