Least deprived 40–50%

IMD England

South East

Region

Least deprived 40–50%

IMD England

South East

Region

Least deprived 40–50%

IMD England

South East

Region

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.

19434

Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England

1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived

Rank 19434 out of 33,755 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 & Wales

See sold prices in ME9

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,316

White Brit.93.9%

Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%

White & Asian1.2%

+ other · 3.6%

Religion

Total residents: 1,318

Christian55.3%

No religion39.3%

Not answered4.8%

+ other · 0.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,322

50–6422.2%

35–4915.6%

65–7412.3%

25–3410.5%

75–849.4%

+ 6 other age groups · 30.0%

Households

Total households: 535

Any member 66+15.7%

All members 66+15.5%

Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.6%

Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.1%

Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.7%

+ 8 other households · 34.4%

Coordinates & Location for ME9 7AZ

England

Country

Swale

Local Authority

Kent

Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch

Ward

Medway

Travel to Work

TTWA

Postcode

ME9 7AZ

Coordinates

51.3715, 0.6425

Grid reference

TQ840669

Easting

584,022

Northing

166,923

Region

South East

Plus Code

9F329JCR+JX

User Type

Small user postcode

Grid Quality

Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)

Built Up Area

Upchurch

Travel to Work

Medway

ITL Region

Swale

National Park

Non-National Park

Administrative Information

Swale

Local Authority

Council Area

Sittingbourne and Sheppey E14001474

Constituency

E14001474

Kent

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 England

Kent 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 008D E01024573

E01024573

MSOA 2021

Mid Super Output

Swale 008 E02005122

E02005122

LSOA 2011

Super Output Area

Swale 008D E01024573

E01024573

MSOA 2011

Mid Super Output

Swale 008 E02005122

E02005122

Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Rural/Urban Classification 2021

2001 Classification

(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7

2011 Classification

(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1

2021 Classification

Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1

Sun & Time Information

7:12 AM

Sunrise

6:16 PM

Sunset

11 hours 4 minutes of daylight today

Sunrise (today)

7:12 AM

Sunset (today)

6:16 PM

Daylight duration

11 hours 4 minutes

Time zone

GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

April 2003

First Introduced

Active from

Not terminated

Usage Ended

Terminated

~23 years

Active Duration

2003 -> Present

April 2003 — Introduced

Postcode ME9 7AZ introduced by Royal Mail.

2011 — Reclassified

2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1.

2021 — Census Update

2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01024573 and MSOA E02005122 assigned.

2025 — Indices of Deprivation

IMD England rank: 19434

Present — Active

Postcode ME9 7AZ is currently active and in use.

First introduced

April 2003

Usage ended

Not terminated

Active duration

~23 years

Last updated

2026-08-01

Current status

Live

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