Postcode ME9 7JH (Swale)

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The postcode ME9 7JH is located in Swale, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. ME9 7JH is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME9 7JH is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.1 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of ME9 7JH as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Multi-ethnic professionals with families.

The closest road name to ME9 7JH is The Tracies which is centered 120 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Church Lane and is 199 m away. The closest railway station is Newington Rail Station, 366 m away.

The closest primary school to ME9 7JH (for ages 11 and under) is Newington Church of England Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on May 15, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Westlands School. The last OFSTED inspection on February 27, 2019 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of ME9 7JH is The Long Hop and is 2.21 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on June 1, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from China World Chinese Takeaway and is 2.87 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on September 12, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 57.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.1 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 3.7% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.3 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for ME9 7JH is covered by the Kent police force association and Eastern and Coastal Kent is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to ME9 7JH and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME9 7JH, and the approximate distance away.

The Tracies 120 m
High Street 122 m
Merton Drive 128 m
Watling Drive 164 m
Lineacre Way 197 m
Hidden Mews 204 m
Callaways Lane 240 m
Brookes Place 240 m
Eden Meadow 240 m
Hop Garden Crescent 246 m
Church Lane 353 m
Boyce's Hill 523 m
A249 1.34 km
Maidstone Road 1.38 km
A2 2.14 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME9 7JH

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from ME9 7JH - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Newington Church of England Primary School Good
(May 15, 2019)
660 m
Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School Good
(November 16, 2016)
2.23 km
Lower Halstow Primary School Good
(March 14, 2019)
2.24 km
Borden Church of England Primary School 2.49 km
Bobbing Village School Outstanding
(May 11, 2017)
2.58 km
Grove Park Primary School Good
(October 3, 2017)
2.67 km
Westlands School Good
(February 27, 2019)
2.87 km
Aspire School 3 km
Holywell Primary School 3.23 km
Leigh Academy Rainham 3.57 km
Westlands Primary School Good
(June 26, 2019)
3.71 km
Riverside Primary School Good
(November 13, 2019)
4 km
Minterne Junior School Good
(October 6, 2021)
4.05 km
St Peter's Catholic Primary School 4.06 km
Regis Manor Primary School Good
(March 7, 2018)
4.16 km
The Oaks Infant School Good
(November 24, 2021)
4.23 km
Milton Court Primary Academy Good
(September 18, 2019)
4.3 km
Borden Grammar School Good
(November 24, 2021)
4.62 km
Miers Court Primary School Good
(November 3, 2021)
4.66 km
Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School Outstanding
(March 4, 2016)
4.77 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME9 7JH - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Sittingbourne Services Ltd Retailers - other 2
Needs Improvement
November 15, 2021
2.19 km
Pine Lodge Residential Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 4, 2020
2.21 km
The Long Hop Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 1, 2021
2.21 km
Gore Court Cricket Club Other catering premises 5
Very Good
September 28, 2017
2.42 km
Sittingbourne Rugby Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
December 14, 2019
2.42 km
Grove Park County Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 6, 2019
2.67 km
Insight Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
August 12, 2013
2.75 km
Marino Fish Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 13, 2021
2.75 km
The Billet Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 17, 2019
2.75 km
Nourish Contract Catering At Westlands Secondary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 30, 2022
2.87 km
China World Chinese Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 12, 2019
2.87 km
Welcome Grove Park Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets Awaiting Inspection
2.87 km
Aspire School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 6, 2020
3 km
Insight Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
August 12, 2013
3.02 km
Budgens - Esso - QSR Fuel Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 14, 2019
3.09 km
Elvy Court Care Home - Avery Healthcare Group Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 11, 2021
3.09 km
Greggs Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 5, 2019
3.09 km
Keyway Mini Mart Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 19, 2015
3.09 km
Kings Fish & Chips Pizza House Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
July 24, 2019
3.12 km
Kwuns Chinese Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 1
Needs Major Improvement
August 16, 2021
3.12 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME9 7JH - Data from Apr 2022

Church Lane Bus Stop/Station 199 m
Newington Railway Station Bus Stop/Station 342 m
Station Road Bus Stop/Station 376 m
Playstool Road Bus Stop/Station 598 m
Playstool Road Bus Stop/Station 647 m
Newington Rail Station Rail 366 m
Newington Rail Station Rail 372 m
Sittingbourne Rail Station Rail 4.45 km
London Southend Airport Air 24.35 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 47.77 km
Kent International Airport Air 47.85 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME9 7JH - Data from Dec 2021

Cromas Wood Woodland Or Forest 692 m
Keycol Hill Hill Or Mountain 704 m
Cranbrook Wood Woodland Or Forest 754 m
Calveshole Wood Woodland Or Forest 1 km
Wardwell Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.03 km
Mill Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.03 km
Standard Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.07 km
Gravelpit Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.29 km
Hawes Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.5 km
Chestnut Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.74 km
Rook Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.76 km
Bobbing Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.93 km
Webbend Ditch Pond Inland Water 1.97 km
Cookham Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.08 km
Callum Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.34 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME9 7JH - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 71 Mbps 57.2 Mbps 79.67 Mbps
Upload 17.8 Mbps 14.1 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 5.5 0.5
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 18 5.5
30-300 Mbps 96.3% 66.3 16.4
300+ Mbps 3.7% - -

Gas Consumption

27 meters consuming 410,370 kWh - mean 15,199 kWh : median 15,161 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

28 meters consuming 129,825 kWh - mean 4,637 kWh : median 3,634 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME9 7JH - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.35097600
Longitude 0.67203800
OS Easting 586165
OS Northing 0164711
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
15783
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
County Electorial Division Swale West ED
Electoral Ward Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch
Local Authority District Swale
Region / Government Office Region South East
European Electoral Region South East
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: South East
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Kent and Medway

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000113
Travel To Work Area Medway

NHS

NHS England Region South East
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Eastern and Coastal Kent
Cancer Alliance Kent and Medway
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
South East Coast
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Kent and Medway
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Kent and Medway CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Urbanites
Group: Urban professionals and families
Subgroup: Multi-ethnic professionals with families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
Built-Up Area Newington BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33043320
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Swale 008
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Swale 008B
Output Area / Small Area 5A2