ME9 9LR postcode in Swale, Kent

ME9 9LR is a postcode in Swale, in the Teynham and Lynsted ward. It is in the Faversham and Mid Kent 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 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Swale: 80% Typical price £285,000 Homes sold in ME9 9, last 12 months. ▼ 1.7% on the year before Nearest station Teynham 700 m in a straight line

Where ME9 9LR is, and what is near it

Map of ME9 9LR and what is near it Map of ME9 9LR: its centre point, with the 185 other postcodes in the ME9 9 sector, 3 schools (1 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 9AT: also in ME9 9ME9 9AY: also in ME9 9ME9 9BL: also in ME9 9ME9 9BQ: also in ME9 9ME9 9DH: also in ME9 9ME9 9DJ: also in ME9 9ME9 9DL: also in ME9 9ME9 9DN: also in ME9 9ME9 9DP: also in ME9 9ME9 9DR: also in ME9 9ME9 9DT: also in ME9 9ME9 9DU: also in ME9 9ME9 9DW: also in ME9 9ME9 9DX: also in ME9 9ME9 9EA: also in ME9 9ME9 9EB: also in ME9 9ME9 9ED: also in ME9 9ME9 9EE: also in ME9 9ME9 9EF: also in ME9 9ME9 9EG: also in ME9 9ME9 9EH: also in ME9 9ME9 9EJ: also in ME9 9ME9 9EL: also in ME9 9ME9 9EN: also in ME9 9ME9 9EQ: also in ME9 9ME9 9EW: also in ME9 9ME9 9JD: also in ME9 9ME9 9JE: also in ME9 9ME9 9LH: also in ME9 9ME9 9LP: also in ME9 9ME9 9LS: also in ME9 9ME9 9QS: also in ME9 9ME9 9QT: also in ME9 9ME9 9QW: also in ME9 9ME9 9QY: also in ME9 9ME9 9RX: also in ME9 9ME9 9SA: also in ME9 9ME9 9SE: also in ME9 9ME9 9SG: also in ME9 9ME9 9SH: also in ME9 9ME9 9SJ: also in ME9 9ME9 9SN: also in ME9 9ME9 9SP: also in ME9 9ME9 9SQ: also in ME9 9ME9 9SR: also in ME9 9ME9 9SS: also in ME9 9ME9 9ST: also in ME9 9ME9 9SU: also in ME9 9ME9 9SX: also in ME9 9ME9 9SY: also in ME9 9ME9 9TA: also in ME9 9ME9 9TB: also in ME9 9ME9 9TD: also in ME9 9ME9 9TF: also in ME9 9ME9 9TG: also in ME9 9ME9 9TH: also in ME9 9ME9 9TJ: also in ME9 9ME9 9TL: also in ME9 9ME9 9TN: also in ME9 9ME9 9TQ: also in ME9 9ME9 9TU: also in ME9 9ME9 9TW: also in ME9 9ME9 9TX: also in ME9 9 The Chestnuts Surgery 5.0 kmFaversham station 5.6 kmTeynham and Lynsted ME9 9LR Map of ME9 9LR and what is near it Map of ME9 9LR: its centre point, with the 185 other postcodes in the ME9 9 sector, 3 schools (1 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 500 m. Faversham station 5.6 kmTeynham and Lynsted ME9 9LR
  • ME9 9LR
  • Other postcodes in ME9 9: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, 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 51.3296, longitude 0.8150)

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 9LR?

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 9LR?

75% of the homes and businesses at ME9 9LR can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and none gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Swale: 80%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)75% can get it

Swale: 96%

The line marks the figure across Swale.

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 9LR?

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 9LR 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 9LR.

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 9LR: 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 9LR 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 9LR?

Homes in ME9 9 sold for a typical £285,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 55 sales, down 1.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£285,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£290,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £520,000 11 sales
  • Semi-detached £306,000 18 sales
  • Terraced £252,000 19 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £150,000 7 sales

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 9LR

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in ME9 9LR from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

What council tax band are homes near ME9 9LR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 800 homes in the neighbourhood around ME9 9LR. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (45%). 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 9LR

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 £4,811 (band H); band B, the most common, is £1,871.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 50 (6%)£1,604
Band Babout 220 (28%)£1,871
Band Cabout 200 (25%)£2,138
Band Dabout 110 (14%)£2,406
Band Eabout 80 (10%)£2,940
Band Fabout 70 (9%)£3,475
Band Gabout 60 (8%)£4,009
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,811

When the homes were built

  1. 45% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 20% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 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 9LR is in (ONS area E01024622), 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 9LR?

The nearest open schools to ME9 9LR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ME9 9LR, 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 9LR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME9 9LR is Teynham Rail Station, 700 metres away in a straight line.

  • Teynham Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk
  • Faversham Rail Station Railway station 5.6 kmDrive

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 9LR, 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 9LR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME9 9LR, 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 9LR?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of ME9 9LR 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 9LR?

The nearest to the centre of ME9 9LR, 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 9LR?

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 9LR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ME9 9LR, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 9LR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ME9 9LR, 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 9LR?

The nearest vets to the centre of ME9 9LR 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 9LR in a conservation area?

The centre of ME9 9LR 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. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near ME9 9LR?

Police.uk records 47 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME9 9LR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Shoplifting15 reports
Anti-social behaviour13 reports
Violence and sexual offences10 reports
Public order2 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Other theft2 reports

Also: possession of weapons 2, criminal damage and arson 1.

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 9LR

Ward
Teynham and Lynsted
Parish
Teynham
Region
South East
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller 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 9LP230 mME9 9BL330 mME9 9EQ330 mME9 9EG370 mME9 9EH380 mME9 9EF400 m
All of ME9

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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