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ME9 7LJ

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 7LE 36 m
ME9 7LG 54 m
ME9 7LH 88 m
ME9 7JF 152 m
ME9 8NE 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME9 7LJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 7
Latitude
51.348808
Longitude
0.683934
British National Grid easting
587,000
British National Grid northing
164,500

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
E04005063
Westminster constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey · E14001474
Output area
E00124716
Lower layer super output area
Swale 008B · E01024571
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
31
Primary
21
Secondary
5

  1. Newington Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km

  2. Borden Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

  3. Grove Park Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
332
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 150
  • Anti social behaviour 57
  • Other theft 34
  • Criminal damage and arson 32
  • 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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82634

    2.3 km

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LONDON ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1ND

    ODS code G82231

    3.1 km

  • GREEN PORCH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    GREEN PORCH MEDICAL CENTRE, GREEN PORCH CLOSE, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2HA

    ODS code G82702

    3.9 km

  • GROVEHURST HEALTH

    GROVEHURST ROAD, KEMSLEY, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2ST

    ODS code G82026

    3.9 km

  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4XX

    ODS code G82693

    4.0 km

  • THE MEDIC CARE SURGERY

    SITTINGBOURNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4DT

    ODS code G82698

    4.0 km

  • THE CHESTNUTS SURGERY

    70 EAST STREET, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4RU

    ODS code G82035

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Newington Court Care Home

    BCT · Keycol

    0.0 miles

  • Newington Court Care Home

    BCT · Keycol

    0.0 miles

  • Rook Lane

    BCT · Keycol

    0.2 miles

  • Rook Lane

    BCT · Keycol

    0.3 miles

  • Ladyfields Close

    BCT · Bobbing

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 008B, 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

13,397 of 33,755

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

31 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. Newington Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

332 published events cover 12 months, averaging 27.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 150 events.

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