Low deprivation
IMD England
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ME9 8PP
Medway
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
ME9 8PP
Coordinates
51.3570, 0.7133
Grid reference
TQ890654
Easting
589,012
Northing
165,486
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F329P47+R8
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.
21659
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21659 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.89.4%
African2.2%
Other White2.0%
Indian1.5%
+ other · 4.9%
Religion
No religion47.1%
Christian45.1%
Not answered4.5%
Hindu1.0%
Muslim1.0%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
35–4923.4%
50–6422.8%
25–349.2%
10–159.1%
65–748.2%
+ 5 other age groups · 27.3%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children26.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent10.3%
All members 66+8.5%
Other7.8%
+ 8 other households · 32.8%
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
Bobbing
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 009F E01035304
E01035304MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swale 009 E02005123
E02005123LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swale 009D E01024568
E01024568MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Swale 009 E02005123
E02005123Urban: 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) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
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 8PP 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) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 21659
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035304 and MSOA E02005123 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME9 8PP 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 8PP
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
75%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 40%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
43%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
54%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
53%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 30%
Attainment 8
40.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 38%
RWM expected
57%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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