ME9 7NX postcode in Newington, Kent

ME9 7NX 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 1991.

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 34% of homes and businesses at ME9 7NX can get it Across Swale: 80% Homes sold at ME9 7NX £155,000 The middle of its 5 sales from January 2024 to September 2026. Across the ME9 7 sector, last 12 months: £403,500 Nearest station Newington 100 m in a straight line

Where ME9 7NX is, and what is near it

Map of ME9 7NX and what is near it Map of ME9 7NX: 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), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. ME9 7FA: also in ME9 7ME9 7FD: also in ME9 7ME9 7FE: also in ME9 7ME9 7FG: also in ME9 7ME9 7FQ: also in ME9 7ME9 7FR: 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 7GJ: also in ME9 7ME9 7HZ: also in ME9 7ME9 7JB: also in ME9 7ME9 7JD: also in ME9 7ME9 7JE: also in ME9 7ME9 7JH: also in ME9 7ME9 7JJ: also in ME9 7ME9 7JL: also in ME9 7ME9 7JN: 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 7LB: also in ME9 7ME9 7LF: also in ME9 7ME9 7LN: also in ME9 7ME9 7LP: also in ME9 7ME9 7LQ: also in ME9 7ME9 7LR: also in ME9 7ME9 7LS: also in ME9 7ME9 7LT: also in ME9 7ME9 7LU: also in ME9 7ME9 7LX: also in ME9 7ME9 7LY: also in ME9 7ME9 7ND: also in ME9 7ME9 7NE: also in ME9 7ME9 7NG: also in ME9 7ME9 7NH: also in ME9 7ME9 7NJ: also in ME9 7ME9 7NL: also in ME9 7ME9 7NN: also in ME9 7ME9 7NP: also in ME9 7ME9 7NR: also in ME9 7ME9 7NS: also in ME9 7ME9 7NT: also in ME9 7ME9 7NW: also in ME9 7ME9 7QQ: also in ME9 7ME9 7SD: also in ME9 7ME9 7SE: also in ME9 7ME9 7TQ: also in ME9 7 School 2.0 km3 places, 3.2–4.2 kmWestlands School 3.2 kmGP 3.5 kmGP 4.3 kmNewington ME9 7NX Map of ME9 7NX and what is near it Map of ME9 7NX: 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), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. School 2.0 kmGP 3.5 kmHartlip, Newington and Upchurch ME9 7NX
  • ME9 7NX
  • Other postcodes in ME9 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Each point is where its source places it, not an exact building, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.3529, longitude 0.6673)

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Get Information about Schools; NaPTAN; NHS GP practices. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.

Who looks after ME9 7NX?

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.

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; GOV.UK links to council services; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026; Democracy Club.

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What broadband can you get at ME9 7NX?

Every home and business at ME9 7NX can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 34% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

ME9 7NX 34% Swale 80%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

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

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

When are the bins collected at ME9 7NX?

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. It is built from councils' own collection systems and public data, and is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site.

Is ME9 7NX 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 7NX.

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 flood risk, published 6 July 2026.

From surface water, across Swale

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

Source: Environment Agency surface water, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026.

Flood warnings

The centre of ME9 7NX 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.

Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcode

Source: Environment Agency flood risk, warning areas read 17 October 2026.

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Homes sold in ME9 7NX

HM Land Registry records 95 standard sales in ME9 7NX since 1995. The middle price was £38,875 from 1995 to 1999 and £155,000 from 2025 to 2026.

  1. 1995 to 1999, middle price £38,875, 16 sales
  2. 2000 to 2004, middle price £58,500, 26 sales
  3. 2005 to 2009, middle price £110,000, 9 sales
  4. 2010 to 2014, middle price £107,000, 7 sales
  5. 2015 to 2019, middle price £127,500, 18 sales
  6. 2020 to 2024, middle price £145,500, 15 sales
  7. 2025 to 2026, middle price £155,000, 4 sales
Five-year spans from the year shown (the last runs to now), with the number of sales beneath. Middle price of standard sales, all home types, not adjusted for inflation.

