# ME9 8AS

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 51.300575, 0.68858
- **Open Location Code:** 9F328M2Q+6C
- **Maidenhead Locator:** JO01ih
- **Qibla:** 119.7°
- **Grid reference:** TQ 87520 59149
- **UTM:** 31U 338868 5685788
- **Elevation:** 127m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** South East (E12000008)
- **Admin district:** Swale (E07000113)
- **Ward:** West Downs (E05009566)
- **Constituency:** Faversham and Mid Kent (E14001235)
- **County:** Kent (E10000016)
- **Parish code:** E04005047
- **Travel to work area:** E30000242
- **Police force area:** E23000032
- **County electoral division:** E58000737
- **European electoral region:** South East (E15000008)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01024628
- **2021 MSOA:** Sittingbourne South, Bapchild & Bredgar (E02005127)
- **2021 output area:** E00124995
- **2011 LSOA:** E01024628
- **2011 MSOA:** E02005127
- **2011 output area:** E00124995
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33043344
- **Rural/urban classification:** Smaller rural: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1A2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 16250
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000005
- **ICB location:** E38000237
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000032
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000011

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Sittingbourne | 5595 |
| Hospital | KIMS Hospital | 9299 |
| GP | The Medic Care Surgery | 5044 |
| School | Yew Tree Farm School | 454 |
| Airport | London Southend Airport | 30023 |
| Bus stop | Pond | 1363 |
| Food bank | Swale | 5500 |
| Defibrillator | NA | 655 |
| Pharmacy | Memorial Pharmacy | 5074 |
| Post office | Bredgar Post Office | 1355 |
| Library | Sittingbourne Library | 5364 |
| Coast | — | 8840 |
| Central London | — | 61113 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** UK Power Networks (region J, MPAN 19)
- **Water:** South East Water
- **Sewerage:** Southern Water
- **Broadband:** 100% gigabit, 100% superfast, 100% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [ME9 8AR](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME9%208AR)
- [ME9 8AT](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME9%208AT)
- [ME9 8AP](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME9%208AP)
- [ME9 8BA](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME9%208BA)
- [ME9 8GE](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME9%208GE)
- [ME9 0TN](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME9%200TN)

## Boundary

A Polygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME9%208AS.json).

## Data

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