ME10 1JZ

Homewood · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Sittingbourne
Local authority
Swale
Postcode district
ME10
Postcode sector
ME10 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME10 1NW 43 m
ME10 1NS 104 m
ME10 1NR 106 m
ME10 1XU 109 m
ME10 1FG 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME10 1JZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME10
Postcode sector
ME10 1
Latitude
51.342178
Longitude
0.719491
British National Grid easting
589,503
British National Grid northing
163,854

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Electoral ward
Homewood · E05009551
Parish or community
E43000268
Output area
E00124702
Lower layer super output area
Swale 012C · E01024569
Middle layer super output area
Swale 012 · E02005126

Postcode source versions

Explore ME10

17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Walnut Tree Drive, Sittingbourne, ME10 1JZ 28 February 2025 £150,000
4, Walnut Tree Drive, Sittingbourne, ME10 1JZ 9 February 2024 £165,000
6, Walnut Tree Drive, Sittingbourne, ME10 1JZ 26 October 2022 £180,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
21
Secondary
5
  1. Westlands Primary School

    Academy converter

    487 m
  2. Westlands School

    Academy converter

    599 m
  3. Aspire School

    Free schools special

    853 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,868
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,008
  • Shoplifting 445
  • Anti social behaviour 410
  • Criminal damage and arson 262
  • Other theft 188

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

1 female, 5 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.2
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME10 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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 straight-line

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LONDON ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1ND

    ODS code G82231

    521 m

  • THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82634

    943 m

  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4XX

    ODS code G82693

    1.5 km

  • THE MEDIC CARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82698

    1.5 km

  • THE CHESTNUTS SURGERY

    70 EAST STREET, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4RU

    ODS code G82035

    1.7 km

  • GREEN PORCH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82702

    2.0 km

  • GROVEHURST HEALTH

    GROVEHURST ROAD, KEMSLEY, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2ST

    ODS code G82026

    2.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Sydney Avenue

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.0 miles
  • Sydney Avenue

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.1 miles
  • Cryalls Lane

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.1 miles
  • Cryalls Lane

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.1 miles
  • Perth Gardens

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 012C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,532 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
6 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £165,000 from 3 recorded sales in ME10 1JZ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Swale is £298,394 in June 2026, up 4.5% year on year.

Schools

32 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. Westlands Primary School is the nearest published school at 487 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,868 published events cover 12 months, averaging 239 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,008 events.

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