Around average
IMD England
£383,750
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ME9 7AB
Medway
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
ME9 7AB
Coordinates
51.3758, 0.6613
Grid reference
TQ853674
Easting
585,318
Northing
167,449
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F329MG6+8G
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Medway
ITL Region
Swale
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
17088
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17088 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · ME9 7AB
HM Land Registry · Swale
Average price
£383,750
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £383,750
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Nov '23 – Sep '24Sep '24: 1 sales · avg £382,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£385k£384k£383k
Nov '23Sep '24
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.0%
Gypsy / Trav.2.4%
Indian2.2%
Other White2.1%
African1.2%
+ other · 3.1%
Religion
Christian50.7%
No religion42.9%
Not answered3.5%
Sikh1.3%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
50–6423.2%
35–4919.0%
25–3413.1%
65–7411.1%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.4%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.2%
Any member 66+14.1%
All members 66+10.4%
Other9.5%
+ 8 other households · 29.9%
Administrative Information
Swale
Local Authority
Council AreaSittingbourne and Sheppey E14001474
Constituency
E14001474Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch
Constituency code
E14001474
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Upchurch
International Territorial Level
Swale
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving Kent
NHS EnglandKent and Medway
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Eastern and Coastal Kent
Sub ICB Location
NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q
Cancer Alliance
Kent and Medway
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Swale 008C E01024572
E01024572MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swale 008 E02005122
E02005122LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swale 008C E01024572
E01024572MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Swale 008 E02005122
E02005122Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:36 AM
Sunrise
6:06 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:36 AM
Sunset (today)
6:06 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode ME9 7AB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 17088
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01024572 and MSOA E02005122 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME9 7AB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near ME9 7AB
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
84%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
33%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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