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

ME9 7SZ 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 7SZ 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

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, none in July. Swale 008A: 89 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.6514,51.3540,ME97SZ
- **Newington, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.6514,51.3540,ME97SZ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.6514,51.3540,ME97SZ
- **No property in ME9 7SZ 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=0.6514,51.3540,ME97SZ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Swale 008A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.6514,51.3540,ME97SZ
- **£298,985 average price**: For the whole of Swale, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.6514,51.3540,ME97SZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.6514,51.3540,ME97SZ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.6514,51.3540,ME97SZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ME9 7SZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.6514,51.3540,ME97SZ
- **Low road and rail noise at ME9 7SZ**: Road 51 dB, rail 47 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.6514,51.3540,ME97SZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=0.6514,51.3540,ME97SZ
- **8.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.6514,51.3540,ME97SZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hartlip-endowed-church-of-england-primary-school-e118734) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Newington Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newington-church-of-england-primary-school-e118649) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2024 | £575,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2023 | £420,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| November 2025 | £490,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| February 2023 | £485,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 360 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 008A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.4** (2025). Swale 008A has a deprivation score of 23.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,159th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £519,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Swale 008A was £519,000 in 2025. Joint 4,293rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,872** (2021). Swale 008A had 1,872 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,860th 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: 78.6%** (January 2026). In Swale 008A, 78.6% 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: 51.3540, 0.6514

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=0.6514,51.3540,ME97SZ

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