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ME9 8XL

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 8GS 106 m
ME9 8DZ 166 m
ME9 8GB 176 m
ME9 8NQ 231 m
ME9 8LZ 259 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME9 8XL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 8
Latitude
51.348619
Longitude
0.691765
British National Grid easting
587,546
British National Grid northing
164,499

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
E04012438
Westminster constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey · E14001474
Output area
E00124706
Lower layer super output area
Swale 009F · E01035304
Middle layer super output area
Swale 009 · E02005123

Postcode source versions

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Property

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33 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Hill Farm View, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8XL 15 April 2026 £730,000
29, Hill Farm View, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8XL 5 September 2025 £340,000
25, Hill Farm View, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8XL 31 March 2025 £550,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
21
Secondary
6

  1. Borden Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  2. Grove Park Primary School

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    1.3 km

  3. Bobbing Village School

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    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
375
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 153
  • Anti social behaviour 56
  • Criminal damage and arson 44
  • Other theft 27
  • Vehicle crime 24

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.

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

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 straight-line

  • THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82634

    1.8 km

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LONDON ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1ND

    ODS code G82231

    2.6 km

  • GREEN PORCH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82702

    3.4 km

  • GROVEHURST HEALTH

    GROVEHURST ROAD, KEMSLEY, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2ST

    ODS code G82026

    3.5 km

  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4XX

    ODS code G82693

    3.5 km

  • THE MEDIC CARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82698

    3.5 km

  • THE CHESTNUTS SURGERY

    70 EAST STREET, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4RU

    ODS code G82035

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Rook Lane

    BCT · Keycol

    0.0 miles

  • Rook Lane

    BCT · Keycol

    0.1 miles

  • Ladyfields Close

    BCT · Bobbing

    0.2 miles

  • Ladyfields Close

    BCT · Bobbing

    0.2 miles

  • Newington Court Care Home

    BCT · Keycol

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 009F, 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

21,659 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £550,000 from 33 recorded sales in ME9 8XL. 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

33 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 6 secondary schools. Borden Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

375 published events cover 12 months, averaging 31.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 153 events.

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