Postcode ME10 1LX (Swale)

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

ME10 1LX is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.5 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 1LX as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > White professionals.

The closest road name to ME10 1LX is Clive Road which is centered 96 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Sandford Road and is 310 m away. The closest railway station is Sittingbourne Rail Station, 1.88 km away.

The closest primary school to ME10 1LX (for ages 11 and under) is Grove Park Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on October 3, 2017. 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 1LX is Sittingbourne Rugby Club and is 212 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on December 14, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from China World Chinese Takeaway and is 277 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on September 12, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 131.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.3 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 1.8 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for ME10 1LX 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 1LX and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Clive Road 96 m
Gibbons Road 121 m
Wellington Road 131 m
Sandford Road 185 m
Hilton Drive 215 m
Chatsworth Drive 253 m
Woolett Road 298 m
Gainsborough Close 304 m
Rolvenden Drive 308 m
Parchment Drive 325 m
Bond Road 340 m
Vellum Drive 352 m
Lonsdale Drive 382 m
Gadby Road 459 m
B2006 1.17 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME10 1LX

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 1LX - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Grove Park Primary School Good
(October 3, 2017)
205 m
Aspire School 482 m
Westlands School Good
(February 27, 2019)
580 m
Bobbing Village School Outstanding
(May 11, 2017)
662 m
Westlands Primary School Good
(June 26, 2019)
1.37 km
Borden Church of England Primary School 1.39 km
Regis Manor Primary School Good
(March 7, 2018)
1.69 km
Milton Court Primary Academy Good
(September 18, 2019)
1.78 km
St Peter's Catholic Primary School 1.8 km
Minterne Junior School Good
(October 6, 2021)
1.9 km
The Oaks Infant School Good
(November 24, 2021)
2.02 km
Borden Grammar School Good
(November 24, 2021)
2.13 km
Fulston Manor School Good
(December 14, 2017)
2.5 km
Highsted Grammar School 2.53 km
Kemsley Primary Academy Good
(February 14, 2019)
2.72 km
VTC Independent School 2.73 km
Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School Outstanding
(March 4, 2016)
2.78 km
South Avenue Primary School Good
(May 4, 2017)
2.82 km
Newington Church of England Primary School Good
(May 15, 2019)
2.9 km
Canterbury Road Primary School Good
(January 16, 2019)
3.04 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Grove Park County Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 6, 2019
205 m
Gore Court Cricket Club Other catering premises 5
Very Good
September 28, 2017
212 m
Sittingbourne Rugby Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
December 14, 2019
212 m
China World Chinese Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 12, 2019
277 m
Welcome Grove Park Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets Awaiting Inspection
277 m
Insight Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
August 12, 2013
328 m
Marino Fish Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 13, 2021
328 m
The Billet Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 17, 2019
328 m
Sittingbourne Services Ltd Retailers - other 2
Needs Improvement
November 15, 2021
475 m
Aspire School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 6, 2020
482 m
Pine Lodge Residential Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 4, 2020
495 m
The Long Hop Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 1, 2021
495 m
Insight Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
August 12, 2013
558 m
Nourish Contract Catering At Westlands Secondary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 30, 2022
580 m
Budgens - Esso - QSR Fuel Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 14, 2019
597 m
Elvy Court Care Home - Avery Healthcare Group Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 11, 2021
597 m
Greggs Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 5, 2019
597 m
Keyway Mini Mart Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 19, 2015
597 m
Kings Fish & Chips Pizza House Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
July 24, 2019
638 m
Kwuns Chinese Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 1
Needs Major Improvement
August 16, 2021
638 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Sandford Road Bus Stop/Station 310 m
Sandford Road Bus Stop/Station 323 m
The Long Hop Bus Stop/Station 336 m
Wentworth Drive Bus Stop/Station 374 m
Grove Park Avenue Bus Stop/Station 384 m
Sittingbourne Rail Station Taxi Rank 1.9 km
Central Avenue Taxi Rank 2.04 km
Sittingbourne Rail Station Rail 1.88 km
Sittingbourne Rail Station Rail 1.91 km
Kemsley Rail Station Rail 2.46 km
London Southend Airport Air 24.64 km
Kent International Airport Air 45.29 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 46.48 km

Nearby Nature

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

Bobbing Hill Hill Or Mountain 660 m
Webbend Ditch Pond Inland Water 680 m
Rook Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.33 km
Chestnut Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.81 km
Keycol Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.95 km
Calveshole Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.08 km
Gravelpit Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.08 km
Cranbrook Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.13 km
Cromas Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.36 km
Hawes Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.6 km
Wardwell Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.66 km
Callum Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.78 km
Tiptree Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.11 km
Standard Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.15 km
Cookham Shaw Woodland Or Forest 3.39 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 51.3 Mbps 131.3 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 7.9 Mbps 13.3 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 26 7
30-300 Mbps 0% 77.7 9.7
300+ Mbps 100% 505.7 38

Gas Consumption

29 meters consuming 336,396 kWh - mean 11,600 kWh : median 11,503 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME10 1LX - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.34751500
Longitude 0.70879000
OS Easting 588738
OS Northing 0164420
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
21092
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
County Electorial Division Swale West ED
Electoral Ward Borden and Grove Park
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: Urbanites
Group: Urban professionals and families
Subgroup: White professionals
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 E33043322
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Swale 009
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Swale 009D
Output Area / Small Area 5A1