Around average
IMD England
Low · 2.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ME10 1EA
Postcode
ME10 1EA
Coordinates
51.3377, 0.7313
Grid reference
TQ903633
Easting
590,343
Northing
163,384
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F328PQJ+3G
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.
19148
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19148 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)
England & WalesProperty sales · ME10 1EA
HM Land Registry · Swale
Average price
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Police Recorded Crime near ME10 1EA
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME10 1EA
Counts are for Homewood electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
6
YoY -70%
20135
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
14
YoY +17%
19125
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.5%
Other White1.8%
White Irish1.4%
Bangladeshi1.2%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.0%
+ other · 3.1%
Religion
Christian50.7%
No religion42.6%
Not answered4.7%
Muslim1.5%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
50–6421.5%
35–4918.1%
65–7411.5%
25–3410.5%
10–158.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.1%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.2%
Other14.3%
All members 66+13.3%
Any member 66+12.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.4%
+ 8 other households · 35.6%
Administrative Information
Swale
Local Authority
Council AreaSittingbourne and Sheppey E14001474
Constituency
E14001474Kent
Police Force
England
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 EnglandKent 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 013A E01024606
E01024606MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swale 013 E02005127
E02005127LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swale 013A E01024606
E01024606MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Swale 013 E02005127
E02005127Urban: 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
5:36 AM
Sunrise
6:06 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:36 AM
Sunset (today)
6:06 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 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 1EA 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: 19148
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01024606 and MSOA E02005127 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME10 1EA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near ME10 1EA
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 12%
Attainment 8
63.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
67%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 13%
Attainment 8
61.1
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 25%
Attainment 8
35.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 15%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–19FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
55%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 38%
RWM expected
67%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 13–18FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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