ME10 2WS

Chalkwell · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Swale
Postcode district
ME10
Postcode sector
ME10 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME10 2JZ 46 m
ME10 2BQ 82 m
ME10 2GX 90 m
ME10 2AF 93 m
ME10 2AS 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME10 2WS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2020
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME10
Postcode sector
ME10 2
Latitude
51.346307
Longitude
0.731080
British National Grid easting
590,293
British National Grid northing
164,343

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Electoral ward
Chalkwell · E05009548
Parish or community
E43000268
Output area
E00189745
Lower layer super output area
Swale 009B · E01024561
Middle layer super output area
Swale 009 · E02005123

Postcode source versions

Explore ME10

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
20
Secondary
5
  1. Milton Court Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    549 m
  2. Regis Manor Primary School

    Academy converter

    828 m
  3. Borden Grammar School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,360
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,199
  • Shoplifting 523
  • Anti social behaviour 477
  • Criminal damage and arson 304
  • Other theft 221

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

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LONDON ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1ND

    ODS code G82231

    577 m

  • THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82634

    1.1 km

  • GREEN PORCH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82702

    1.1 km

  • THE CHESTNUTS SURGERY

    70 EAST STREET, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4RU

    ODS code G82035

    1.2 km

  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4XX

    ODS code G82693

    1.4 km

  • THE MEDIC CARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82698

    1.4 km

  • GROVEHURST HEALTH

    GROVEHURST ROAD, KEMSLEY, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2ST

    ODS code G82026

    2.0 km

Nearby transport

  • St Paul's Street

    BCT · Chalkwell

    0.0 miles
  • St Paul's Street

    BCT · Chalkwell

    0.0 miles
  • Beechwood Avenue

    BCT · Milton Regis

    0.1 miles
  • Beechwood Avenue

    BCT · Milton Regis

    0.1 miles
  • Morrisons

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 009B, 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

12,603 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
5 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
5
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. Milton Court Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 549 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,360 published events cover 12 months, averaging 280 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,199 events.

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