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ME10 1YZ

West Downs · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
West Downs
Local authority
Swale
Constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent
Postcode district
ME10
Postcode sector
ME10 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME9 8DX 101 m
ME9 8DU 381 m
ME9 8DY 415 m
ME10 1SR 480 m
ME9 8JA 499 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME10 1YZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
1 September 2023
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME10
Postcode sector
ME10 1
Latitude
51.323579
Longitude
0.715204
British National Grid easting
589,281
British National Grid northing
161,775

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Electoral ward
West Downs · E05009566
Parish or community
E04012440
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00125014
Lower layer super output area
Swale 013E · E01024631
Middle layer super output area
Swale 013 · E02005127

Postcode source versions

Explore ME10

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
31
Primary
20
Secondary
5

  1. Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    692 m

  2. Minterne Junior School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  3. The Oaks Infant School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
288
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 124
  • Anti social behaviour 57
  • Criminal damage and arson 27
  • Vehicle crime 18
  • Other theft 17

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

  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4XX

    ODS code G82693

    1.9 km

  • THE MEDIC CARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82698

    1.9 km

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LONDON ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1ND

    ODS code G82231

    2.2 km

  • THE CHESTNUTS SURGERY

    70 EAST STREET, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4RU

    ODS code G82035

    2.6 km

  • THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82634

    3.0 km

  • GREEN PORCH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82702

    3.9 km

  • GROVEHURST HEALTH

    GROVEHURST ROAD, KEMSLEY, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2ST

    ODS code G82026

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Hales Road

    BCT · Tunstall

    0.3 miles

  • Park Drive

    BCT · Tunstall

    0.4 miles

  • Cromers Corner

    BCT · Tunstall

    0.6 miles

  • Sterling Road

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.6 miles

  • Cromers Corner

    BCT · Tunstall

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 013E, 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

32,121 of 33,755

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

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School is the nearest published school at 692 m.

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

Recorded crime

288 published events cover 12 months, averaging 24 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 124 events.

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