ME13 8BS

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 8HA 90 m
ME13 8GE 111 m
ME13 8GD 128 m
ME13 8ES 185 m
ME13 8GF 191 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME13 8BS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 April 2018
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME13
Postcode sector
ME13 8
Latitude
51.310764
Longitude
0.896799
British National Grid easting
601,988
British National Grid northing
160,834

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
E00166917
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

    546 m
  2. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School

    Academy converter

    767 m
  3. The Abbey School

    Academy converter

    861 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,543
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 551
  • Anti social behaviour 253
  • Shoplifting 179
  • Criminal damage and arson 158
  • 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

    434 m

Nearby transport

  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Faversham

    0.2 miles
  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Faversham

    0.2 miles
  • Makenade Avenue

    BCT · Preston

    0.3 miles
  • Makenade Avenue

    BCT · Preston

    0.3 miles
  • Faversham Rail Station

    RLY · 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 546 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,543 published events cover 12 months, averaging 128.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 551 events.

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