ME9 0SH

West Downs · 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 0SB 112 m
ME9 0SJ 133 m
ME9 0SQ 292 m
ME9 0SG 311 m
ME9 0SL 497 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME9 0SH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1988
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 0
Latitude
51.291129
Longitude
0.727905
British National Grid easting
590,300
British National Grid northing
158,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Parish or community
E04005062
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00124996
Lower layer super output area
Swale 013C · E01024628
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
12
Primary
7
Secondary
2
  1. Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    130 m
  2. Yew Tree Farm School

    Other independent special school

    2.9 km
  3. Bredgar Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

Nearby transport

  • Kent Science Park

    BCT · Woodstock

    1.6 miles
  • Pond

    BCT · Bredgar

    2.0 miles
  • Fruiterers Arms

    BCT · Rodmersham

    2.0 miles
  • Cromers Corner

    BCT · Tunstall

    2.3 miles
  • Cromers Corner

    BCT · Tunstall

    2.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 013C, 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

15,370 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 130 m.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

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