Postcode ME10 2LU (Swale)

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The postcode ME10 2LU is located in Swale, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in December 1996 and is an active postcode. ME10 2LU is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME10 2LU is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 3.3 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 2LU as Constrained city dwellers > Challenged diversity > Multi-ethnic hardship.

The closest road name to ME10 2LU is Liege Close which is centered 32 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Coldharbour Lane West and is 83 m away. The closest railway station is Kemsley Rail Station, 190 m away.

The closest primary school to ME10 2LU (for ages 11 and under) is Kemsley Primary Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on February 14, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Borden Grammar School. The last OFSTED inspection on November 24, 2021 rated this school as Good

The nearest takeaway food is available from Jade House and is 1.01 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on March 17, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 59.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 11.3 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 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 2LU 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 2LU and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME10 2LU, and the approximate distance away.

Liege Close 32 m
Ypres Drive 80 m
Flanders Close 97 m
Castle Rough Lane 103 m
Hurst Lane 125 m
Grovehurst Avenue 143 m
The Square 163 m
Menin Road 175 m
Mons Court 175 m
The Willows 181 m
Glover Close 194 m
Pavilion Drive 211 m
Coleman Drive 221 m
Danes Mead 223 m
Godwin Close 229 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME10 2LU

Introduction December 1996
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 2LU - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Kemsley Primary Academy Good
(February 14, 2019)
66 m
Regis Manor Primary School Good
(March 7, 2018)
1.28 km
Milton Court Primary Academy Good
(September 18, 2019)
1.37 km
Iwade School Good
(May 9, 2017)
1.7 km
Aspire School 2.2 km
Bobbing Village School Outstanding
(May 11, 2017)
2.28 km
Sunny Bank Primary School 2.33 km
Grove Park Primary School Good
(October 3, 2017)
2.47 km
VTC Independent School 2.7 km
Borden Grammar School Good
(November 24, 2021)
2.88 km
Westlands School Good
(February 27, 2019)
2.96 km
Canterbury Road Primary School Good
(January 16, 2019)
3.01 km
Westlands Primary School Good
(June 26, 2019)
3.04 km
South Avenue Primary School Good
(May 4, 2017)
3.05 km
Lansdowne Primary School Good
(September 21, 2017)
3.27 km
Highsted Grammar School 3.3 km
St Peter's Catholic Primary School 3.33 km
Fulston Manor School Good
(December 14, 2017)
3.42 km
Meadowfield School Outstanding
(March 26, 2019)
3.51 km
The Sittingbourne School Good
(November 22, 2017)
3.51 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME10 2LU - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Principals By CH&Co At Kemsley School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 12, 2020
66 m
Rainbow Community Cafe School/college/university 4
Good
November 12, 2019
66 m
Grovehurst Newsagents Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 27, 2014
156 m
Kemsley Community Centre Trust Other catering premises Exempt
June 7, 2021
205 m
Kemsley Village Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 1, 2017
205 m
Lakeside News Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 21, 2015
818 m
Austinoma Pharmacy Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 16, 2022
905 m
Jade House Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 17, 2020
1.01 km
Milton Fish Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
August 13, 2021
1.01 km
Milton Mini Mart Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 22, 2016
1.01 km
Akinola Foods Retailers - other 4
Good
November 22, 2021
1.02 km
ABM Catering Optivo@Regis Gate Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 30, 2019
1.05 km
Morrisons Staff Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 16, 2019
1.07 km
Kemsley Kitchen Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 21, 2020
1.15 km
Bedrocks Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 24, 2018
1.22 km
Express Takeaway Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
February 27, 2019
1.22 km
Mary's Snack Bar Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
May 19, 2021
1.22 km
Nim's Fruit Crisps Manufacturers/packers 5
Very Good
January 25, 2019
1.22 km
Serco PECS Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
January 21, 2022
1.22 km
Court Regis Residential Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 25, 2021
1.22 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME10 2LU - Data from Apr 2022

Coldharbour Lane West Bus Stop/Station 83 m
Coldharbour Lane West Bus Stop/Station 97 m
Kemsley Railway Station Bus Stop/Station 154 m
Kemsley Railway Station Bus Stop/Station 166 m
Ypres Drive Bus Stop/Station 170 m
Sittingbourne Rail Station Taxi Rank 2.37 km
Central Avenue Taxi Rank 2.67 km
Kemsley Rail Station Rail 190 m
Kemsley Rail Station Rail 196 m
Sittingbourne Rail Station Rail 2.35 km
London Southend Airport Air 23.01 km
Kent International Airport Air 43.31 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 47.5 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME10 2LU - Data from Dec 2021

Kemsley Marshes Wetland 1.2 km
Kemsley Marshes Wetland 1.56 km
Coldharbour Marshes Wetland 1.87 km
Oyster Pond Inland Water 1.99 km
The Lilies Wetland 2.11 km
East Hall Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.45 km
Ridham Marshes Wetland 2.55 km
Raspberry Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.81 km
Webbend Ditch Pond Inland Water 2.95 km
Rook Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.01 km
Bobbing Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.16 km
Ferry Marshes Wetland 3.21 km
Tiptree Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.29 km
Folly Spit Wetland 3.3 km
Bedlams Bottom Wetland 3.41 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME10 2LU - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 69.2 Mbps 59.7 Mbps 107 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 11.3 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 3.5 0.5
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 78.3 14.8
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

9 meters consuming 57,377 kWh - mean 6,375 kWh : median 5,928 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

9 meters consuming 23,814 kWh - mean 2,646 kWh : median 2,631 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME10 2LU - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.36318700
Longitude 0.73758600
OS Easting 590678
OS Northing 0166237
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
12481
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
County Electorial Division Sittingbourne North ED
Electoral Ward Kemsley
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: Constrained city dwellers
Group: Challenged diversity
Subgroup: Multi-ethnic hardship
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 E33043314
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Swale 007
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Swale 007E
Output Area / Small Area 7A3