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ME9 7AP

Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Sittingbourne
Ward
Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch
Local authority
Swale
Constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME8 7XQ 247 m
ME9 7AF 387 m
ME9 7AN 413 m
ME8 7XB 419 m
ME9 7AR 419 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME9 7AP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 7
Latitude
51.376871
Longitude
0.639531
British National Grid easting
583,796
British National Grid northing
167,508

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Electoral ward
Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch · E05009550
Parish or community
E04005077
Westminster constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey · E14001474
Output area
E00166797
Lower layer super output area
Swale 008C · E01024572
Middle layer super output area
Swale 008 · E02005122

Postcode source versions

Explore ME9

Property

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9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
72, Horsham Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne, ME9 7AP 10 November 2021 £265,650
61, Horsham Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne, ME9 7AP 18 September 2013 £30,000
68, Horsham Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne, ME9 7AP 20 April 2012 £625,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
16
Secondary
4

  1. Holywell Primary School

    Academy converter

    712 m

  2. Riverside Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

  3. Leigh Academy Rainham

    Free schools

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
167
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 70
  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • Criminal damage and arson 16
  • Other theft 11
  • Vehicle crime 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

11 female, 14 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.5
ME9 7 residents
7,866

Age bands in ME9 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

1,265 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

769 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.1%

1,761 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

2,096 residents

Age 65 and over
22.9%

1,748 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME9 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
91.7%
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
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
33.3%

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

9

within 5 km

  • ORCHARD FAMILY PRACTICE

    THE RED SUITE, 103-107 HIGH STREET, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8AA

    ODS code G82162

    2.6 km

  • THAMES AVE SURGERY

    2 THAMES AVENUE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9BW

    ODS code G82154

    2.9 km

  • MAIDSTONE RD RAINHAM SURGERY

    53A-53B MAIDSTONE ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0DP

    ODS code G82180

    3.2 km

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    3.6 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    3.9 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    4.3 km

  • LONG CATLIS ROAD SURGERY

    PARKWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, LONG CATLIS ROAD, RAINHAM, ME8 9PR

    ODS code G82737

    4.4 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    4.5 km

  • PARKWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

    119 LONG CATLIS ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9RR

    ODS code G82721

    4.8 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

  • Woodruff Close

    BCT · Upchurch

    0.1 miles

  • Woodruff Close

    BCT · Upchurch

    0.2 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Upchurch

    0.3 miles

  • Wallbridge Lane

    BCT · Windmill Hill

    0.3 miles

  • Wallbridge Lane

    BCT · Windmill Hill

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 008C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,088 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £265,650 from 1 recorded sale in ME9 7AP. 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

21 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 4 secondary schools. Holywell Primary School is the nearest published school at 712 m.

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

Recorded crime

167 published events cover 12 months, averaging 13.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 70 events.

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