Postcode ME10 1SQ (Swale)

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

ME10 1SQ is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.9 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 1SQ as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Semi-detached ageing.

The closest road name to ME10 1SQ is Weald Court which is centered 103 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Sterling Road and is 106 m away. The closest railway station is Sittingbourne Rail Station, 1.43 km away.

The closest primary school to ME10 1SQ (for ages 11 and under) is Minterne Junior School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on October 6, 2021. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Fulston Manor School. The last OFSTED inspection on December 14, 2017 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of ME10 1SQ is The Appleyard Sports Ground and is 276 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on February 9, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Chaucer Fish Bar and is 467 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on March 16, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 120.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.1 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 2.2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

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

Nearby Roads

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

Weald Court 103 m
Bradley Drive 159 m
Roseleigh Road 162 m
Downs Close 163 m
Woodcourt Close 210 m
Minterne Avenue 212 m
Park Drive 252 m
Park Avenue 278 m
Woodside Gardens 286 m
Gore Court Road 295 m
Lyndhurst Grove 295 m
Sterling Road 313 m
Roonagh Court 324 m
Windsor Drive 345 m
Borden Lane 954 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME10 1SQ

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 1SQ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
The Oaks Infant School Good
(November 24, 2021)
175 m
Minterne Junior School Good
(October 6, 2021)
244 m
St Peter's Catholic Primary School 399 m
Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School Outstanding
(March 4, 2016)
662 m
Fulston Manor School Good
(December 14, 2017)
794 m
Westlands Primary School Good
(June 26, 2019)
813 m
Highsted Grammar School 955 m
Borden Grammar School Good
(November 24, 2021)
1.01 km
South Avenue Primary School Good
(May 4, 2017)
1.55 km
Westlands School Good
(February 27, 2019)
1.59 km
VTC Independent School 1.77 km
Canterbury Road Primary School Good
(January 16, 2019)
1.86 km
Borden Church of England Primary School 1.86 km
Rodmersham School Outstanding
(September 22, 2011)
2.13 km
Aspire School 2.15 km
Meadowfield School Outstanding
(March 26, 2019)
2.2 km
The Sittingbourne School Good
(November 22, 2017)
2.2 km
Grove Park Primary School Good
(October 3, 2017)
2.26 km
Milton Court Primary Academy Good
(September 18, 2019)
2.34 km
Regis Manor Primary School Good
(March 7, 2018)
2.43 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
King George's Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 17, 2019
164 m
Kings Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
January 24, 2013
164 m
Nourish Contract Catering At The Oaks Infants School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 28, 2022
175 m
Nourish Contract Catering At Minterne County Junior School School/college/university 2
Needs Improvement
February 25, 2022
244 m
Primrose House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 8, 2022
276 m
The Appleyard Sports Ground Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
February 9, 2019
276 m
Chartwells At St Peter' Roman Catholic Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 8, 2020
399 m
The Gore Court Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 28, 2022
444 m
Achieve Together Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
January 13, 2020
467 m
Chaucer Fish Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 16, 2022
467 m
Chaucer News Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 10, 2019
467 m
Happy Shopper Food Store Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 4, 2014
467 m
Madras Cafe Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
February 11, 2022
467 m
The Nest Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 12, 2020
467 m
Yummy Yummy Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 15, 2021
467 m
Beauty Of Bath Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
January 20, 2022
514 m
Little Treasures Kindergarten Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 10, 2022
549 m
Woodstock House Residential Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 23, 2021
568 m
Co-op Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 4
Good
February 18, 2013
675 m
Hot Woks Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
June 3, 2019
675 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Sterling Road Bus Stop/Station 106 m
Windsor Drive Bus Stop/Station 273 m
Lyndhurst Grove Bus Stop/Station 282 m
Lyndhurst Grove Bus Stop/Station 291 m
Umbrella Corner Bus Stop/Station 434 m
Central Avenue Taxi Rank 1.18 km
Sittingbourne Rail Station Taxi Rank 1.42 km
Sittingbourne Rail Station Rail 1.43 km
Sittingbourne Rail Station Rail 1.43 km
Kemsley Rail Station Rail 3.56 km
London Southend Airport Air 26.52 km
Kent International Airport Air 44.24 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 44.38 km

Nearby Nature

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

Highsted Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.4 km
Bex Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.88 km
Cromer's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.12 km
Cheney Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.23 km
Cheney Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.46 km
Bobbing Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.58 km
Chestnut Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.73 km
Webbend Ditch Pond Inland Water 2.76 km
Gore Pond Inland Water 2.88 km
Duke's Shaw Woodland Or Forest 3 km
Bargains Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.02 km
Birch Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.11 km
Gravelpit Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.22 km
Bassiline Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.28 km
Milstead Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.43 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 120.8 Mbps 205 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 14.1 Mbps 21 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% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 120.8 14.2
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

5 meters consuming 73,316 kWh - mean 14,663 kWh : median 15,881 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

5 meters consuming 15,226 kWh - mean 3,045 kWh : median 2,717 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME10 1SQ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.33091900
Longitude 0.72439300
OS Easting 589893
OS Northing 0162615
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
18881
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
County Electorial Division Sittingbourne South ED
Electoral Ward Woodstock
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: Semi-detached ageing
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 E33043339
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Swale 012
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Swale 012D
Output Area / Small Area 6B3