ME13 0HQ

East Downs · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Swale
Postcode district
ME13
Postcode sector
ME13 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME13 0AA 4 m
ME13 0HA 215 m
ME13 0RT 414 m
ME13 0RU 530 m
ME13 0EE 558 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME13 0HQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME13
Postcode sector
ME13 0
Latitude
51.288425
Longitude
0.853466
British National Grid easting
599,065
British National Grid northing
158,232

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Parish or community
E04005067
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00124691
Lower layer super output area
Swale 016A · E01024565
Middle layer super output area
Swale 016 · E02005130

Postcode source versions

Explore ME13

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
8
Secondary
2
  1. Lorenden Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    1.0 km
  2. Ospringe Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.7 km
  3. Sheldwich Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
26
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Burglary 4
  • Other theft 4
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Vehicle crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME13 0 residents
2,991

Age bands in ME13 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.4%

464 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

312 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.7%

612 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.9%

1,171 residents

Age 65 and over
25.9%

896 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • FAVERSHAM MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON ROAD, FAVERSHAM, ME13 8FH

    ODS code G82039

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Painter's Forstal Road

    BCT · Painters Forstal

    0.4 miles
  • Painter's Forstal Road

    BCT · Painters Forstal

    0.4 miles
  • Water Works

    BCT · Newnham

    1.3 miles
  • Water Works

    BCT · Newnham

    1.3 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Sheldwich

    1.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 016A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,871 of 33,755

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

11 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 2 secondary schools. Lorenden Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

26 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 10 events.

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