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ME9 8AJ

West Downs · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
West Downs
Local authority
Swale
Constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME10 1SN 159 m
ME10 1SW 261 m
ME10 1SJ 286 m
ME10 1SL 295 m
ME10 1ST 318 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME9 8AJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 8
Latitude
51.330106
Longitude
0.717255
British National Grid easting
589,397
British National Grid northing
162,506

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Electoral ward
West Downs · E05009566
Parish or community
E04012440
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00125013
Lower layer super output area
Swale 012D · E01024630
Middle layer super output area
Swale 012 · E02005126

Postcode source versions

Explore ME9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
20
Secondary
5

  1. Minterne Junior School

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    526 m

  2. The Oaks Infant School

    Academy converter

    599 m

  3. St Peter's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    657 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
866
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 357
  • Anti social behaviour 147
  • Criminal damage and arson 100
  • Other theft 59
  • Public order 57

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME9 8 residents
7,570

Age bands in ME9 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.4%

1,489 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

775 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.4%

2,027 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

2,096 residents

Age 65 and over
16.7%

1,284 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

  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4XX

    ODS code G82693

    1.4 km

  • THE MEDIC CARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82698

    1.4 km

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LONDON ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1ND

    ODS code G82231

    1.5 km

  • THE CHESTNUTS SURGERY

    70 EAST STREET, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4RU

    ODS code G82035

    2.1 km

  • THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82634

    2.3 km

  • GREEN PORCH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82702

    3.2 km

  • GROVEHURST HEALTH

    GROVEHURST ROAD, KEMSLEY, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2ST

    ODS code G82026

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Hales Road

    BCT · Tunstall

    0.2 miles

  • Sterling Road

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.3 miles

  • The Beauty of Bath

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.3 miles

  • Windsor Drive

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.3 miles

  • Park Drive

    BCT · Tunstall

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 012D, 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

19,022 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Minterne Junior School is the nearest published school at 526 m.

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

Recorded crime

866 published events cover 12 months, averaging 72.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 357 events.

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