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ME9 9BW

Teynham and Lynsted · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Teynham and Lynsted
Local authority
Swale
Constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME9 9DG 99 m
ME9 9DA 139 m
ME9 9DH 151 m
ME9 9DD 152 m
ME9 9DE 257 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME9 9BW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 9
Latitude
51.334944
Longitude
0.800530
British National Grid easting
595,177
British National Grid northing
163,262

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Electoral ward
Teynham and Lynsted · E05009563
Parish or community
E04005073
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00124972
Lower layer super output area
Swale 016C · E01024622
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
18
Primary
9
Secondary
4

  1. Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    579 m

  2. ISP School

    Other independent special school

    780 m

  3. Lynsted and Norton Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
307
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 109
  • Anti social behaviour 73
  • Criminal damage and arson 37
  • Other theft 16
  • Shoplifting 14

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.

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+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

4

within 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

    4.5 km

  • THE MEDIC CARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82698

    4.5 km

  • GREEN PORCH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82702

    4.8 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

  • Teynham Rail Station

    RLY · Teynham

    0.3 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Teynham

    0.3 miles

  • Teynham Rail Station

    RSE · Teynham

    0.3 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Teynham

    0.3 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Teynham

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 016C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,764 of 33,755

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

18 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 4 secondary schools. Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 579 m.

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

Recorded crime

307 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 109 events.

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