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ME10 3HR

Chalkwell · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Chalkwell
Local authority
Swale
Constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Postcode district
ME10
Postcode sector
ME10 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME10 3NY 15 m
ME10 3GN 54 m
ME10 3HS 74 m
ME10 3JB 75 m
ME10 3NZ 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME10 3HR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1988
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME10
Postcode sector
ME10 3
Latitude
51.343887
Longitude
0.741090
British National Grid easting
591,000
British National Grid northing
164,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Electoral ward
Chalkwell · E05009548
Parish or community
E43000268
Westminster constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey · E14001474
Output area
E00189730
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
32
Primary
21
Secondary
5

  1. KITE College

    Special post 16 institution

    514 m

  2. VTC Independent School

    Other independent school

    572 m

  3. Borden Grammar School

    Academy converter

    852 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,866
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,398
  • Anti social behaviour 603
  • Shoplifting 550
  • Criminal damage and arson 355
  • Other theft 217

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME10 3 residents
9,734

Age bands in ME10 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
24.2%

2,229 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

987 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.6%

3,096 residents

Age 45 to 64
21%

1,936 residents

Age 65 and over
10.6%

974 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 CHESTNUTS SURGERY

    70 EAST STREET, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4RU

    ODS code G82035

    638 m

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LONDON ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1ND

    ODS code G82231

    1.0 km

  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4XX

    ODS code G82693

    1.1 km

  • THE MEDIC CARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82698

    1.1 km

  • GREEN PORCH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82702

    1.3 km

  • THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82634

    1.8 km

  • GROVEHURST HEALTH

    GROVEHURST ROAD, KEMSLEY, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2ST

    ODS code G82026

    2.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Ford Garage

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Ford Garage

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.2 miles

  • Eurolink Way

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.2 miles

  • Fire Station

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.3 miles

  • Swale House

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

32 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. KITE College is the nearest published school at 514 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,866 published events cover 12 months, averaging 322.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,398 events.

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