High deprivation
IMD England
43
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for ME10 1AJ
Postcode
ME10 1AJ
Coordinates
51.3406, 0.7316
Grid reference
TQ903637
Easting
590,356
Northing
163,711
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F328PRJ+6M
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Sittingbourne
Travel to Work
Medway
ITL Region
Swale
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
9259
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9259 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · ME10 1AJ
HM Land Registry · Swale
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Police Recorded Crime near ME10 1AJ
Crime trends · near ME10 1AJ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
20135
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY stable
ASB
19125
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
12
YoY -37%
Vehicle Crime
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY stable
Burglary
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -75%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.83.6%
Other White7.4%
African2.0%
Bangladeshi1.3%
White Irish1.1%
+ other · 4.7%
Religion
No religion45.4%
Christian44.3%
Not answered6.8%
Muslim2.0%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
35–4919.3%
25–3417.3%
50–6416.4%
65–749.4%
≤46.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.7%
Households
Other23.1%
Any member 66+19.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children6.5%
+ 8 other households · 34.1%
Administrative Information
Swale
Local Authority
Council AreaSittingbourne and Sheppey E14001474
Constituency
E14001474Kent
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Homewood
Constituency code
E14001474
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Swale, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Swale
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving Kent
NHS ScotlandKent and Medway
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Eastern and Coastal Kent
Sub ICB Location
NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q
Cancer Alliance
Kent and Medway
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Swale 010A E01024559
E01024559MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swale 010 E02005124
E02005124LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swale 010A E01024559
E01024559MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Swale 010 E02005124
E02005124Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:52 AM
Sunrise
8:11 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:52 AM
Sunset (today)
8:11 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode ME10 1AJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 9259
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01024559 and MSOA E02005124 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME10 1AJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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