ME10 2SL

Kemsley · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Sittingbourne
Ward
Kemsley
Local authority
Swale
Postcode district
ME10
Postcode sector
ME10 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME10 2GR 78 m
ME10 2SH 84 m
ME10 2TP 91 m
ME10 2GF 93 m
ME10 2RR 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME10 2SL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME10
Postcode sector
ME10 2
Latitude
51.364405
Longitude
0.739829
British National Grid easting
590,827
British National Grid northing
166,378

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Electoral ward
Kemsley · E05009552
Parish or community
E43000268
Output area
E00166894
Lower layer super output area
Swale 007J · E01035303
Middle layer super output area
Swale 007 · E02005121

Postcode source versions

Explore ME10

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Kemsley Arms, The Square, Kemsley, Sittingbourne, ME10 2SL 24 January 2020 £625,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
19
Secondary
5
  1. Kemsley Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    130 m
  2. Regis Manor Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. Milton Court Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
926
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 367
  • Anti social behaviour 180
  • Criminal damage and arson 116
  • Other theft 58
  • Vehicle crime 52

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

4 female, 12 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
5.3
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME10 2 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+
75%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
25%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
75%

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

  • GROVEHURST HEALTH

    GROVEHURST ROAD, KEMSLEY, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2ST

    ODS code G82026

    336 m

  • GREEN PORCH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82702

    1.0 km

  • THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82634

    2.2 km

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LONDON ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1ND

    ODS code G82231

    2.7 km

  • THE CHESTNUTS SURGERY

    70 EAST STREET, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4RU

    ODS code G82035

    2.9 km

  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4XX

    ODS code G82693

    3.3 km

  • THE MEDIC CARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82698

    3.3 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

  • Menin Road

    BCT · Kemsley

    0.0 miles
  • Menin Road

    BCT · Kemsley

    0.0 miles
  • Coldharbour Lane West

    BCT · Kemsley

    0.1 miles
  • Coldharbour Lane West

    BCT · Kemsley

    0.1 miles
  • The Crescent

    BCT · Kemsley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 007J, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,536 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
10 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

30 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 5 secondary schools. Kemsley Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 130 m.

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

Recorded crime

926 published events cover 12 months, averaging 77.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 367 events.

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