ME9 7BQ maps, stats, and open data

ME9 7BQ lies on Chaffes Terrace in Upchurch, Sittingbourne. ME9 7BQ is located in the Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch electoral ward, within the local authority district of Swale and the English Parliamentary constituency of Sittingbourne and Sheppey. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q and the police force is Kent. This postcode has been in use since February 1990.

ME9 7BQ maps

ME9 7BQ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

ME9 7BQ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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ME9 7BQ geodata

Easting	584231
Northing	166922
Latitude	51.371466
Longitude	0.645441

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME9 7BQ?

Street	Chaffes Terrace
Locality	Upchurch
Town/City	Sittingbourne
Country	England
Postcode District	ME9
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME9 7BQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME9 7BQ as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	30m	98ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Hartlip, Newington And Upchurch
Constituency	Sittingbourne And Sheppey

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME9 7BQ

November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Crosier Court	495m
April 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Crosier Court	495m
April 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Crosier Court	495m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME9 7BQ

Bishops Lane (Oak Lane)	Upchurch	232m
Church (Horsham Lane)	Upchurch	563m
Church (Horsham Lane)	Upchurch	575m
Holywell School (Forge Lane)	Upchurch	614m
Holywell School (Forge Lane)	Upchurch	628m

Nearest railway stations to ME9 7BQ

Rainham (Kent) Station	2.4km
Newington Station	2.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME9 7BQ

Broadband access in ME9 7BQ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in ME9 7BQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	39.5Mbps
Average download speed	35.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	63.23Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.9Mbps
Average upload speed	10.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME9 7BQ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME9 7BQ

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Source: Ofcom
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ME9 7BQ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in ME9 7BQ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	192,783
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,710
Median (kWh/meter)	11,111

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	32,690
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,724
Median (kWh/meter)	2,203

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME9 7BQ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in ME9 7BQ.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

32.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME9 7BQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME9 7BQ (meters)

Upchurch River Valley Golf Course

Golf Course

151m

Upchurch Post Office

Oak Lane

447m

The Co-op Food - Upchurch

3 The Street

531m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to ME9 7BQ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Oak Lane	15:45	09:00	271m
Upchurch Post Office	16:00	09:15	520m
Beckenham Park	16:00	11:45	1,145m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME9 7BQ

Facility	Distance
Upchurch River Valley Golf Club Oak Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne Golf, Swimming Pool	571m
Holywell Meadow Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne Grass Pitches	715m
Chapel Meadow The Street, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne Grass Pitches	1.2km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME9 7BQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Holywell Primary School Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne, ME9 7AE	Primary	628m
Lower Halstow Primary School School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne, ME9 7ES	Primary	1.7km
Leigh Academy Rainham Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8GS	Secondary	1.8km

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ME9 7BQ ITL and ME9 7BQ LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for ME9 7BQ:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLJ	South East (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLJ4	Kent
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLJ43	Kent Thames Gateway
LAU 1 Code	Name
E07000113	Swale

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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ME9 7BQ census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for ME9 7BQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00124721
LSOA	E01024573	Swale 008D
MSOA	E02005122	Swale 008

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME9 7BQ

ME9 7BH	Chaffes Lane	54m
ME9 7BL	Drakes Close	80m
ME9 7BJ	Marstan Close	127m
ME9 7BG	Chaffes Lane	136m
ME9 7AY	Oak Lane	154m
ME9 7AX	Bishop Lane	159m
ME9 7AZ	Acorn Terrace	209m
ME9 7BD	Chaffes Lane	226m
ME9 7AQ	Jubilee Fields	260m
ME9 7BN	Chaffes Lane	277m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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