ME9 7ES

a postcode in Kent

Introduced in January 1980

ME9 7ES	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with ME9 7ES

School Lane - 47 properties, USRN 39001079

Cumberland Drive - 1 property, USRN 39000353

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3711 / 51°22'15"N

Longitude: 0.6705 / 0°40'13"E

UTM Reference: 31U 337857 5693666

OS Easting: 585974

OS Northing: 166941

OS Grid: TQ859669

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QRD.VR3

Mapcode Global: VHJLX.KSTT

Open Location Code: 9F329MCC+C5

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01ii09

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

rural village
a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 1b1

Retired Professionals
Small Town Suburbia
Younger Established Suburban Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 24840 / 32844

8th decile
less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for ME9 7ES on Saturday 20 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:39
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:53
Sunrise	04:40
Transit (sun is at its highest)	12:58
Sunset	21:17
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:04
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:18

Hours of daylight today	04:10 to 21:47
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:47 to 04:10
Moon Phase	Waxing Crescent
Moon Rises	10:09
Moon sets	23:35

For a full sun and moon calendar for ME9 7ES, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME9 7ES

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
9 March 2023	85 School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£350,000
22 October 2021	92 School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Detached	Freehold	£500,000
3 September 2021	83 School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Detached	Freehold	£560,000
16 August 2019	91 School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£425,000
14 December 2018	3, The Old School, School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Other property type	Freehold	£350,000
10 February 2017	1, The Old School, School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£350,000
29 September 2016	The Caretakers Cottage, 90, School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£385,000
29 April 2016	87 School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£325,000
6 November 2015	85 School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£305,000
5 June 2015	93 School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Detached	Freehold	£375,000
13 April 2015	75 School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Detached	Freehold	£437,500
20 March 2015	79 School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Detached	Freehold	£235,000
28 January 2015	67 School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Detached	Freehold	£285,000
13 December 2013	81 School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Detached	Freehold	£326,000
29 August 2013	83 School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Detached	Freehold	£358,099
28 June 2013	99 School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Detached	Freehold	£380,000
27 June 2013	77 School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Detached	Freehold	£365,000
7 June 2013	89 School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Detached	Freehold	£240,000
31 May 2013	85 School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£250,000
23 April 2013	95 School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£249,950
23 April 2013	87 School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£259,651
15 April 2013	91 School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£249,500
28 March 2013	81 School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Detached	Freehold	£309,450
27 March 2013	93 School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Detached	Freehold	£305,000
31 January 2013	97 School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£245,000
28 September 2012	92 School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Detached	Freehold	£250,000
30 April 2012	92a School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Detached	Freehold	£245,000
15 June 2010	4, The Old School, School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Detached	Freehold	£295,000
13 July 2007	92 School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£275,000
17 May 2007	4, The Old School, School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Detached	Freehold	£312,000
15 November 2006	1, The Old School, School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£235,000
19 October 2006	3, The Old School, School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£250,000
29 September 2006	2, The Old School, School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£210,000
25 August 2006	The Caretakers Cottage, 90, School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£250,000
19 September 1997	94 School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£84,000
11 June 1997	96 School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£65,000
10 June 1996	100 School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£54,000
29 September 1995	104 School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£66,500
14 June 1995	94 School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£50,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for ME9 7ES

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Sittingbourne and Sheppey

MP

Kevin McKenna Labour

Kent County Council

County council electoral division

Swale West

Councillor

Richard Palmer Reform UK

Swale Borough Council

District council ward

Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow

Councillors

Lloyd Chapman Reform UK

Roger Clark Conservative

ME9 7ES also falls within the Civil Parish of Lower Halstow, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for ME9 7ES

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00124733		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01024575	Swale 008E	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02005122	Swale 008	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04005059	Lower Halstow	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E05009545	Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	7 May 2015	DLUHC
E07000113	Swale	Non-metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E10000016	Kent	Counties	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000008	South East	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001474	Sittingbourne and Sheppey	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000032	Kent	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000242	Medway	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33043318		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000056	South East	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	1 April 2020	BEIS
E38000237	NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000005	South East	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2018	ODS
E54000032	NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E56000011	Kent and Medway	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 September 2016	NHS England
E58000738	Swale West ED	County Electoral Divisions	Electoral	4 May 2017	DLUHC
E63012302	Lower Halstow	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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