# ME9 9HU: area report for a postcode in Swale

ME9 9HU 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 9HU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale) › [ME9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me9) › [ME9 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me9-9)

## Around this postcode

- **31 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 94% on July. Swale 016E: 72 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.7978,51.3288,ME99HU
- **Teynham, 840 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.7978,51.3288,ME99HU
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.7978,51.3288,ME99HU
- **No property in ME9 9HU 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=0.7978,51.3288,ME99HU
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Swale 016E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.7978,51.3288,ME99HU
- **£298,985 average price**: For the whole of Swale, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.7978,51.3288,ME99HU
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.7978,51.3288,ME99HU
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.7978,51.3288,ME99HU
- **No gigabit broadband at ME9 9HU**: Superfast for 95.5%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.7978,51.3288,ME99HU
- **Low road and rail noise at ME9 9HU**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.7978,51.3288,ME99HU
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=0.7978,51.3288,ME99HU
- **8.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.7978,51.3288,ME99HU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/teynham-parochial-church-of-england-primary-school-e152399) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [ISP School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/isp-school-e119015) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Lynsted and Norton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lynsted-and-norton-primary-school-e137467) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £257,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| May 2026 | £234,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £252,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| April 2026 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| August 2025 | £337,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| May 2026 | £106,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| February 2026 | £140,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Teynham (840 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: GREEN STREET PHARMACY (220 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (70 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Teynham (160 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 016E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.0** (2025). Swale 016E has a deprivation score of 20.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,678th 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 016E 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: 2,901** (2021). Swale 016E had 2,901 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 173rd 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: 53.4%** (January 2026). In Swale 016E, 53.4% 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: 51.3288, 0.7978

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

## Your MP

- [Faversham and Mid Kent](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/faversham-and-mid-kent): Helen Whately (Conservative), 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=0.7978,51.3288,ME99HU

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