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ME9 8WY

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 8WR 7 m
ME9 8QU 24 m
ME9 8PY 39 m
ME9 8QZ 74 m
ME9 8QW 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME9 8WY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2005
Terminated
1 May 2005
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 8
Latitude
51.373146
Longitude
0.730651
British National Grid easting
590,152
British National Grid northing
167,326

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
E00166883
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
29
Primary
18
Secondary
5

  1. Iwade School

    Academy converter

    550 m

  2. Kemsley Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

  3. Craftworks

    Special post 16 institution

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
486
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 177
  • Anti social behaviour 110
  • Criminal damage and arson 71
  • Other theft 37
  • Vehicle crime 30

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

  • GROVEHURST HEALTH

    GROVEHURST ROAD, KEMSLEY, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2ST

    ODS code G82026

    1.1 km

  • GREEN PORCH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82702

    2.1 km

  • THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82634

    2.7 km

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LONDON ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1ND

    ODS code G82231

    3.5 km

  • THE CHESTNUTS SURGERY

    70 EAST STREET, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4RU

    ODS code G82035

    4.0 km

  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4XX

    ODS code G82693

    4.3 km

  • THE MEDIC CARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82698

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Health Centre

    BCT · Iwade

    0.0 miles

  • Kingfisher Close

    BCT · Iwade

    0.1 miles

  • Health Centre

    BCT · Iwade

    0.1 miles

  • Kingfisher Close

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 5 secondary schools. Iwade School is the nearest published school at 550 m.

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

Recorded crime

486 published events cover 12 months, averaging 40.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 177 events.

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