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ME9 8LG

Borden and Grove Park · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Sittingbourne
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 8LE 25 m
ME9 8LT 67 m
ME9 8LS 176 m
ME9 8LJ 381 m
ME9 8LH 509 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME9 8LG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 8
Latitude
51.325020
Longitude
0.693269
British National Grid easting
587,747
British National Grid northing
161,879

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
E00124636
Lower layer super output area
Swale 009A · E01024554
Middle layer super output area
Swale 009 · E02005123

Postcode source versions

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Property

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Plots Cottages, 2, Vigo Lane, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8LG 12 December 2023 £294,500
4, Plots Cottages, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8LG 1 April 2015 £225,000
Plots Cottages, 3, Vigo Lane, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8LG 24 October 2003 £182,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
19
Secondary
5

  1. Borden Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

  2. Bredgar Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

  3. Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
79
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 36
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Other theft 7
  • Vehicle crime 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

6 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME9 8 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.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LONDON ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1ND

    ODS code G82231

    3.0 km

  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4XX

    ODS code G82693

    3.2 km

  • THE MEDIC CARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82698

    3.2 km

  • THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82634

    3.3 km

  • THE CHESTNUTS SURGERY

    70 EAST STREET, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4RU

    ODS code G82035

    3.8 km

  • GREEN PORCH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82702

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Church

    BCT · Borden

    0.7 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Borden

    0.8 miles

  • Mountview

    BCT · Borden

    0.8 miles

  • Pond

    BCT · Bredgar

    0.9 miles

  • Riddles Road

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    1.1 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £294,500 from 1 recorded sale in ME9 8LG. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Swale is £298,394 in June 2026, up 4.5% year on year.

Schools

30 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 5 secondary schools. Borden Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

79 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 36 events.

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