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ME10 5DA

The Meads · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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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 5BE 77 m
ME10 5AU 106 m
ME10 5BF 111 m
ME10 5AW 129 m
ME10 5BG 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME10 5DA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME10
Postcode sector
ME10 5
Latitude
51.349208
Longitude
0.714980
British National Grid easting
589,160
British National Grid northing
164,624

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
E00124710
Lower layer super output area
Swale 009I · E01035307
Middle layer super output area
Swale 009 · E02005123

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. Aspire School

    Free schools special

    16 m

  2. Grove Park Primary School

    Academy converter

    334 m

  3. Bobbing Village School

    Academy converter

    590 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,937
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 724
  • Shoplifting 271
  • Anti social behaviour 246
  • Criminal damage and arson 175
  • Other theft 145

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82634

    202 m

  • LONDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    32 LONDON ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1ND

    ODS code G82231

    1.2 km

  • GREEN PORCH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82702

    1.8 km

  • GROVEHURST HEALTH

    GROVEHURST ROAD, KEMSLEY, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2ST

    ODS code G82026

    2.1 km

  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4XX

    ODS code G82693

    2.2 km

  • THE MEDIC CARE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82698

    2.2 km

  • THE CHESTNUTS SURGERY

    70 EAST STREET, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4RU

    ODS code G82035

    2.3 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

    0.1 miles

  • The Meads

    BCT · Sonora Fields

    0.1 miles

  • Topaz Drive

    BCT · Sonora Fields

    0.2 miles

  • Wentworth Drive

    BCT · Sittingbourne

    0.2 miles

  • Emerald Crescent

    BCT · Sonora Fields

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 009I, 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

6,582 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

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. Aspire School is the nearest published school at 16 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,937 published events cover 12 months, averaging 161.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 724 events.

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