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ME9 8SS

Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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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 8SW 1.1 km
ME9 8RQ 1.1 km
ME9 8SP 1.1 km
ME9 8SR 1.2 km
ME9 8FQ 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME9 8SS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 8
Latitude
51.388311
Longitude
0.746375
British National Grid easting
591,183
British National Grid northing
169,053

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
E00166872
Lower layer super output area
Swale 007G · E01032655
Middle layer super output area
Swale 007 · E02005121

Postcode source versions

Explore ME9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
9
Secondary
1

  1. Iwade School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

  2. Kemsley Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.8 km

  3. Craftworks

    Special post 16 institution

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
39
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 15
  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Other crime 3
  • Vehicle crime 3

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • GROVEHURST HEALTH

    GROVEHURST ROAD, KEMSLEY, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2ST

    ODS code G82026

    2.8 km

  • GREEN PORCH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82702

    3.7 km

  • THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82634

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Swale Rail Station

    RSE · Swale

    0.1 miles

  • Swale Rail Station

    RLY · Swale

    0.1 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Swale

    0.1 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Swale

    0.1 miles

  • Sanderling Way

    BCT · Iwade

    0.9 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
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

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Iwade School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

39 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 15 events.

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