Postcode ME10 3QA (Swale)

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The postcode ME10 3QA is located in Swale, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. ME10 3QA is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME10 3QA is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2 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 3QA as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Hard-Pressed European Settlers.

The closest road name to ME10 3QA is East Hall Lane which is centered 48 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Great Easthall Way and is 198 m away. The closest railway station is Sittingbourne Rail Station, 1.82 km away.

The closest primary school to ME10 3QA (for ages 11 and under) is Sunny Bank Primary School. 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 local pub for residents of ME10 3QA is Woodcombe Sports And Social Club and is 476 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Satisfactory on May 3, 2016. The nearest takeaway food is available from Lucky House and is 762 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on March 11, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 118.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.5 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 95.7% 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 1.7 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 3QA 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 3QA and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME10 3QA, and the approximate distance away.

East Hall Lane 48 m
Hutchings Close 59 m
Symonds Drive 104 m
Meeres Court Lane 109 m
Standen Grove 113 m
Hildesley Close 115 m
Oak Road 116 m
Abelyn Avenue 129 m
Freeman Drive 146 m
Hargraves Road 178 m
Broom Road 181 m
Mulberry Way 232 m
Limehouse Court 256 m
Styles Close 257 m
Leigh Road 258 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME10 3QA

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 3QA - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Sunny Bank Primary School 460 m
Lansdowne Primary School Good
(September 21, 2017)
741 m
Canterbury Road Primary School Good
(January 16, 2019)
1.14 km
VTC Independent School 1.17 km
Meadowfield School Outstanding
(March 26, 2019)
1.24 km
The Sittingbourne School Good
(November 22, 2017)
1.24 km
Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery Good
(July 17, 2019)
1.26 km
South Avenue Primary School Good
(May 4, 2017)
1.42 km
Borden Grammar School Good
(November 24, 2021)
1.97 km
Milton Court Primary Academy Good
(September 18, 2019)
2.02 km
Highsted Grammar School 2.02 km
Regis Manor Primary School Good
(March 7, 2018)
2.19 km
Fulston Manor School Good
(December 14, 2017)
2.2 km
Kemsley Primary Academy Good
(February 14, 2019)
2.6 km
St Peter's Catholic Primary School 2.78 km
The Oaks Infant School Good
(November 24, 2021)
2.82 km
Westlands Primary School Good
(June 26, 2019)
2.86 km
Minterne Junior School Good
(October 6, 2021)
2.96 km
Rodmersham School Outstanding
(September 22, 2011)
3.03 km
Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School Outstanding
(March 4, 2016)
3.19 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME10 3QA - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Hormozi Coffee Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 9, 2019
229 m
Baxter Storey Abbott Staff Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 10, 2019
320 m
Charlotte Essen Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Exempt
October 14, 2020
405 m
Rebakers Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 15, 2021
456 m
Woodcombe Sports And Social Club Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
May 3, 2016
476 m
Eurosuite Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 21, 2021
482 m
Little Potters Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 5, 2019
482 m
Premier - Peel Drive Store Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 24, 2017
556 m
Wings Nursery Limited Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 29, 2017
606 m
Easylife Group Limited Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 3, 2021
654 m
Co-op Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
May 17, 2018
660 m
Nourish Contract Catering At Lansdowne County Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 26, 2021
741 m
Stepping Stones Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 5, 2013
741 m
Kite College Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 17, 2022
742 m
Lucky House Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 11, 2022
762 m
Chris' Convenience Store Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
May 26, 2021
795 m
Shortlands Road Newsagents Retailers - other 4
Good
November 11, 2019
855 m
Papa Fresco Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
October 2, 2019
865 m
Diner Bayford Meadows Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
January 25, 2019
872 m
Merry Go Round Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 22, 2021
872 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME10 3QA - Data from Apr 2022

Great Easthall Way Bus Stop/Station 198 m
Great Easthall Way Bus Stop/Station 220 m
Broom Road Bus Stop/Station 228 m
Broom Road Bus Stop/Station 229 m
Mulberry Way Bus Stop/Station 321 m
Sittingbourne Rail Station Taxi Rank 1.83 km
Central Avenue Taxi Rank 1.89 km
Sittingbourne Rail Station Rail 1.82 km
Sittingbourne Rail Station Rail 1.85 km
Kemsley Rail Station Rail 2.65 km
London Southend Airport Air 25.29 km
Kent International Airport Air 41.68 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 45.05 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME10 3QA - Data from Dec 2021

East Hall Wood Woodland Or Forest 714 m
Telegraph Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.58 km
Kemsley Marshes Wetland 1.77 km
Oyster Pond Inland Water 1.92 km
The Lilies Wetland 2.18 km
Kemsley Marshes Wetland 2.68 km
Folly Spit Wetland 2.77 km
Scuttington Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.41 km
Highsted Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.49 km
Cheney Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.53 km
Sharfleet Creek Bay 3.55 km
Cheney Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.78 km
Bargains Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.84 km
Cromer's Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.97 km
Coldharbour Marshes Wetland 4.11 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME10 3QA - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 50.4 Mbps 118.7 Mbps 460 Mbps
Upload 10.2 Mbps 14.5 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 7 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 26 10
30-300 Mbps 4.3% 78.2 11.7
300+ Mbps 95.7% 417 36

Gas Consumption

22 meters consuming 238,293 kWh - mean 10,831 kWh : median 10,394 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

22 meters consuming 79,135 kWh - mean 3,597 kWh : median 3,647 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME10 3QA - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.34442500
Longitude 0.76059400
OS Easting 592358
OS Northing 0164211
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
7588
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
County Electorial Division Sittingbourne North ED
Electoral Ward Murston
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: Hard-pressed living
Group: Migration and churn
Subgroup: Hard-Pressed European Settlers
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 E33043334
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Swale 011
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Swale 011A
Output Area / Small Area 8D3