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ME10 2BX

The Meads · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
The Meads
Local authority
Swale
Constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Postcode district
ME10
Postcode sector
ME10 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME10 5FE 45 m
ME10 5JY 67 m
ME10 5NF 88 m
ME10 5JZ 91 m
ME10 5NZ 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME10 2BX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME10
Postcode sector
ME10 2
Latitude
51.351541
Longitude
0.721438
British National Grid easting
589,600
British National Grid northing
164,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Electoral ward
The Meads · E05009564
Parish or community
E43000268
Westminster constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey · E14001474
Output area
E00166902
Lower layer super output area
Swale 009G · E01035305
Middle layer super output area
Swale 009 · E02005123

Postcode source versions

Explore ME10

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
32
Primary
21
Secondary
5

  1. Aspire School

    Free schools special

    505 m

  2. Regis Manor Primary School

    Academy converter

    749 m

  3. Grove Park Primary School

    Academy converter

    828 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,412
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 895
  • Shoplifting 341
  • Anti social behaviour 326
  • Criminal damage and arson 219
  • Other theft 162

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME10 2 residents
15,353

Age bands in ME10 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

2,999 residents

Age 15 to 24
12%

1,818 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.5%

4,326 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

3,932 residents

Age 65 and over
13.7%

2,084 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

  • THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82634

    329 m

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LONDON ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1ND

    ODS code G82231

    1.1 km

  • GREEN PORCH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82702

    1.3 km

  • GROVEHURST HEALTH

    GROVEHURST ROAD, KEMSLEY, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2ST

    ODS code G82026

    1.7 km

  • THE CHESTNUTS SURGERY

    70 EAST STREET, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4RU

    ODS code G82035

    2.1 km

  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4XX

    ODS code G82693

    2.2 km

  • THE MEDIC CARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82698

    2.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Argent Way

    BCT · Sonora Fields

    0.1 miles

  • Emerald Crescent

    BCT · Sonora Fields

    0.1 miles

  • Knightsfield Road

    BCT · Sonora Fields

    0.1 miles

  • Knightsfield Road

    BCT · Sonora Fields

    0.1 miles

  • Quinton Stores

    BCT · Sonora Fields

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 009G, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,679 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 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. Aspire School is the nearest published school at 505 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,412 published events cover 12 months, averaging 201 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 895 events.

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