ME9 9AN

Teynham and Lynsted · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Swale
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME9 9AW 6 m
ME9 9AP 58 m
ME9 9BN 240 m
ME9 9BD 342 m
ME9 9BJ 364 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME9 9AN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2010
Terminated
1 March 2010
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 9
Latitude
51.338553
Longitude
0.775866
British National Grid easting
593,444
British National Grid northing
163,598

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Parish or community
E04005075
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00189740
Lower layer super output area
Swale 016E · E01024624
Middle layer super output area
Swale 016 · E02005130

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

    869 m
  2. Lansdowne Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km
  3. The Sittingbourne School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
848
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 336
  • Anti social behaviour 148
  • Criminal damage and arson 87
  • Shoplifting 76
  • Other theft 42

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

    2.2 km

  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4XX

    ODS code G82693

    2.8 km

  • THE MEDIC CARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82698

    2.8 km

  • GREEN PORCH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82702

    3.1 km

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LONDON ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1ND

    ODS code G82231

    3.4 km

  • GROVEHURST HEALTH

    GROVEHURST ROAD, KEMSLEY, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2ST

    ODS code G82026

    4.0 km

  • THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82634

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Hempstead Lane

    BCT · Bapchild

    0.4 miles
  • Hempstead Lane

    BCT · Bapchild

    0.4 miles
  • Vauxhall Garage

    BCT · Bapchild

    0.4 miles
  • Vauxhall Garage

    BCT · Bapchild

    0.4 miles
  • Spring Acres

    BCT · Bapchild

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 016E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,706 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
5 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 869 m.

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

Recorded crime

848 published events cover 12 months, averaging 70.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 336 events.

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