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ME10 5BD

The Meads · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Sittingbourne
Ward
The Meads
Local authority
Swale
Constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Postcode district
ME10
Postcode sector
ME10 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME10 5BU 38 m
ME10 5BT 41 m
ME10 5BS 73 m
ME10 5BW 73 m
ME10 5BX 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME10 5BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME10
Postcode sector
ME10 5
Latitude
51.350591
Longitude
0.708843
British National Grid easting
588,727
British National Grid northing
164,762

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Electoral ward
The Meads · E05009564
Parish or community
E04012438
Westminster constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey · E14001474
Output area
E00189753
Lower layer super output area
Swale 009H · E01035306
Middle layer super output area
Swale 009 · E02005123

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Charter Court, Flat 6, Vellum Drive, Sittingbourne, ME10 5BD 17 January 2025 £192,000
Charter Court, Flat 3, Vellum Drive, Sittingbourne, ME10 5BD 6 January 2022 £170,000
Charter Court, Flat 4, Vellum Drive, Sittingbourne, ME10 5BD 10 June 2020 £180,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
22
Secondary
5

  1. Grove Park Primary School

    Academy converter

    187 m

  2. Bobbing Village School

    Academy converter

    322 m

  3. Aspire School

    Free schools special

    458 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
972
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 391
  • Anti social behaviour 129
  • Criminal damage and arson 110
  • Other theft 102
  • Vehicle crime 55

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

7 female, 4 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.8
ME10 5 residents
3,679

Age bands in ME10 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
24.3%

874 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.6%

452 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.2%

1,161 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.6%

851 residents

Age 65 and over
7.3%

263 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME10 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
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
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%
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

  • THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82634

    569 m

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LONDON ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1ND

    ODS code G82231

    1.6 km

  • GREEN PORCH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82702

    2.2 km

  • GROVEHURST HEALTH

    GROVEHURST ROAD, KEMSLEY, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2ST

    ODS code G82026

    2.3 km

  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4XX

    ODS code G82693

    2.6 km

  • THE MEDIC CARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82698

    2.6 km

  • THE CHESTNUTS SURGERY

    70 EAST STREET, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4RU

    ODS code G82035

    2.8 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

  • The Meads

    BCT · Sonora Fields

    0.3 miles

  • The Meads

    BCT · Sonora Fields

    0.3 miles

  • Jacinth Drive

    BCT · Sonora Fields

    0.3 miles

  • Jacinth Drive

    BCT · Sonora Fields

    0.3 miles

  • Wentworth Drive

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 009H, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,368 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 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
6
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £181,000 from 2 recorded sales in ME10 5BD. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Swale is £298,394 in June 2026, up 4.5% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

33 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Grove Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 187 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

972 published events cover 12 months, averaging 81 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 391 events.

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