ME9 postcode area
The ME9 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Maidstone, Medway, Swale. Area Scores range from 9 to 83 across them.
In summary
The ME9 district contains both ends of the scale: Parkwood East at 83 out of 100 (#1,163 of 6,856 in England) against Sittingbourne Central & Milton Regis at 10, a 73-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £245,000 in Sittingbourne Central & Milton Regis to £400,000 in Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Maidstone, Medway and Swale — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkwood EastMedway | 1,163 | 83 | £312,500 |
| Sittingbourne South, Bapchild & BredgarSwale | 1,705 | 75 | £375,000 |
| Sittingbourne WestSwale | 2,918 | 57 | £315,000 |
| Iwade & KemsleySwale | 3,556 | 48 | £315,000 |
| Newington, Halstow & UpchurchSwale | 3,597 | 48 | £370,000 |
| Borden & The MeadsSwale | 3,768 | 45 | £325,000 |
| Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & LenhamMaidstone | 3,864 | 44 | £400,000 |
| Teynham & BadlesmereSwale | 4,413 | 36 | £325,000 |
| Sittingbourne EastSwale | 4,605 | 33 | £272,000 |
| Sittingbourne Central & Milton RegisSwale | 6,195 | 10 | £245,000 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around ME9.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.