ME9 9PY

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 9RR 103 m
ME9 9RP 106 m
ME9 9RN 111 m
ME9 9RS 122 m
ME9 9QH 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME9 9PY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 9
Latitude
51.327263
Longitude
0.797521
British National Grid easting
595,000
British National Grid northing
162,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Parish or community
E04005061
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00124959
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
18
Primary
9
Secondary
4
  1. Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    535 m
  2. ISP School

    Other independent special school

    1.3 km
  3. Lynsted and Norton Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
310
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 110
  • Anti social behaviour 73
  • Criminal damage and arson 37
  • Other theft 17
  • 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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE CHESTNUTS SURGERY

    70 EAST STREET, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4RU

    ODS code G82035

    3.9 km

  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4XX

    ODS code G82693

    4.3 km

  • THE MEDIC CARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82698

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • The Swan

    BCT · Teynham

    0.1 miles
  • The Swan

    BCT · Teynham

    0.1 miles
  • The Swan

    BCT · Teynham

    0.1 miles
  • Belle Friday Centre

    BCT · Teynham

    0.1 miles
  • Frognal Gardens

    BCT · Teynham

    0.2 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

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 535 m.

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

Recorded crime

310 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 110 events.

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