Postcode ME13 7BU (Swale)

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The postcode ME13 7BU is located in Swale, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in July 2006 and is an active postcode. ME13 7BU is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME13 7BU is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.9 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 ME13 7BU as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > White professionals.

The closest road name to ME13 7BU is Chambers Wharf Lane which is centered 39 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Court Street and is 629 m away. The closest railway station is Faversham Rail Station, 1.15 km away.

The closest primary school to ME13 7BU (for ages 11 and under) is St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Outstanding on July 11, 2018. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School. The last OFSTED inspection on March 25, 2015 rated this school as Outstanding

The local pub for residents of ME13 7BU is The Anchor and is 111 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on March 16, 2022. The nearest takeaway food is available from Standard Quay Wine Bar and is 117 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on July 24, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 33.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 8.3 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 1.4 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 ME13 7BU 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 ME13 7BU and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME13 7BU, and the approximate distance away.

Chambers Wharf Lane 39 m
New Creek Road 41 m
Abbey Road 153 m
Lammas Gate 222 m
Waterside Close 235 m
Abbey Place 312 m
Abbey Street 362 m
Belvedere Road 399 m
Abbey Fields 412 m
M2 16.56 km
A28 17.49 km
M20 18.21 km
A2 18.29 km
A20 20.42 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME13 7BU

Introduction July 2006
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 ME13 7BU - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Outstanding
(March 25, 2015)
391 m
St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School Outstanding
(July 11, 2018)
663 m
Davington Primary School Good
(February 20, 2018)
953 m
Ethelbert Road Primary School Outstanding
(October 1, 2014)
1.54 km
The Abbey School Good
(February 21, 2017)
1.77 km
Bysing Wood Primary School 1.87 km
Ospringe Church of England Primary School Good
(November 15, 2017)
2.21 km
Luddenham School Good
(February 27, 2019)
2.76 km
Graveney Primary School Good
(March 14, 2018)
3.1 km
Lorenden Preparatory School 3.84 km
Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School Good
(July 11, 2019)
4.49 km
Hernhill Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(November 1, 2017)
4.64 km
Sheldwich Primary School Outstanding
(November 9, 2012)
5.33 km
Selling Church of England Primary School Good
(November 11, 2021)
5.79 km
ISP School Good
(January 17, 2019)
6.48 km
Alchemy School Good
(July 11, 2019)
6.64 km
Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School Good
(February 7, 2018)
6.71 km
Lynsted and Norton Primary School Serious Weaknesses
(May 20, 2021)
7.72 km
Eastling Primary School Good
(October 20, 2021)
7.93 km
Joy Lane Primary Foundation School Good
(October 19, 2018)
8.89 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME13 7BU - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
The Anchor Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
March 16, 2022
111 m
Duck And Blade Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 21, 2022
117 m
Herman's Plaice Retailers - other 4
Good
March 19, 2021
117 m
Papa Bianco Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 22, 2021
117 m
Salt And Spice Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 14, 2017
117 m
Standard Quay Tea Room / The Secret Garden Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 5, 2019
117 m
Standard Quay Wine Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
July 24, 2020
117 m
Creekside B And B Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
August 21, 2019
182 m
Quint's Retreat Mobile caterer 4
Good
November 14, 2019
242 m
Mickys Munchies Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
March 10, 2020
287 m
Impact Food Grouop At Queen Elizabeth Grammar School School/college/university 4
Good
September 20, 2021
391 m
Phoenix Tavern Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 26, 2021
438 m
Gallery Kitchen Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 11, 2021
450 m
Posillipo Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 11, 2022
524 m
Tesco Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
March 11, 2020
553 m
Tesco Faversham Costa @ Tesco Faversham Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 10, 2019
553 m
Creek Fish And Grill Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 20, 2021
553 m
Little Moonbeams Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
August 24, 2021
553 m
Ask Italian Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 24, 2022
567 m
Umbrella Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 26, 2021
567 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME13 7BU - Data from Apr 2022

Court Street Bus Stop/Station 629 m
Crescent Road Bus Stop/Station 634 m
East Street Bus Stop/Station 718 m
Recreation Ground Bus Stop/Station 753 m
Recreation Ground Bus Stop/Station 753 m
Stone Street Taxi Rank 972 m
Faversham Rail Station Taxi Rank 1.15 km
Faversham Rail Station Rail 1.15 km
Faversham Rail Station Rail 1.19 km
Selling Rail Station Rail 5.68 km
London Southend Airport Air 30.75 km
Kent International Airport Air 32.19 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 40.83 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME13 7BU - Data from Dec 2021

Ham Marshes Wetland 905 m
Norman's Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.84 km
Nagden Marshes Wetland 1.92 km
The Rough Woodland Or Forest 2.23 km
Bysing Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.24 km
Chalkpit Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.42 km
Oare Marshes Wetland 2.86 km
Beacon Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.24 km
Syndale Bottom Valley 3.3 km
Judd's Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.3 km
Willow Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.39 km
Graveney Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.47 km
Cleve Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.5 km
Round Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.52 km
Judd's Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.53 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME13 7BU - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 36.4 Mbps 33.7 Mbps 42.86 Mbps
Upload 9.8 Mbps 8.3 Mbps 11.04 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% 20 6
30-300 Mbps 0% 37.8 8.9
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

14 meters consuming 130,366 kWh - mean 9,312 kWh : median 7,741 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

17 meters consuming 64,610 kWh - mean 3,801 kWh : median 3,468 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME13 7BU - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.32081400
Longitude 0.89870800
OS Easting 602079
OS Northing 0161957
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
22466
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent
County Electorial Division Faversham ED
Electoral Ward Abbey
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 Canterbury

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 Faversham BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33043356
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Swale 015
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Swale 015C
Output Area / Small Area 5A1