High deprivation
IMD England
High · 15.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ME10 3BF
Postcode
ME10 3BF
Coordinates
51.3470, 0.7610
Grid reference
TQ923645
Easting
592,375
Northing
164,503
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F328QW6+RC
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.
11699
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11699 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near ME10 3BF
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME10 3BF
Counts are for Murston 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
39
YoY +77%
392714
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
36
YoY +50%
39225
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
6
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
10
YoY -9%
1272
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.83.2%
Other White9.1%
African2.3%
+ other · 5.4%
Religion
No religion49.4%
Christian45.5%
Not answered4.6%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
35–4922.8%
50–6416.1%
25–3413.1%
10–1510.9%
65–748.3%
+ 5 other age groups · 28.8%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.8%
Other10.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.7%
Any member 66+9.2%
+ 8 other households · 44.9%
Administrative Information
Swale
Local Authority
Council AreaSittingbourne and Sheppey E14001474
Constituency
E14001474Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Murston
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 011C E01024593
E01024593MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swale 011 E02005125
E02005125LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swale 011C E01024593
E01024593MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Swale 011 E02005125
E02005125Urban: 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
October 2008
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~18 years
Active Duration
2008 -> PresentOctober 2008 — Introduced
Postcode ME10 3BF introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 11699
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01024593 and MSOA E02005125 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME10 3BF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 2008
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~18 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near ME10 3BF
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 50%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
73%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 13–18FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
67%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19FSM 49%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 41%
Attainment 8
34.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
40%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 38%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
53%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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