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.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Parkwood EastMedway 1,16383 £312,500
Sittingbourne South, Bapchild & BredgarSwale 1,70575 £375,000
Sittingbourne WestSwale 2,91857 £315,000
Iwade & KemsleySwale 3,55648 £315,000
Newington, Halstow & UpchurchSwale 3,59748 £370,000
Borden & The MeadsSwale 3,76845 £325,000
Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & LenhamMaidstone 3,86444 £400,000
Teynham & BadlesmereSwale 4,41336 £325,000
Sittingbourne EastSwale 4,60533 £272,000
Sittingbourne Central & Milton RegisSwale 6,19510 £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.