ME10 3TA

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 3TD 14 m
ME10 3SR 65 m
ME10 3TT 69 m
ME10 3EW 88 m
ME10 3TB 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME10 3TA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME10
Postcode sector
ME10 3
Latitude
51.342251
Longitude
0.747598
British National Grid easting
591,460
British National Grid northing
163,935

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
E00124810
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
32
Primary
20
Secondary
5
  1. VTC Independent School

    Other independent school

    321 m
  2. KITE College

    Special post 16 institution

    324 m
  3. Sunny Bank Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    492 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,604
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,239
  • Shoplifting 625
  • Anti social behaviour 556
  • Criminal damage and arson 314
  • Other theft 198

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

  • THE CHESTNUTS SURGERY

    70 EAST STREET, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4RU

    ODS code G82035

    501 m

  • 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

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LONDON ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1ND

    ODS code G82231

    1.4 km

  • GREEN PORCH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82702

    1.5 km

  • THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82634

    2.3 km

  • GROVEHURST HEALTH

    GROVEHURST ROAD, KEMSLEY, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2ST

    ODS code G82026

    2.5 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Co-op

    BCT · Murston

    0.2 miles
  • Centre 2000

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.2 miles
  • Co-op

    BCT · Murston

    0.2 miles
  • Plaza Court

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.3 miles
  • Swale House

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.3 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.

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

32 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. VTC Independent School is the nearest published school at 321 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,604 published events cover 12 months, averaging 300.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,239 events.

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