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ME9 8HW

Borden and Grove Park · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Borden and Grove Park
Local authority
Swale
Constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME9 8HR 1 m
ME9 8JZ 152 m
ME9 8JH 193 m
ME9 8HS 207 m
ME9 8HT 235 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME9 8HW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 April 2015
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 8
Latitude
51.333477
Longitude
0.709558
British National Grid easting
588,847
British National Grid northing
162,861

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Electoral ward
Borden and Grove Park · E05009546
Parish or community
E04012439
Westminster constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey · E14001474
Output area
E00124635
Lower layer super output area
Swale 009A · E01024554
Middle layer super output area
Swale 009 · E02005123

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. Westlands Primary School

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    937 m

  2. Minterne Junior School

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    972 m

  3. Westlands School

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    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
726
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 325
  • Anti social behaviour 100
  • Criminal damage and arson 85
  • Other theft 58
  • Vehicle crime 37

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

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LONDON ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1ND

    ODS code G82231

    1.5 km

  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4XX

    ODS code G82693

    1.9 km

  • THE MEDIC CARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82698

    1.9 km

  • THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82634

    2.0 km

  • THE CHESTNUTS SURGERY

    70 EAST STREET, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4RU

    ODS code G82035

    2.5 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

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Mountview

    BCT · Borden

    0.2 miles

  • Riddles Road

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.2 miles

  • Riddles Road

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.2 miles

  • Auckland Drive

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.3 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Borden

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

32 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Westlands Primary School is the nearest published school at 937 m.

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

Recorded crime

726 published events cover 12 months, averaging 60.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 325 events.

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