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ME10 4BD

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME10 4AQ 20 m
ME10 1AA 57 m
ME10 4PL 58 m
ME10 4AL 67 m
ME10 1AW 69 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME10 4BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME10
Postcode sector
ME10 4
Latitude
51.340207
Longitude
0.733447
British National Grid easting
590,483
British National Grid northing
163,671

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
E00124883
Lower layer super output area
Swale 010E · E01024608
Middle layer super output area
Swale 010 · E02005124

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
21
Secondary
5

  1. Borden Grammar School

    Academy converter

    327 m

  2. Highsted Grammar School

    Academy converter

    773 m

  3. VTC Independent School

    Other independent school

    856 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,577
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,257
  • Shoplifting 562
  • Anti social behaviour 535
  • Criminal damage and arson 327
  • Other theft 217

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME10 4 residents
9,975

Age bands in ME10 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

1,872 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.4%

1,210 residents

Age 25 to 44
25%

2,653 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.3%

2,686 residents

Age 65 and over
20.7%

2,194 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LONDON ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1ND

    ODS code G82231

    487 m

  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4XX

    ODS code G82693

    661 m

  • THE MEDIC CARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82698

    661 m

  • THE CHESTNUTS SURGERY

    70 EAST STREET, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4RU

    ODS code G82035

    751 m

  • THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82634

    1.6 km

  • GREEN PORCH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82702

    1.7 km

  • GROVEHURST HEALTH

    GROVEHURST ROAD, KEMSLEY, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2ST

    ODS code G82026

    2.6 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Central Avenue

    TXR · Sittingbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Hub

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Hub

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Hub

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Hub

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 010E, 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

6,277 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 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
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

32 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. Borden Grammar School is the nearest published school at 327 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,577 published events cover 12 months, averaging 298.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,257 events.

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