# ME9 7LQ: area report for a postcode in Swale

ME9 7LQ is a postcode in Swale.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Swale. Open the map at ME9 7LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale) › [ME9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me9) › [ME9 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me9-7)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 40% on July. Swale 008B: 51 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.6691,51.3537,ME97LQ
- **Newington, 50 m**: About 1 minute on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.6691,51.3537,ME97LQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.6691,51.3537,ME97LQ
- **No property in ME9 7LQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.6691,51.3537,ME97LQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Swale 008B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.6691,51.3537,ME97LQ
- **£298,985 average price**: For the whole of Swale, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.6691,51.3537,ME97LQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.6691,51.3537,ME97LQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.6691,51.3537,ME97LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ME9 7LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.6691,51.3537,ME97LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at ME9 7LQ**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.6691,51.3537,ME97LQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.6691,51.3537,ME97LQ
- **8.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.6691,51.3537,ME97LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Newington Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newington-church-of-england-primary-school-e118649) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lower Halstow Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lower-halstow-primary-school-e118341) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| November 2025 | £460,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2024 | £385,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £465,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £153,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| May 2026 | £430,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| June 2026 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| September 2024 | £475,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Newington (60 m, 1 minute on foot)
- Pharmacies: NEWINGTON PHARMACY (230 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £298,985** (July 2026). Swale’s average house price was £298,985 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,432** (2025). Full-time workers living in Swale earned a median of £38,432 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 171st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Swale costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 143rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 26.7** (2025). Swale has a deprivation score of 26.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 62nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Swale 008B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.7** (2025). Swale 008B has a deprivation score of 21.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,337th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £300,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Swale 008B was £300,000 in 2025. Joint 15,380th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,050** (2021). Swale 008B had 2,050 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,541st most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.4%** (January 2026). In Swale 008B, 89.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## ME9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £358,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ME9 was £358,750 in 2025. 758th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 23,327** (2021). ME9 had 23,327 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,263rd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 53%** (2022). About 53% of people in ME9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 64.7%** (January 2026). In ME9, 64.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale)
- Centre: 51.3537, 0.6691

Council: [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Sittingbourne and Sheppey](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sittingbourne-and-sheppey): Kevin McKenna (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.6691,51.3537,ME97LQ

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