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19450
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19450 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.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,589
White Brit.90.2%
Other White2.4%
African1.9%
Gypsy / Trav.1.2%
+ other · 4.3%
Religion
Total residents: 2,595
No religion50.6%
Christian43.3%
Not answered4.7%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,595
35–4923.6%
50–6415.6%
25–3415.3%
10–159.2%
≤48.2%
+ 5 other age groups · 28.0%
Households
Total households: 911
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children26.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.1%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children9.4%
Other9.0%
Any member 66+7.7%
+ 7 other households · 34.9%
Administrative Information
Swale
Local Authority
Council Area
Sittingbourne and Sheppey E14001474
Constituency
E14001474
Kent
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 Scotland
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 007H E01032656
E01032656
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swale 007 E02005121
E02005121
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swale 007H E01032656
E01032656
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Swale 007 E02005121
E02005121
Larger 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
4:07 AM
Sunrise
7:39 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:07 AM
Sunset (today)
7:39 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode ME9 8RU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 19450
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01032656 and MSOA E02005121 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME9 8RU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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