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ME10 1FL

Chalkwell · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Chalkwell
Local authority
Swale
Constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Postcode district
ME10
Postcode sector
ME10 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME10 1NA 42 m
ME10 1ND 49 m
ME10 1BB 72 m
ME10 1BE 75 m
ME10 1NF 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME10 1FL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME10
Postcode sector
ME10 1
Latitude
51.341999
Longitude
0.727594
British National Grid easting
590,068
British National Grid northing
163,855

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Electoral ward
Chalkwell · E05009548
Parish or community
E43000268
Westminster constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey · E14001474
Output area
E00124660
Lower layer super output area
Swale 012B · E01024562
Middle layer super output area
Swale 012 · E02005126

Postcode source versions

Explore ME10

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
20
Secondary
5

  1. Westlands Primary School

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    647 m

  2. Borden Grammar School

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    713 m

  3. St Peter's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    922 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,314
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,159
  • Shoplifting 533
  • Anti social behaviour 482
  • Criminal damage and arson 291
  • Other theft 211

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME10 1 residents
13,869

Age bands in ME10 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.4%

2,428 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

1,442 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.3%

3,394 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.7%

3,445 residents

Age 65 and over
23.2%

3,231 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
33.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LONDON ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1ND

    ODS code G82231

    49 m

  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4XX

    ODS code G82693

    1.0 km

  • THE MEDIC CARE SURGERY

    SITTINGBOURNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4DT

    ODS code G82698

    1.0 km

  • THE CHESTNUTS SURGERY

    70 EAST STREET, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4RU

    ODS code G82035

    1.2 km

  • THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 QUARTZ WAY, THE MEADS, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 5AA

    ODS code G82634

    1.2 km

  • GREEN PORCH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    GREEN PORCH MEDICAL CENTRE, GREEN PORCH CLOSE, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2HA

    ODS code G82702

    1.7 km

  • GROVEHURST HEALTH

    GROVEHURST ROAD, KEMSLEY, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2ST

    ODS code G82026

    2.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ufton Lane

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Hawthorn Road

    BCT · Chalkwell

    0.1 miles

  • The King's Head

    BCT · Chalkwell

    0.1 miles

  • Cockleshell Walk

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Hawthorn Road

    BCT · Chalkwell

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 012B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,981 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Westlands Primary School is the nearest published school at 647 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

3,314 published events cover 12 months, averaging 276.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,159 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.