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ME9 8RS

Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Sittingbourne
Ward
Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow
Local authority
Swale
Constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME9 8FN 52 m
ME9 8RT 62 m
ME9 8RX 93 m
ME9 8RU 95 m
ME9 8RR 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME9 8RS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 8
Latitude
51.377205
Longitude
0.727818
British National Grid easting
589,938
British National Grid northing
167,770

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Electoral ward
Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow · E05009545
Parish or community
E04005056
Westminster constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey · E14001474
Output area
E00166878
Lower layer super output area
Swale 007G · E01032655
Middle layer super output area
Swale 007 · E02005121

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
17, School Lane, Iwade, Sittingbourne, ME9 8RS 20 January 2025 £475,000
5, School Lane, Iwade, Sittingbourne, ME9 8RS 28 June 2023 £670,000
5, School Lane, Iwade, Sittingbourne, ME9 8RS 18 December 2020 £267,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
17
Secondary
4

  1. Iwade School

    Academy converter

    82 m

  2. Craftworks

    Special post 16 institution

    1.3 km

  3. Kemsley Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
233
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 91
  • Anti social behaviour 60
  • Criminal damage and arson 24
  • Other theft 22
  • Vehicle crime 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
30

19 female, 11 male

Postcode households
12
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME9 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
92.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
92.9%
Gigabit-capable
92.9%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
92.9%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • GROVEHURST HEALTH

    GROVEHURST ROAD, KEMSLEY, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2ST

    ODS code G82026

    1.6 km

  • GREEN PORCH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82702

    2.6 km

  • THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82634

    3.1 km

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LONDON ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1ND

    ODS code G82231

    3.9 km

  • THE CHESTNUTS SURGERY

    70 EAST STREET, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4RU

    ODS code G82035

    4.5 km

  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4XX

    ODS code G82693

    4.8 km

  • THE MEDIC CARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82698

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Evergreen Close

    BCT · Iwade

    0.1 miles

  • Evergreen Close

    BCT · Iwade

    0.1 miles

  • School Lane

    BCT · Iwade

    0.1 miles

  • School Lane

    BCT · Iwade

    0.1 miles

  • Helen Thompson Close

    BCT · Iwade

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 007G, 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

23,459 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
10 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
2
Medium risk addresses
4
Low risk addresses
3
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £572,500 from 2 recorded sales in ME9 8RS. 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

Published establishments

25 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. Iwade School is the nearest published school at 82 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

233 published events cover 12 months, averaging 19.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 91 events.

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