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ME9 7HF

Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow
Local authority
Swale
Constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME9 7EN 68 m
ME9 7EW 117 m
ME9 7EJ 135 m
ME9 7EH 139 m
ME9 7EL 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME9 7HF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 October 2000
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 7
Latitude
51.372690
Longitude
0.673188
British National Grid easting
586,155
British National Grid northing
167,128

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Electoral ward
Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow · E05009545
Parish or community
E04005059
Westminster constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey · E14001474
Output area
E00124733
Lower layer super output area
Swale 008E · E01024575
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
19
Primary
15
Secondary
2

  1. Lower Halstow Primary School

    Community school

    364 m

  2. Holywell Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

  3. Newington Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
106
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 25
  • Anti social behaviour 24
  • Criminal damage and arson 16
  • Other theft 13
  • Public order 8

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 QUARTZ WAY, THE MEADS, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 5AA

    ODS code G82634

    3.9 km

  • GROVEHURST HEALTH

    GROVEHURST ROAD, KEMSLEY, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2ST

    ODS code G82026

    4.4 km

  • ORCHARD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82162

    4.6 km

  • THAMES AVE SURGERY

    2 THAMES AVENUE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9BW

    ODS code G82154

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • The Green

    BCT · Lower Halstow

    0.3 miles

  • Landrail Road

    BCT · Lower Halstow

    0.4 miles

  • Landrail Road

    BCT · Lower Halstow

    0.4 miles

  • Breach Lane

    BCT · Lower Halstow

    0.5 miles

  • Breach Lane

    BCT · Lower Halstow

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 008E, 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

19,706 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
8 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

19 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 2 secondary schools. Lower Halstow Primary School is the nearest published school at 364 m.

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

Recorded crime

106 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 25 events.

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