ME13 8XB

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 8YL 84 m
ME13 8XF 107 m
ME13 8XE 172 m
ME13 8LP 176 m
ME13 8LJ 187 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME13 8XB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME13
Postcode sector
ME13 8
Latitude
51.305608
Longitude
0.903060
British National Grid easting
602,447
British National Grid northing
160,278

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
E00124986
Lower layer super output area
Swale 015F · E01024625
Middle layer super output area
Swale 015 · E02005129

Postcode source versions

Explore ME13

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Stile Cottages, 2, Canterbury Road, Faversham, ME13 8XB 30 September 2003 £80,000

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

    1.2 km
  2. The Abbey School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,079
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 389
  • Anti social behaviour 171
  • Shoplifting 130
  • Criminal damage and arson 102
  • Other theft 70

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

3 female, 5 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
4.0
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME13 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • FAVERSHAM MEDICAL GROUP

    NEWTON ROAD, FAVERSHAM, ME13 8FH

    ODS code G82039

    1.1 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Makenade Garage

    BCT · Preston

    0.0 miles
  • Makenade Garage

    BCT · Preston

    0.0 miles
  • Love Lane

    BCT · Faversham

    0.1 miles
  • Love Lane

    BCT · Faversham

    0.1 miles
  • Windermere

    BCT · Faversham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 015F, 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

26,627 of 33,755

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

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 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,079 published events cover 12 months, averaging 89.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 389 events.

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