Postcode ME10 1LQ (Swale)

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The postcode ME10 1LQ is located in Swale, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. ME10 1LQ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME10 1LQ is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.8 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of ME10 1LQ as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > White suburban communities.

The closest road name to ME10 1LQ is Hever Place which is centered 46 m away.

The nearest bus stop is The Beauty of Bath and is 209 m away. The closest railway station is Sittingbourne Rail Station, 1.26 km away.

The closest primary school to ME10 1LQ (for ages 11 and under) is Westlands Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on June 26, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Westlands School. The last OFSTED inspection on February 27, 2019 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of ME10 1LQ is Beauty Of Bath and is 120 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Satisfactory on January 20, 2022. The nearest takeaway food is available from Chaucer Fish Bar and is 395 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on March 16, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 87.6 Mbps and an average upload speed of 11.5 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.5 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.6 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for ME10 1LQ is covered by the Kent police force association and Eastern and Coastal Kent is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to ME10 1LQ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME10 1LQ, and the approximate distance away.

Hever Place 46 m
Chartwell Grove 120 m
Harmony Close 145 m
Westerham Road 146 m
College Road 184 m
Hill Brow 184 m
Kent Avenue 186 m
Graylings Court 188 m
Berkeley Court 190 m
Riverhead Close 198 m
Linden Close 232 m
Windermere Grove 256 m
Windsor Drive 278 m
Riddles Road 298 m
Homewood Avenue 318 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME10 1LQ

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from ME10 1LQ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Westlands Primary School Good
(June 26, 2019)
283 m
St Peter's Catholic Primary School 317 m
Minterne Junior School Good
(October 6, 2021)
358 m
The Oaks Infant School Good
(November 24, 2021)
498 m
Westlands School Good
(February 27, 2019)
993 m
Borden Grammar School Good
(November 24, 2021)
1.06 km
Fulston Manor School Good
(December 14, 2017)
1.15 km
Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School Outstanding
(March 4, 2016)
1.25 km
Highsted Grammar School 1.25 km
Borden Church of England Primary School 1.43 km
Aspire School 1.58 km
Grove Park Primary School Good
(October 3, 2017)
1.66 km
South Avenue Primary School Good
(May 4, 2017)
1.76 km
VTC Independent School 1.87 km
Milton Court Primary Academy Good
(September 18, 2019)
2 km
Regis Manor Primary School Good
(March 7, 2018)
2.05 km
Canterbury Road Primary School Good
(January 16, 2019)
2.06 km
Bobbing Village School Outstanding
(May 11, 2017)
2.14 km
Meadowfield School Outstanding
(March 26, 2019)
2.51 km
The Sittingbourne School Good
(November 22, 2017)
2.51 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME10 1LQ - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Beauty Of Bath Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
January 20, 2022
120 m
Pabulum Ltd At Westlands Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 25, 2021
283 m
Chartwells At St Peter' Roman Catholic Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 8, 2020
317 m
Nourish Contract Catering At Minterne County Junior School School/college/university 2
Needs Improvement
February 25, 2022
358 m
Achieve Together Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
January 13, 2020
395 m
Chaucer Fish Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 16, 2022
395 m
Chaucer News Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 10, 2019
395 m
Happy Shopper Food Store Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 4, 2014
395 m
Madras Cafe Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
February 11, 2022
395 m
The Nest Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 12, 2020
395 m
Yummy Yummy Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 15, 2021
395 m
Nourish Contract Catering At The Oaks Infants School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 28, 2022
498 m
The Gore Court Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 28, 2022
558 m
Westlands Nursery School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 29, 2021
664 m
Johnson Garden Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 15, 2022
677 m
King George's Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 17, 2019
762 m
Kings Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
January 24, 2013
762 m
The Park Tavern Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 10, 2021
763 m
Shell Sittingbourne Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 4, 2013
768 m
Primrose House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 8, 2022
773 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME10 1LQ - Data from Apr 2022

The Beauty of Bath Bus Stop/Station 209 m
Westlands Primary School Bus Stop/Station 297 m
Westlands Primary School Bus Stop/Station 314 m
Barrow Grove Bus Stop/Station 329 m
Barrow Grove Bus Stop/Station 331 m
Central Avenue Taxi Rank 1.13 km
Sittingbourne Rail Station Taxi Rank 1.26 km
Sittingbourne Rail Station Rail 1.26 km
Sittingbourne Rail Station Rail 1.27 km
Kemsley Rail Station Rail 3.17 km
London Southend Airport Air 26 km
Kent International Airport Air 44.55 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 44.96 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME10 1LQ - Data from Dec 2021

Highsted Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.99 km
Bobbing Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.99 km
Webbend Ditch Pond Inland Water 2.16 km
Chestnut Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.3 km
Bex Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.37 km
Cromer's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.71 km
Gravelpit Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.77 km
Cheney Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.83 km
Rook Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.85 km
Cheney Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.06 km
Gore Pond Inland Water 3.09 km
Cranbrook Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.09 km
Keycol Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.24 km
Cromas Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.29 km
Calveshole Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.5 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME10 1LQ - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 43.3 Mbps 87.6 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 11.5 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 9 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 21.7 4.3
30-300 Mbps 0% 90.4 12.2
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

19 meters consuming 308,269 kWh - mean 16,225 kWh : median 15,744 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

19 meters consuming 102,177 kWh - mean 5,378 kWh : median 4,335 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME10 1LQ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.33547900
Longitude 0.71973900
OS Easting 589550
OS Northing 0163110
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
29956
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
County Electorial Division Sittingbourne South ED
Electoral Ward Homewood
Local Authority District Swale
Region / Government Office Region South East
European Electoral Region South East
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: South East
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Kent and Medway

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000113
Travel To Work Area Medway

NHS

NHS England Region South East
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Eastern and Coastal Kent
Cancer Alliance Kent and Medway
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
South East Coast
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Kent and Medway
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Kent and Medway CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: White suburban communities
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Sittingbourne BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33043338
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Swale 012
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Swale 012E
Output Area / Small Area 6B2