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ME9 7BA

Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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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
ME9 7AZ 14 m
ME9 7AQ 42 m
ME9 7AY 69 m
ME9 7BJ 119 m
ME9 7BH 199 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME9 7BA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2003
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 7
Latitude
51.371619
Longitude
0.642318
British National Grid easting
584,011
British National Grid northing
166,931

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
E00124722
Lower layer super output area
Swale 008D · E01024573
Middle layer super output area
Swale 008 · E02005122

Postcode source versions

Explore ME9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
17
Secondary
4

  1. Holywell Primary School

    Academy converter

    745 m

  2. Leigh Academy Rainham

    Free schools

    1.7 km

  3. Riverside Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
220
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 98
  • Anti social behaviour 33
  • Criminal damage and arson 22
  • Other theft 15
  • Vehicle crime 15

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • ORCHARD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82162

    2.5 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

    3.1 km

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    3.7 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    4.1 km

  • LONG CATLIS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82737

    4.2 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    4.3 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    4.4 km

  • PARKWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82721

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Bishop Lane

    BCT · Upchurch

    0.1 miles

  • Bishop Lane

    BCT · Upchurch

    0.2 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Upchurch

    0.4 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Upchurch

    0.4 miles

  • Woodruff Close

    BCT · Upchurch

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 008D, 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

19,434 of 33,755

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

22 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. Holywell Primary School is the nearest published school at 745 m.

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

Recorded crime

220 published events cover 12 months, averaging 18.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 98 events.

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