ME13 8BQ

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 8FF 54 m
ME13 8FJ 58 m
ME13 8BF 119 m
ME13 8FE 120 m
ME13 8FG 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME13 8BQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME13
Postcode sector
ME13 8
Latitude
51.312180
Longitude
0.899931
British National Grid easting
602,200
British National Grid northing
161,000

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
E00166919
Lower layer super output area
Swale 015A · E01024551
Middle layer super output area
Swale 015 · E02005129

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
11
Secondary
2
  1. St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    454 m
  2. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School

    Academy converter

    659 m
  3. The Abbey School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,523
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 545
  • Anti social behaviour 247
  • Shoplifting 179
  • Criminal damage and arson 157
  • Other theft 91

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

    565 m

Nearby transport

  • Millfield Road

    BCT · Faversham

    0.1 miles
  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Faversham

    0.2 miles
  • Millfield Road

    BCT · Faversham

    0.2 miles
  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Faversham

    0.2 miles
  • Windermere

    BCT · Faversham

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 015A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,365 of 33,755

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

14 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School is the nearest published school at 454 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,523 published events cover 12 months, averaging 126.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 545 events.

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