High deprivation
IMD England
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ME9 7FD
Medway
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
ME9 7FD
Coordinates
51.3514, 0.6692
Grid reference
TQ859647
Easting
585,964
Northing
164,752
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F329M29+HM
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Newington
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.
13397
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13397 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 & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.88.0%
African3.3%
Other White2.4%
Gypsy / Trav.1.0%
+ other · 5.3%
Religion
Christian49.6%
No religion42.8%
Not answered4.9%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
50–6418.8%
35–4916.8%
25–3415.5%
65–7411.3%
75–846.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.6%
Households
Other15.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.7%
All members 66+11.1%
Any member 66+10.7%
+ 8 other households · 38.0%
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
Newington
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 008B E01024571
E01024571MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swale 008 E02005122
E02005122LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swale 008B E01024571
E01024571MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Swale 008 E02005122
E02005122Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
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
August 2010
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~16 years
Active Duration
2010 -> PresentAugust 2010 — Introduced
Postcode ME9 7FD introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 13397
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01024571 and MSOA E02005122 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME9 7FD is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 2010
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~16 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near ME9 7FD
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
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