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ME10 1WU

Homewood · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME10 1UZ 1 m
ME10 1UR 50 m
ME10 1XH 66 m
ME10 1UY 103 m
ME10 1XA 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME10 1WU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
1 February 2004
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME10
Postcode sector
ME10 1
Latitude
51.337503
Longitude
0.718626
British National Grid easting
589,462
British National Grid northing
163,332

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Electoral ward
Homewood · E05009551
Parish or community
E43000268
Westminster constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey · E14001474
Output area
E00125005
Lower layer super output area
Swale 012E · E01024632
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
32
Primary
21
Secondary
5

  1. Westlands Primary School

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    171 m

  2. St Peter's Catholic Primary School

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    565 m

  3. Minterne Junior School

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    622 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,430
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 872
  • Shoplifting 358
  • Anti social behaviour 350
  • Criminal damage and arson 224
  • Other theft 158

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.

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LONDON ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1ND

    ODS code G82231

    753 m

  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4XX

    ODS code G82693

    1.3 km

  • THE MEDIC CARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82698

    1.3 km

  • THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82634

    1.5 km

  • THE CHESTNUTS SURGERY

    70 EAST STREET, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4RU

    ODS code G82035

    1.8 km

  • GREEN PORCH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82702

    2.4 km

  • GROVEHURST HEALTH

    GROVEHURST ROAD, KEMSLEY, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2ST

    ODS code G82026

    3.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Oakfields

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Brisbane Avenue

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Auckland Drive

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Brisbane Avenue

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Auckland Drive

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 012E, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,288 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
9 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. Westlands Primary School is the nearest published school at 171 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,430 published events cover 12 months, averaging 202.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 872 events.

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