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ME9 8SD

Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 8SE 57 m
ME9 8RY 86 m
ME9 8TL 94 m
ME9 8TZ 121 m
ME9 8XF 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME9 8SD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 8
Latitude
51.376321
Longitude
0.724431
British National Grid easting
589,706
British National Grid northing
167,663

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
E00166874
Lower layer super output area
Swale 007H · E01032656
Middle layer super output area
Swale 007 · E02005121

Postcode source versions

Explore ME9

Property

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14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
59, School Lane, Iwade, Sittingbourne, ME9 8SD 21 May 2021 £395,000
61, School Lane, Iwade, Sittingbourne, ME9 8SD 16 February 2021 £405,000
57, School Lane, Iwade, Sittingbourne, ME9 8SD 29 January 2021 £325,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
17
Secondary
4

  1. Iwade School

    Academy converter

    321 m

  2. Craftworks

    Special post 16 institution

    1.0 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
213
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 79
  • Anti social behaviour 55
  • Criminal damage and arson 22
  • Other theft 21
  • Vehicle crime 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
53

26 female, 27 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
2.9
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 0.7% 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.

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+
94.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
94.4%
Gigabit-capable
94.4%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

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

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

    2.9 km

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LONDON ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1ND

    ODS code G82231

    3.8 km

  • THE CHESTNUTS SURGERY

    70 EAST STREET, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4RU

    ODS code G82035

    4.4 km

  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4XX

    ODS code G82693

    4.7 km

  • THE MEDIC CARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82698

    4.7 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Chetney View

    BCT · Iwade

    0.1 miles

  • Chetney View

    BCT · Iwade

    0.1 miles

  • Holly Blue Drive

    BCT · Iwade

    0.1 miles

  • Holly Blue Drive

    BCT · Iwade

    0.1 miles

  • Evergreen Close

    BCT · Iwade

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 007H, 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

18,984 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 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
1
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
8
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

26 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. Iwade School is the nearest published school at 321 m.

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

Recorded crime

213 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 79 events.

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