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ME13 9LQ

Boughton and Courtenay · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Boughton and Courtenay
Local authority
Swale
Constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent
Postcode district
ME13
Postcode sector
ME13 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME13 9LL 108 m
ME13 9LN 383 m
ME13 9LR 527 m
ME13 9LH 787 m
ME13 9LG 788 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME13 9LQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME13
Postcode sector
ME13 9
Latitude
51.290117
Longitude
0.990344
British National Grid easting
608,600
British National Grid northing
158,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Electoral ward
Boughton and Courtenay · E05009547
Parish or community
E04005049
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00124651
Lower layer super output area
Swale 017D · E01024558
Middle layer super output area
Swale 017 · E02005131

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
5
Secondary
0

  1. Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.9 km

  2. Hernhill Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.3 km

  3. Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior School

    Other independent school

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
49
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 13
  • Vehicle crime 11
  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Anti social behaviour 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME13 9 residents
5,318

Age bands in ME13 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

806 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

519 residents

Age 25 to 44
20%

1,064 residents

Age 45 to 64
31%

1,650 residents

Age 65 and over
24%

1,277 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

  • OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

    BOLTS HILL, CHARTHAM, CANTERBURY, CT4 7JY

    ODS code G82790

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • The Red Lion

    BCT · Dunkirk

    0.1 miles

  • Gate Services

    BCT · Dunkirk

    0.2 miles

  • Courtenay Road

    BCT · Dunkirk

    0.5 miles

  • Courtenay Road

    BCT · Dunkirk

    0.5 miles

  • The Old School

    BCT · Dunkirk

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 017D, 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

18,673 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

49 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 13 events.

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