ME9 0LA

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 0HD 376 m
ME9 0LB 587 m
ME13 0SP 641 m
ME13 0SF 678 m
ME9 0HB 707 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME9 0LA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 0
Latitude
51.295534
Longitude
0.819878
British National Grid easting
596,693
British National Grid northing
158,932

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Parish or community
E04005065
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00124962
Lower layer super output area
Swale 016C · E01024622
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
11
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Eastling Primary School

    Community school

    2.6 km
  2. Lorenden Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    2.7 km
  3. Lynsted and Norton Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Burglary 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 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.

Nearby transport

  • Water Works

    BCT · Newnham

    0.7 miles
  • Water Works

    BCT · Newnham

    0.7 miles
  • George Inn

    BCT · Newnham

    1.1 miles
  • George Inn

    BCT · Newnham

    1.1 miles
  • Glebe Cottages

    BCT · Eastling

    1.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 016C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,764 of 33,755

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

11 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Eastling Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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