ME9 7LB postcode in Newington, Kent

ME9 7LB is a postcode in Newington, in the Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch ward of Swale. It is in the Sittingbourne and Sheppey parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at ME9 7LB can get it Across Swale: 80% Typical price £390,000 Homes sold in ME9 7, last 12 months. ▲ 11.4% on the year before Nearest station Newington 400 m in a straight line

Where ME9 7LB is, and what is near it

Map of ME9 7LB and what is near it Map of ME9 7LB: its centre point, with the 269 other postcodes in the ME9 7 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. ME9 7BP: also in ME9 7ME9 7BX: also in ME9 7ME9 7FE: also in ME9 7ME9 7FG: also in ME9 7ME9 7FQ: also in ME9 7ME9 7FT: also in ME9 7ME9 7FU: also in ME9 7ME9 7FW: also in ME9 7ME9 7FX: also in ME9 7ME9 7GF: also in ME9 7ME9 7HZ: also in ME9 7ME9 7JB: also in ME9 7ME9 7JD: also in ME9 7ME9 7JE: also in ME9 7ME9 7JL: also in ME9 7ME9 7JP: also in ME9 7ME9 7JQ: also in ME9 7ME9 7JR: also in ME9 7ME9 7JS: also in ME9 7ME9 7JT: also in ME9 7ME9 7JU: also in ME9 7ME9 7JW: also in ME9 7ME9 7JX: also in ME9 7ME9 7JY: also in ME9 7ME9 7LA: also in ME9 7ME9 7LD: also in ME9 7ME9 7LF: also in ME9 7ME9 7LQ: also in ME9 7ME9 7NL: also in ME9 7ME9 7NP: also in ME9 7ME9 7NR: also in ME9 7ME9 7NS: also in ME9 7ME9 7NT: also in ME9 7ME9 7NX: also in ME9 7 School 1.6 km3 places, 3.2–4.3 kmWestlands School 3.3 kmGP 3.3 kmGP 4.3 kmNewington ME9 7LB Map of ME9 7LB and what is near it Map of ME9 7LB: its centre point, with the 269 other postcodes in the ME9 7 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. School 1.6 km3 places, 3.2–4.3 km2 places, 3.3–4.3 kmGP 3.3 kmNewington ME9 7LB
  • ME9 7LB
  • Other postcodes in ME9 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.3567, longitude 0.6698)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after ME9 7LB?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at ME9 7LB?

Every home and business at ME9 7LB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

ME9 7LB 100% Swale 80%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

ME9 7LB 100% Swale 96%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at ME9 7LB?

BinDayBuddy does not read Swale Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Swale Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is ME9 7LB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include ME9 7LB.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Swale

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for ME9 7LB: 2,463 properties in Swale are at high risk (2.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Swale

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of ME9 7LB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near ME9 7LB?

Homes in ME9 7 sold for a typical £390,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 87 sales, up 11.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£390,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£350,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 11.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £560,000 27 sales
  • Semi-detached £390,000 35 sales
  • Terraced £320,000 22 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole ME9 district: a typical £369,000 from 274 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in ME9 7LB

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in ME9 7LB from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 3 March 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at ME9 7LB

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at ME9 7LB. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near ME9 7LB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 870 homes in the neighbourhood around ME9 7LB. The largest share of them, 24%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (20%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around ME9 7LB

Band D in Swale for 2026‑27: £2,406. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,604 (band A) to £4,009 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,871.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (7%)£1,604
Band Babout 210 (24%)£1,871
Band Cabout 210 (24%)£2,138
Band Dabout 130 (15%)£2,406
Band Eabout 140 (16%)£2,940
Band Fabout 90 (10%)£3,475
Band Gabout 30 (3%)£4,009
Band Hwithheld£4,811

When the homes were built

  1. 19% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 19% 1965 to 1982
  6. 20% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 12% 2010 to 2019
  9. 10% 2020 or later

Averages for Swale before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of ME9 7LB is in (ONS area E01024571), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near ME9 7LB?

The nearest open schools to ME9 7LB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ME9 7LB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to ME9 7LB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME9 7LB is Newington Rail Station, 400 metres away in a straight line.

  • Newington Rail Station Railway station 400 mWalk
  • Rainham (Kent) Rail Station Railway station 4.2 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near ME9 7LB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near ME9 7LB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME9 7LB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near ME9 7LB?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of ME9 7LB on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near ME9 7LB?

The nearest to the centre of ME9 7LB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to ME9 7LB?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near ME9 7LB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ME9 7LB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Newington Court Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01795 843033 1.3 kmCycle
  • Orchard Cottage Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2023, over 3 years old 1.4 kmCycle
  • Hill Farm Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01795 841220 2.0 kmCycle

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near ME9 7LB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ME9 7LB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near ME9 7LB?

The nearest vets to the centre of ME9 7LB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is ME9 7LB in a conservation area?

The centre of ME9 7LB is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near ME9 7LB?

Police.uk records 25 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME9 7LB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences14 reports
Anti-social behaviour10 reports
Public order1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for ME9 7LB

Ward
Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch
Parish
Newington
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Newington
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

ME9 7FG50 mME9 7JX120 mME9 7FE170 mME9 7GF180 mME9 7HZ210 mME9 7JU220 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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