The latest sales

HM Land Registry records 5 standard sales of homes in ME9 7NX from January 2024 to September 2026, the latest on 27 March 2026. They sold for £145,500 to £175,000. Across ME9 7, the typical price in the 12 months to September 2026 was £403,500.

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, 1995 on, files dated 28 October 2026.

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Who lives at ME9 7NX?

At the 2021 Census, 50 people (29 female, 21 male) lived at ME9 7NX, in 34 households.

Census 2021ME9 7NXME9 7 sector
People507,860
Households343,089
People per household1.52.5

ONS changes small counts a little to protect privacy. People include anyone in a care home or other communal home here. The ME9 7 sector is its 255 postcodes with Census figures, added up.

Source: Census 2021 postcode estimates, Census 2021.

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How much energy do homes at ME9 7NX use?

In 2024, the median domestic electricity meter at ME9 7NX used 3,565 kWh. DESNZ publishes no gas figure for it: the homes here may not be on mains gas, or have fewer than 5 gas meters between them, or two of them use most of the gas.

2024ME9 7NXME9 district
Electricity meters399,455
Electricity, median meter a year3,565 kWh3,061 kWh
Gas metersNot published7,174
Gas, median meter a yearNot published10,027 kWh

Domestic meters only. Electricity from late January 2024 to late January 2025; gas from mid-May 2024 to mid-May 2025, weather corrected. Some small businesses on a home-sized gas meter are counted.

Source: DESNZ postcode energy statistics, 2024, published 18 December 2025.

At its centre point

Is ME9 7NX in a conservation area?

The centre of ME9 7NX is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point.

Near here

Which schools are near ME9 7NX?

The nearest open primary and secondary schools to ME9 7NX, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.

Primary

Secondary

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

Source: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.

Near here

Where is the nearest station to ME9 7NX?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME9 7NX is Newington Rail Station, 100 metres away in a straight line.

  • Newington Rail Station Railway station 100 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.

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Station Road, 102 m away.

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

Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.

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Which GP surgeries are near ME9 7NX?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME9 7NX, 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

Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.

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

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of ME9 7NX on the map as of 23 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 charging points, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Near here

Which dentists are near ME9 7NX?

The nearest to the centre of ME9 7NX, 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 22 October 2026.

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Which hospitals are nearest to ME9 7NX?

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 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.

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Which care homes are near ME9 7NX?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ME9 7NX, 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 1.2 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 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.

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Which pharmacies are near ME9 7NX?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ME9 7NX, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published October 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 pharmacy lists.

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Which vets are near ME9 7NX?

The nearest vets to the centre of ME9 7NX 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 first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons requires practices to arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief.

Source: OpenStreetMap vets, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Across the ME9 7 sector

What do homes sell for near ME9 7NX?

Homes in ME9 7 sold for a typical £403,500 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 88 sales, up 22.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£403,500 typical price, the 12 months to September 2026
£330,000 12 months to September 2025
▲ up 22.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £560,000 31 sales
  • Semi-detached £390,000 34 sales
  • Terraced £317,500 20 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 £375,000 from 269 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.

In its neighbourhood

What council tax band are homes near ME9 7NX?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 870 homes in the neighbourhood around ME9 7NX. Bands B and C, about equally, hold the largest share of them: about 24% each. 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 7NX

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); bands B and C, about equally the most common, are £1,871 and £2,138 a year.

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.

Source: Band D council tax, published 25 March 2026.

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

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands, at 31 March 2026.

Within a mile

How much crime is there near ME9 7NX?

Police.uk records 24 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME9 7NX in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences13 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: police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026.

The official record for ME9 7NX

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 1991

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

Where to check what we do not hold

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Every postcode in the same sector, district or postcode area.

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Nearby postcodes

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

ME9 7JS60 mME9 7JR80 mME9 7NT100 mME9 7JP130 mME9 7LQ150 mME9 7JT150 m
All of ME9

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

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Where the facts on this page come from

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Democracy Club data, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics. This uses Care Quality Commission information.

Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0; Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0); Open Database Licence (ODbL) 1.0; Each council's own terms for its collection system.

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