Latitude: 51.3711 / 51°22'15"N
Longitude: 0.6705 / 0°40'13"E
OS Eastings: 585974
OS Northings: 166941
OS Grid: TQ859669
Mapcode National: GBR QRD.VR3
Mapcode Global: VHJLX.KSTT
Plus Code: 9F329MCC+C5
Maidenhead Locator System: JO01ii09
What Three Birds: booby.eagle.yellowhammer
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ME9 7ES is a primarily residential postcode in Lower Halstow, Kent. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are E and D.
Residential buildings are primarily detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £160,380 to £524,491 with an average of £345,804.
Most residential buildings are of unknown age.
59% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are B and D.
Commercial rateable values range from £3,400 to £38,000 with an average of £20,700. The most common recorded business types are School and Village Hall.
Lower Halstow is a village, which had a population of 1,180 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 57 people resident in ME9 7ES, of which 26 were male and 31 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
ME9 7ES is in the Medway travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Eastern and Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust.
ME9 7ES is approximately 9m (29ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in ME9 7ES
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing ME9 7ES
6b3: Suburbanites - Semi-Detached Suburbia - Semi-Detached Ageing
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for ME9 7ES
England E1: a rural village surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
9/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
2/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near ME9 7ES include Co-Operative Food, Iceland and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of ME9 7ES are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
District Council
Swale Borough Council
Ward
Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow
Councillors
Lloyd Chapman (Swale Independents)
Roger Clark (Conservative)
County Council
Kent
Electoral Division
Swale West
County Councillor
Mike Baldock (Swale Independents)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
MP
Gordon Henderson (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for ME9 7ES.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near ME9 7ES.
Lower Halstow Primary School
School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 7ES
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Holywell Primary School
Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 7AE
Community School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
Newington Church of England Primary School
School Lane, Newington, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 7LB
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Bobbing Village School
Sheppey Way, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8PL
Academy Converter
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School
The Street, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 7TL
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Westlands School
Westlands Avenue, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1PF
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Rainham Mark Grammar School
Pump Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 7AJ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Rainham School for Girls
Derwent Way, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 0BX
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Howard School
Derwent Way, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 0BX
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Borden Grammar School
Avenue of Remembrance, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4DB
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Fulston Manor School
Brenchley Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4EG
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Highsted Grammar School
Highsted Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4PT
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Sittingbourne Community College
Swanstree Avenue, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4NL
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 19
Good
The Robert Napier School
Third Avenue, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 2LX
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Chatham Grammar School for Girls
Rainham Road, Chatham, Kent, ME5 7EH
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.