ME13 8SQ

Watling · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Faversham
Ward
Watling
Local authority
Swale
Postcode district
ME13
Postcode sector
ME13 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME13 8QW 59 m
ME13 8SJ 78 m
ME13 8TE 106 m
ME13 8SL 133 m
ME13 8TF 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME13 8SQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME13
Postcode sector
ME13 8
Latitude
51.311057
Longitude
0.883112
British National Grid easting
601,033
British National Grid northing
160,829

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Electoral ward
Watling · E05009565
Parish or community
E04005052
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00124979
Lower layer super output area
Swale 014E · E01024626
Middle layer super output area
Swale 014 · E02005128

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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41 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
44, Ethelbert Road, Faversham, ME13 8SQ 23 January 2026 £350,000
9, Ethelbert Road, Faversham, ME13 8SQ 28 November 2025 £775,000
20, Ethelbert Road, Faversham, ME13 8SQ 28 November 2025 £320,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Ethelbert Road Primary School

    Community school

    59 m
  2. The Abbey School

    Academy converter

    472 m
  3. Ospringe Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    828 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,878
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 636
  • Anti social behaviour 345
  • Shoplifting 217
  • Criminal damage and arson 187
  • Other theft 111

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
80

42 female, 38 male

Postcode households
33
Residents per household
2.4
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

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME13 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
68.6%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • FAVERSHAM MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON ROAD, FAVERSHAM, ME13 8FH

    ODS code G82039

    666 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Brogdale Road

    BCT · Faversham

    0.1 miles
  • Brogdale Road

    BCT · Faversham

    0.1 miles
  • Canute Road

    BCT · Faversham

    0.1 miles
  • The Mall

    BCT · Faversham

    0.2 miles
  • The Mall

    BCT · Faversham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 014E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,007 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £417,000 from 7 recorded sales in ME13 8SQ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Swale is £298,394 in June 2026, up 4.5% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

12 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Ethelbert Road Primary School is the nearest published school at 59 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,878 published events cover 12 months, averaging 156.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 636 events.

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