ME13 8AJ

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME13 7GU 41 m
ME13 7ED 63 m
ME13 8AB 65 m
ME13 8AD 82 m
ME13 7AJ 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME13 8AJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2004
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME13
Postcode sector
ME13 8
Latitude
51.315949
Longitude
0.892992
British National Grid easting
601,700
British National Grid northing
161,400

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
E00124618
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
13
Primary
10
Secondary
2
  1. St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    250 m
  2. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School

    Academy converter

    298 m
  3. Davington Primary School

    Community school

    846 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,862
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 647
  • Anti social behaviour 327
  • Shoplifting 217
  • Criminal damage and arson 182
  • Other theft 104

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME13 8 residents
11,368

Age bands in ME13 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

1,889 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

1,105 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.9%

2,743 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

2,832 residents

Age 65 and over
19.1%

2,027 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

    308 m

Nearby transport

  • Crescent Road

    BCT · Faversham

    0.0 miles
  • Court Street

    BCT · Faversham

    0.1 miles
  • East Street

    BCT · Faversham

    0.1 miles
  • Newton Road Library

    BCT · Faversham

    0.1 miles
  • North Lane

    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

13 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School is the nearest published school at 250 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,862 published events cover 12 months, averaging 155.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 647 events.

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