# ME9 8QL

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 51.363852, 0.707542
- **Open Location Code:** 9F329P75+G2
- **Maidenhead Locator:** JO01ii
- **Qibla:** 119.8°
- **Grid reference:** TQ 88582 66233
- **UTM:** 31U 340409 5692782
- **Elevation:** 28m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** South East (E12000008)
- **Admin district:** Swale (E07000113)
- **Ward:** Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow (E05009545)
- **Constituency:** Sittingbourne and Sheppey (E14001474)
- **County:** Kent (E10000016)
- **Parish code:** E04012438
- **Travel to work area:** E30000242
- **Police force area:** E23000032
- **County electoral division:** E58000738
- **European electoral region:** South East (E15000008)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01035304
- **2021 MSOA:** Borden & The Meads (E02005123)
- **2021 output area:** E00124705
- **2011 LSOA:** E01024568
- **2011 MSOA:** E02005123
- **2011 output area:** E00124705
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33038456
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1C1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 21092
- **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 | Kemsley | 1818 |
| Hospital | Sheppey Community Hospital | 8253 |
| GP | The Meads Medical Practice Limited | 1623 |
| School | Craftworks | 794 |
| Airport | London Southend Airport | 23005 |
| Bus stop | Garden of England Crematorium | 878 |
| Food bank | Swale | 2975 |
| Defibrillator | Lower Medway Internal Drainage Board | 941 |
| Pharmacy | Kamsons | 1642 |
| Post office | Kemsley Post Office | 1912 |
| Library | Library | 2412 |
| Coast | — | 2295 |
| Central London | — | 60056 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** UK Power Networks (region J, MPAN 19)
- **Water:** Southern Water
- **Sewerage:** Southern Water
- **Broadband:** 85.7% gigabit, 85.7% superfast, 85.7% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [ME9 8GZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME9%208GZ)
- [ME9 8QA](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME9%208QA)
- [ME9 8QJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME9%208QJ)
- [ME9 8PP](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME9%208PP)
- [ME9 8PZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME9%208PZ)
- [ME9 8QB](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME9%208QB)
- [ME9 8QG](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME9%208QG)
- [ME9 8GY](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME9%208GY)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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