ME9 7PG

Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Swale
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME9 7PE 127 m
ME9 7PH 174 m
ME9 7PD 399 m
ME9 7PL 432 m
ME9 7PA 453 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME9 7PG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 7
Latitude
51.359440
Longitude
0.651515
British National Grid easting
584,700
British National Grid northing
165,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Parish or community
E04005077
Output area
E00124723
Lower layer super output area
Swale 008C · E01024572
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
25
Primary
18
Secondary
5
  1. Newington Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km
  2. Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.5 km
  3. Lower Halstow Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
248
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 122
  • Anti social behaviour 34
  • Criminal damage and arson 27
  • Other theft 19
  • Public order 13

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

    3.0 km

  • THAMES AVE SURGERY

    2 THAMES AVENUE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9BW

    ODS code G82154

    3.4 km

  • MAIDSTONE RD RAINHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82180

    3.6 km

  • LONG CATLIS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82737

    4.1 km

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    4.4 km

  • PARKWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82721

    4.4 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    4.4 km

  • THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82634

    4.7 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Breach Lane

    BCT · Breach

    0.1 miles
  • Breach Lane

    BCT · Breach

    0.1 miles
  • Tuck Inn

    BCT · Hartlip Hill

    0.3 miles
  • Breach Lane

    BCT · Hartlip Hill

    0.3 miles
  • Mill Lane

    BCT · Hartlip 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

25 open schools are in scope, including 18 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

248 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 122 events.

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