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ME9 8XN

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 8QX 103 m
ME9 8QS 381 m
ME9 8QT 440 m
ME10 2SX 506 m
ME9 8QP 543 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME9 8XN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 8
Latitude
51.364981
Longitude
0.725553
British National Grid easting
589,831
British National Grid northing
166,405

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
E00124705
Lower layer super output area
Swale 009F · E01035304
Middle layer super output area
Swale 009 · E02005123

Postcode source versions

Explore ME9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
19
Secondary
5

  1. Kemsley Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    917 m

  2. Craftworks

    Special post 16 institution

    999 m

  3. Regis Manor Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
992
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 407
  • Anti social behaviour 189
  • Criminal damage and arson 130
  • Other theft 68
  • Vehicle crime 51

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

  • GROVEHURST HEALTH

    GROVEHURST ROAD, KEMSLEY, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2ST

    ODS code G82026

    679 m

  • GREEN PORCH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82702

    1.5 km

  • THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82634

    1.7 km

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LONDON ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1ND

    ODS code G82231

    2.6 km

  • THE CHESTNUTS SURGERY

    70 EAST STREET, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4RU

    ODS code G82035

    3.2 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

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

  • Dancing Dog Saloon

    BCT · Howt Green

    0.2 miles

  • Dancing Dog Saloon

    BCT · Howt Green

    0.3 miles

  • Featherbed Farm

    BCT · Iwade

    0.3 miles

  • Featherbed Farm

    BCT · Iwade

    0.4 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Grovehurst

    0.4 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

Schools

30 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 5 secondary schools. Kemsley Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 917 m.

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

Recorded crime

992 published events cover 12 months, averaging 82.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 407 events.

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