High deprivation
IMD England
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ME9 9AY
Postcode
ME9 9AY
Coordinates
51.3322, 0.8083
Grid reference
TQ957629
Easting
595,732
Northing
162,973
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F328RJ5+V8
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Teynham
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.
9331
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9331 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 & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.7%
Other White5.2%
+ other · 3.0%
Religion
Christian49.8%
No religion45.0%
Not answered4.6%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
35–4919.0%
50–6417.0%
25–3413.3%
65–7411.7%
10–158.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.8%
Households
Any member 66+15.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.4%
Other10.7%
All members 66+9.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.9%
+ 7 other households · 40.4%
Administrative Information
Swale
Local Authority
Council AreaFaversham and Mid Kent E14001235
Constituency
E14001235Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Teynham and Lynsted
Constituency code
E14001235
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Teynham
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 016D E01024623
E01024623MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swale 016 E02005130
E02005130LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swale 016D E01024623
E01024623MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Swale 016 E02005130
E02005130Larger 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
5:53 AM
Sunrise
5:40 PM
Sunset
11 hours 47 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:53 AM
Sunset (today)
5:40 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 47 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
February 2015
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~11 years
Active Duration
2015 -> PresentFebruary 2015 — Introduced
Postcode ME9 9AY introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01024623 and MSOA E02005130 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME9 9AY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 2015
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~11 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near ME9 9AY
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
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