ME9
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Iwade, in Swale.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an ME9 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In ME9, 64.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How ME9 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is ME9 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in ME9 at a rate of 61.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.7 per 1,000 people across ME.
In August 2026 alone, 170 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in ME9.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (496), anti-social behaviour (387) and other crime (233).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in ME9 was 60.9 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in ME9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so ME9 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in ME9
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maidstone 011D | 2,677 | 88.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 64.7% |
| Swale 007G | 1,937 | 48.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 86.6% |
| Swale 007H | 2,594 | 29.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.5% |
| Swale 008A | 1,872 | 88.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 78.6% |
| Swale 008B | 2,050 | 50.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 89.4% |
| Swale 008D | 1,318 | 34.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 84.3% |
| Swale 008E | 1,211 | 58.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.8% |
| Swale 009A | 2,599 | 61.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.5% |
| Swale 013C | 1,539 | 37.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 42.9% |
| Swale 013D | 1,154 | 124.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.5% |
| Swale 016B | 1,513 | 35.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 6.6% |
| Swale 016D | 2,107 | 94.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 16.6% |
| Swale 016E | 2,901 | 71.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 53.4% |
MPs for ME9
- Helen WhatelyConservativeMP for Faversham and Mid Kent52% of ME9’s postcodes
- Kevin McKennaLabourMP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey48% of ME9’s postcodes
- Naushabah KhanLabourMP for Gillingham and Rainham0.2% of ME9’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in ME92
Postcode sectors in ME94
Council1
Towns in ME91
Postcode districts next to ME96
Nearest rail stations2
More in the ME postcode area2
ME9 in brief
ME9 is a postcode district covering Iwade, in Swale.
About 24,324 people lived in ME9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £358,750 in 2025 across 378 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 61.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in ME9 was £358,750 in 2025.
ME9 had 23,327 usual residents at the census.
In ME9, 64.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In ME9, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.