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ME9 9AE

West Downs · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
West Downs
Local authority
Swale
Constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME9 9PJ 12 m
ME9 9PL 65 m
ME9 9AZ 101 m
ME9 9AQ 111 m
ME9 9AH 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME9 9AE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 9
Latitude
51.333333
Longitude
0.769176
British National Grid easting
593,000
British National Grid northing
163,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Electoral ward
West Downs · E05009566
Parish or community
E04005043
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00124992
Lower layer super output area
Swale 013D · E01024629
Middle layer super output area
Swale 013 · E02005127

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. Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery

    Voluntary aided school

    189 m

  2. Lansdowne Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    738 m

  3. The Sittingbourne School

    Academy sponsor led

    882 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,151
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 453
  • Anti social behaviour 184
  • Shoplifting 128
  • Criminal damage and arson 123
  • Other theft 49

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME9 9 residents
5,548

Age bands in ME9 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

934 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

559 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.9%

1,257 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

1,399 residents

Age 65 and over
21.1%

1,111 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

  • THE CHESTNUTS SURGERY

    70 EAST STREET, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4RU

    ODS code G82035

    1.9 km

  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4XX

    ODS code G82693

    2.3 km

  • THE MEDIC CARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82698

    2.3 km

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LONDON ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1ND

    ODS code G82231

    3.1 km

  • GREEN PORCH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82702

    3.2 km

  • THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82634

    4.1 km

  • GROVEHURST HEALTH

    GROVEHURST ROAD, KEMSLEY, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2ST

    ODS code G82026

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Vauxhall Garage

    BCT · Bapchild

    0.1 miles

  • Vauxhall Garage

    BCT · Bapchild

    0.1 miles

  • Spring Acres

    BCT · Bapchild

    0.2 miles

  • Spring Acres

    BCT · Bapchild

    0.2 miles

  • Hempstead Lane

    BCT · Bapchild

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 013D, 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

22,390 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 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. Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 189 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,151 published events cover 12 months, averaging 95.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 453 events.

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