ME9 7PY

Borden and Grove Park · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Sittingbourne
Local authority
Swale
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME9 7QG 132 m
ME9 7PU 144 m
ME9 7QB 171 m
ME9 7PW 249 m
ME9 7QA 288 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME9 7PY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 7
Latitude
51.335034
Longitude
0.671543
British National Grid easting
586,193
British National Grid northing
162,937

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Parish or community
E04012439
Output area
E00124636
Lower layer super output area
Swale 009A · E01024554
Middle layer super output area
Swale 009 · E02005123

Postcode source versions

Explore ME9

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Long Acre, Maidstone Road, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 7PY 15 November 2007 £405,000
Long Acre, Maidstone Road, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 7PY 7 July 1997 £122,250

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
16
Secondary
5
  1. Borden Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km
  2. Newington Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.4 km
  3. Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
45
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Other theft 6
  • Vehicle crime 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

4 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.1% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
25%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
25%
Gigabit-capable
25%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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

4

within 5 km

  • THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82634

    3.6 km

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LONDON ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1ND

    ODS code G82231

    3.9 km

  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4XX

    ODS code G82693

    4.5 km

  • THE MEDIC CARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82698

    4.5 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Roundabout

    BCT · Stockbury

    0.9 miles
  • Newington Court Care Home

    BCT · Keycol

    1.1 miles
  • Newington Court Care Home

    BCT · Keycol

    1.1 miles
  • Church Lane

    BCT · Newington

    1.2 miles
  • Rook Lane

    BCT · Keycol

    1.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 009A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,069 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

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
1
Medium risk addresses
1
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

Schools

25 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 5 secondary schools. Borden Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

45 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 12 events.

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