ME10 3LZ

Murston · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Murston
Local authority
Swale
Postcode district
ME10
Postcode sector
ME10 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME10 3LA 8 m
ME10 3AW 31 m
ME10 3LL 55 m
ME10 3AN 68 m
ME10 3LJ 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME10 3LZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME10
Postcode sector
ME10 3
Latitude
51.338359
Longitude
0.752075
British National Grid easting
591,788
British National Grid northing
163,514

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Electoral ward
Murston · E05009555
Parish or community
E43000268
Output area
E00124805
Lower layer super output area
Swale 010C · E01024590
Middle layer super output area
Swale 010 · E02005124

Postcode source versions

Explore ME10

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
21
Secondary
5
  1. Canterbury Road Primary School

    Community school

    255 m
  2. VTC Independent School

    Other independent school

    467 m
  3. Meadowfield School

    Foundation special school

    570 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,960
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,000
  • Shoplifting 531
  • Anti social behaviour 467
  • Criminal damage and arson 259
  • Other theft 148

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

    574 m

  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4XX

    ODS code G82693

    1.2 km

  • THE MEDIC CARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82698

    1.2 km

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LONDON ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1ND

    ODS code G82231

    1.8 km

  • GREEN PORCH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82702

    2.1 km

  • THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82634

    2.8 km

  • GROVEHURST HEALTH

    GROVEHURST ROAD, KEMSLEY, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2ST

    ODS code G82026

    3.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Murston Road

    BCT · Snipeshill

    0.1 miles
  • The New Inn

    BCT · Snipeshill

    0.1 miles
  • The New Inn

    BCT · Snipeshill

    0.1 miles
  • Murston Road

    BCT · Snipeshill

    0.1 miles
  • Murston Road

    BCT · Snipeshill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 010C, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

554 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 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

33 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. Canterbury Road Primary School is the nearest published school at 255 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,960 published events cover 12 months, averaging 246.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,000 events.

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