ME9 postcode area · Swale
The ME9 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Maidstone, Medway, Swale. Area Scores range from 9 to 83 across them. Every full ME9 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
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.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the ME9 district
| 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 |
People living in ME9 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 16% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 16% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Managers & directors | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Administrative | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 49% · No religion 44% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 9%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Towns & places in ME9
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the ME9 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around ME9.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.