High deprivation
IMD England
25
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 5JU
Postcode
ME10 5JU
Coordinates
51.3522, 0.7250
Grid reference
TQ898649
Easting
589,843
Northing
164,983
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F329P2F+VX
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.
11041
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11041 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 5JU
HM Land Registry · Swale
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Police Recorded Crime near ME10 5JU
Crime trends · near ME10 5JU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
30174
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
13
YoY +18%
ASB
1370
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +33%
Vehicle Crime
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +50%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.77.6%
African7.3%
Other White5.0%
Gypsy / Trav.3.2%
Other Black1.5%
+ 1 other groups · 5.3%
Religion
No religion52.0%
Christian41.5%
Not answered4.7%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
35–4924.3%
25–3417.9%
10–1512.2%
50–6412.0%
5–98.4%
+ 5 other age groups · 25.2%
Households
Other19.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.7%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children9.8%
+ 7 other households · 30.6%
Administrative Information
Swale
Local Authority
Council AreaSittingbourne and Sheppey E14001474
Constituency
E14001474Kent
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
The Meads
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 009G E01035305
E01035305MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swale 009 E02005123
E02005123LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swale 009C E01024567
E01024567MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Swale 009 E02005123
E02005123Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:53 AM
Sunrise
8:11 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:53 AM
Sunset (today)
8:11 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
April 2006
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~20 years
Active Duration
2006 -> PresentApril 2006 — Introduced
Postcode ME10 5JU introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 11041
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035305 and MSOA E02005123 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME10 5JU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 2006
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~20 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near ME10 5JU
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Regis Manor Primary School
Kent · ME10 2HW
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Milton Court Primary Academy
Kent · ME10 2EE
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Aspire School
Kent · ME10 5DA
Requires improvement
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Grove Park Primary School
Kent · ME10 1PT
Requires improvement
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Bobbing Village School
Kent · ME9 8PL
Requires improvement
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Westlands School
Kent · ME10 1PF
Good
0.9 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Kemsley Primary Academy
Kent · ME10 2RP
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Westlands Primary School
Kent · ME10 1XN
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Borden Grammar School
Kent · ME10 4DB
Good
1.1 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Kent · ME10 1UJ
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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