ME13 7AY

Abbey · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Abbey
Local authority
Swale
Postcode district
ME13
Postcode sector
ME13 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME13 7AX 13 m
ME13 7DX 31 m
ME13 7AN 56 m
ME13 7AL 68 m
ME13 7AJ 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME13 7AY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME13
Postcode sector
ME13 7
Latitude
51.316882
Longitude
0.891616
British National Grid easting
601,600
British National Grid northing
161,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Electoral ward
Abbey · E05009544
Parish or community
E04005052
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00124633
Lower layer super output area
Swale 015C · E01024553
Middle layer super output area
Swale 015 · E02005129

Postcode source versions

Explore ME13

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School

    Academy converter

    337 m
  2. St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    369 m
  3. Davington Primary School

    Community school

    705 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,959
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 671
  • Anti social behaviour 353
  • Shoplifting 217
  • Criminal damage and arson 191
  • Other theft 112

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME13 7 residents
9,265

Age bands in ME13 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

1,620 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

943 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.8%

2,243 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

2,643 residents

Age 65 and over
24.3%

2,388 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

    405 m

Nearby transport

  • Court Street

    BCT · Faversham

    0.0 miles
  • Crescent Road

    BCT · Faversham

    0.1 miles
  • North Lane

    BCT · Faversham

    0.1 miles
  • East Street

    BCT · Faversham

    0.2 miles
  • Newton Road Library

    BCT · Faversham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 015C, 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

20,126 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
2 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School is the nearest published school at 337 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,959 published events cover 12 months, averaging 163.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 671 events.

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