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ME9 9JH

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 9JQ 135 m
ME9 0ET 307 m
ME9 9JJ 346 m
ME9 9JW 439 m
ME9 9JP 458 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME9 9JH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 9
Latitude
51.320564
Longitude
0.814338
British National Grid easting
596,200
British National Grid northing
161,700

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
E04005065
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00124962
Lower layer super output area
Swale 016C · E01024622
Middle layer super output area
Swale 016 · E02005130

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
12
Secondary
1

  1. Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

  2. ISP School

    Other independent special school

    1.5 km

  3. Lynsted and Norton Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
286
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 101
  • Anti social behaviour 62
  • Criminal damage and arson 31
  • Other theft 22
  • Shoplifting 15

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.

Nearby transport

  • Lewson Street

    BCT · Teynham

    0.2 miles

  • Lewson Street

    BCT · Teynham

    0.2 miles

  • Crossroads

    BCT · Norton

    0.4 miles

  • Crossroads

    BCT · Norton

    0.5 miles

  • Dover Castle

    BCT · Teynham

    0.7 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

16 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 1 secondary schools. Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

286 published events cover 12 months, averaging 23.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 101 events.

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