ME9 8DS maps, stats, and open data

ME9 8DS lies on Smiths Orchard in Bredgar, Sittingbourne. ME9 8DS is located in the West Downs 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 June 1997.

ME9 8DS maps

ME9 8DS map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

ME9 8DS 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 8DS geodata

Easting	587808
Northing	160382
Latitude	51.311554
Longitude	0.693324

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME9 8DS?

Street	Smiths Orchard
Locality	Bredgar
Town/City	Sittingbourne
Country	England
Postcode District	ME9
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME9 8DS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME9 8DS as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	90m	295ft

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	West Downs
Constituency	Sittingbourne And Sheppey

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME9 8DS

June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near The Street	209m
May 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Bush Close	81m
May 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Bush Close	81m
➜ Smiths Orchard crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME9 8DS

Pond (The Street)	Bredgar	214m
Pond (The Street)	Bredgar	228m
Rookery Close (Primrose Lane)	Bredgar	515m
Rookery Close (Primrose Lane)	Bredgar	518m
Gordon Cottages (B2163)	Bredgar	884m

Nearest railway stations to ME9 8DS

Sittingbourne Station	4.4km
Newington Station	5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME9 8DS

Broadband access in ME9 8DS (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 8DS (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	51.9Mbps
Average download speed	42.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	74.67Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	12.1Mbps
Average upload speed	9.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	15.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME9 8DS (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 8DS

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Source: Ofcom
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ME9 8DS gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in ME9 8DS by fuel type, 2015.

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	18,780
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,130
Median (kWh/meter)	1,971

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME9 8DS, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in ME9 8DS.
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

50.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME9 8DS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME9 8DS (meters)

Bredgar Tea Room

Gibbens Farm

205m

The Sun Inn

The Street

230m

Nourish Contract Catering At Bredgar Primary School

Bredgar Primary School

513m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to ME9 8DS

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Bredgar Post Office	16:00	09:15	224m
Primrose Corner	16:00	09:00	581m
Swanton Street	16:00	09:00	1,409m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME9 8DS

Facility	Distance
Fort Luton High School For Boys (Closed) Magpie Hall Road, Chatham Grass Pitches	1.9km
Woodstock Park Stadium Broad Oak Road, Milstead, Sittingbourne Grass Pitches	2.5km
Tonics Fitness Centre Broadoak Road, Sittingbourne Health and Fitness Gym, Squash Courts, Outdoor Tennis Courts	2.5km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME9 8DS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Bredgar Church of England Primary School Bexon Lane, Bredgar, Sittingbourne, ME9 8HB	Primary	270m
Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School Tunstall Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 1YG	Primary	2.6km
Borden Church of England Primary School School Lane, Borden, Sittingbourne, ME9 8JS	Primary	3km

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ME9 8DS ITL and ME9 8DS 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 8DS:

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 8DS 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 8DS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00124994
LSOA	E01024628	Swale 013C
MSOA	E02005127	Swale 013

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME9 8DS

ME9 8DR	Bush Close	49m
ME9 8ER	Travers Gardens	86m
ME9 8ES	Silver Street	110m
ME9 8EP	Gore Road	154m
ME9 8EX	The Street	206m
ME9 8EY	The Street	229m
ME9 8EJ	Primrose Grove	279m
ME9 8EN	Primrose Lane	318m
ME9 8EL	Medlar Close	385m
ME9 8ET	Deans Hill Road	430m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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