Least deprived 30–40%
IMD England
Around average · 4.1 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£292,500
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,023 sales
-2.5%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
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.
23459
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 23459 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 & WalesProperty sales · ME9 8DW
HM Land Registry · Swale
Average price
£327,376
Median price: £292,500
Median -2.5% vs prior 12 months
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,023 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £317,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£465k£390k£315k
Oct '25Nov '25May '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near ME9 8DW
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME9 8DW
Counts are for Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
6
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
13
YoY —
1370
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.1%
Other White3.0%
African1.3%
+ other · 4.5%
Religion
No religion50.6%
Christian42.4%
Not answered5.1%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
35–4926.7%
50–6417.3%
25–3412.8%
10–1510.3%
5–97.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children24.1%
One person: other12.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.3%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children9.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.7%
+ 9 other households · 33.3%
Coordinates & Location for ME9 8DW
Medway
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
ME9 8DW
Coordinates
51.3754, 0.7311
Grid reference
TQ901675
Easting
590,176
Northing
167,574
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F329PGJ+4F
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Iwade
Travel to Work
Medway
ITL Region
Swale
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Swale
Local Authority
Council AreaSittingbourne and Sheppey E14001474
Constituency
E14001474Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow
Constituency code
E14001474
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Iwade
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 007G E01032655
E01032655MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swale 007 E02005121
E02005121LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swale 007G E01032655
E01032655MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Swale 007 E02005121
E02005121Larger rural: 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
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
7:15 AM
Sunrise
6:11 PM
Sunset
10 hours 56 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:15 AM
Sunset (today)
6:11 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 56 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1998
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~28 years
Active Duration
1998 -> PresentJune 1998 — Introduced
Postcode ME9 8DW introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01032655 and MSOA E02005121 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 23459
Present — Active
Postcode ME9 8DW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1998
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~28 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near ME9 8DW
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 38%
RWM expected
57%
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