Postcode ME10 1YL (Swale)

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

ME10 1YL is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.3 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 1YL as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > White suburban communities.

The closest road name to ME10 1YL is Brier Road which is centered 44 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Grove Park Avenue and is 264 m away. The closest railway station is Sittingbourne Rail Station, 1.98 km away.

The closest primary school to ME10 1YL (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 1YL is The Billet and is 374 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on June 17, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Greggs and is 635 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on August 5, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 103.5 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 1.9 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

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

Nearby Roads

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

Brier Road 44 m
Maylam Gardens 102 m
Greenlees Close 217 m
Micketts Gardens 219 m
Grove Park Avenue 237 m
Dental Close 282 m
Cherry Fields 302 m
Wises Lane 361 m
Sandford Road 453 m
Cryalls Lane 642 m
London Road 793 m
Borden Lane 890 m
Maidstone Road 1.48 km
B2006 1.48 km
A249 2.23 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME10 1YL

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 1YL - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Westlands School Good
(February 27, 2019)
347 m
Grove Park Primary School Good
(October 3, 2017)
773 m
Borden Church of England Primary School 831 m
Aspire School 974 m
Westlands Primary School Good
(June 26, 2019)
1.18 km
Bobbing Village School Outstanding
(May 11, 2017)
1.21 km
St Peter's Catholic Primary School 1.56 km
Minterne Junior School Good
(October 6, 2021)
1.6 km
The Oaks Infant School Good
(November 24, 2021)
1.75 km
Borden Grammar School Good
(November 24, 2021)
2.09 km
Regis Manor Primary School Good
(March 7, 2018)
2.09 km
Milton Court Primary Academy Good
(September 18, 2019)
2.15 km
Fulston Manor School Good
(December 14, 2017)
2.36 km
Highsted Grammar School 2.42 km
Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School Outstanding
(March 4, 2016)
2.43 km
VTC Independent School 2.8 km
South Avenue Primary School Good
(May 4, 2017)
2.82 km
Newington Church of England Primary School Good
(May 15, 2019)
2.96 km
Canterbury Road Primary School Good
(January 16, 2019)
3.08 km
Kemsley Primary Academy Good
(February 14, 2019)
3.23 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Nourish Contract Catering At Westlands Secondary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 30, 2022
347 m
Insight Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
August 12, 2013
374 m
Marino Fish Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 13, 2021
374 m
The Billet Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 17, 2019
374 m
Pine Lodge Residential Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 4, 2020
390 m
The Long Hop Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 1, 2021
390 m
Sittingbourne Services Ltd Retailers - other 2
Needs Improvement
November 15, 2021
438 m
Gore Court Cricket Club Other catering premises 5
Very Good
September 28, 2017
442 m
Sittingbourne Rugby Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
December 14, 2019
442 m
Insight Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
August 12, 2013
555 m
Budgens - Esso - QSR Fuel Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 14, 2019
635 m
Elvy Court Care Home - Avery Healthcare Group Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 11, 2021
635 m
Greggs Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 5, 2019
635 m
Keyway Mini Mart Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 19, 2015
635 m
China World Chinese Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 12, 2019
674 m
Welcome Grove Park Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets Awaiting Inspection
674 m
Grove Park County Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 6, 2019
773 m
Nats Snax Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
April 1, 2019
775 m
Hanningfield Retirement Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
April 27, 2021
900 m
Lyndhurst Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 28, 2022
916 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Grove Park Avenue Bus Stop/Station 264 m
Sandford Road Bus Stop/Station 267 m
The Long Hop Bus Stop/Station 274 m
Sandford Road Bus Stop/Station 282 m
The Long Hop Bus Stop/Station 298 m
Sittingbourne Rail Station Taxi Rank 2 km
Central Avenue Taxi Rank 2.05 km
Sittingbourne Rail Station Rail 1.98 km
Sittingbourne Rail Station Rail 2.01 km
Newington Rail Station Rail 2.87 km
London Southend Airport Air 25.17 km
Kent International Airport Air 45.49 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 46.05 km

Nearby Nature

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

Bobbing Hill Hill Or Mountain 741 m
Webbend Ditch Pond Inland Water 956 m
Chestnut Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.39 km
Rook Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.67 km
Gravelpit Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.76 km
Cranbrook Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.94 km
Keycol Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.99 km
Cromas Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.16 km
Calveshole Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.25 km
Wardwell Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.82 km
Hawes Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.86 km
Standard Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.9 km
Cookham Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.98 km
Highsted Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.16 km
Callum Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.17 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 54.8 Mbps 103.5 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 14.1 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6.3 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 16 4
30-300 Mbps 0% 71.4 13.4
300+ Mbps 100% 488.2 37.8

Gas Consumption

53 meters consuming 650,095 kWh - mean 12,266 kWh : median 11,430 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

53 meters consuming 213,421 kWh - mean 4,027 kWh : median 3,276 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME10 1YL - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.34272500
Longitude 0.70590800
OS Easting 588557
OS Northing 0163880
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
16514
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: 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 E33043322
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Swale 009
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Swale 009A
Output Area / Small Area 6B2