Around average
IMD England
South East
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Coordinates & Location for ME10 3SS
Postcode
ME10 3SS
Coordinates
51.3443, 0.7714
Grid reference
TQ931642
Easting
593,110
Northing
164,221
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F328QVC+PH
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.
14706
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14706 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 & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.84.4%
Other White5.8%
African3.9%
+ other · 5.9%
Religion
No religion46.1%
Christian45.9%
Not answered5.7%
Muslim1.2%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
35–4919.9%
25–3419.1%
50–6416.7%
≤48.1%
65–748.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.2%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children11.1%
Other10.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.6%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children9.2%
+ 8 other households · 43.3%
Administrative Information
Swale
Local Authority
Council AreaFaversham and Mid Kent E14001235
Constituency
E14001235Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Teynham and Lynsted
Constituency code
E14001235
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Tonge
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 016E E01024624
E01024624MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swale 016 E02005130
E02005130LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swale 016E E01024624
E01024624MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Swale 016 E02005130
E02005130Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
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
May 2019
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~7 years
Active Duration
2019 -> PresentMay 2019 — Introduced
Postcode ME10 3SS introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01024624 and MSOA E02005130 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME10 3SS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 2019
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~7 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near ME10 3SS
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 50%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
40%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19FSM 49%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 41%
Attainment 8
34.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
67%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 13–18FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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