Postcode ME13 8FU (Swale)

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The postcode ME13 8FU is located in Swale, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in May 2019 and is an active postcode. ME13 8FU is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME13 8FU is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2.1 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 8FU as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Families in terraces and flats.

The closest road name to ME13 8FU is Elliot Drive which is centered 37 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Millfield Road and is 366 m away. The closest railway station is Faversham Rail Station, 1.27 km away.

The closest primary school to ME13 8FU (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 8FU is Faversham Rugby Union Football Club and is 769 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on November 27, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from The Pizza King and is 649 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on January 31, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 183.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 30.6 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 1.3 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.2 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for ME13 8FU 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 8FU and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME13 8FU, and the approximate distance away.

Elliot Drive 37 m
Smedley Avenue 43 m
Arden Close 86 m
Burbidge Fields 119 m
Chambers Lane 140 m
Nova Avenue 158 m
Kings Drive 164 m
Blackberry Gardens 189 m
Goldfinch Drive 190 m
Loganberry Drive 198 m
Dewberry Close 210 m
Marsh Lane 233 m
Cheney Road 248 m
Ashberry Close 252 m
Lancefield Drive 293 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME13 8FU

Introduction May 2019
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 8FU - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School Outstanding
(July 11, 2018)
954 m
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Outstanding
(March 25, 2015)
1.03 km
The Abbey School Good
(February 21, 2017)
1.69 km
Ethelbert Road Primary School Outstanding
(October 1, 2014)
1.78 km
Davington Primary School Good
(February 20, 2018)
1.91 km
Ospringe Church of England Primary School Good
(November 15, 2017)
2.56 km
Bysing Wood Primary School 2.63 km
Graveney Primary School Good
(March 14, 2018)
2.7 km
Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School Good
(July 11, 2019)
3.41 km
Luddenham School Good
(February 27, 2019)
3.71 km
Lorenden Preparatory School 3.88 km
Hernhill Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(November 1, 2017)
3.92 km
Sheldwich Primary School Outstanding
(November 9, 2012)
4.64 km
Selling Church of England Primary School Good
(November 11, 2021)
4.71 km
ISP School Good
(January 17, 2019)
7.39 km
Alchemy School Good
(July 11, 2019)
7.5 km
Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School Good
(February 7, 2018)
7.57 km
Eastling Primary School Good
(October 20, 2021)
7.87 km
Lynsted and Norton Primary School Serious Weaknesses
(May 20, 2021)
8.39 km
Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School Good
(February 2, 2022)
8.55 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME13 8FU - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Strode Park Foundation Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 27, 2019
187 m
Faversham House Day Nursery Limited Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 28, 2020
511 m
Fillers Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 11, 2020
511 m
Faversham Community Gymnastic And Activity Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 23, 2017
622 m
Age UK - F&S Food Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 6, 2021
635 m
The Pizza King Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 31, 2019
649 m
Townsend Montessori Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 19, 2022
676 m
Simply Fresh Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 13, 2019
710 m
Subway Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 11, 2020
710 m
Wild Bread Bakehouse Manufacturers/packers 4
Good
January 17, 2020
726 m
Faversham Rugby Union Football Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
November 27, 2021
769 m
HatHats Coffee Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
August 24, 2021
769 m
The Hot Tin Cafe Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 10, 2018
795 m
Macknade Service Station (Shop) Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
October 8, 2020
862 m
Shanghai Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 12, 2019
877 m
Reads Restaurants Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 29, 2019
909 m
The Gunpowder Mill Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 20, 2019
909 m
Boutilliers Limited Manufacturers/packers 4
Good
November 12, 2019
950 m
Macknade Fine Foods (Not Other Parts Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 29, 2021
950 m
Nourish Contract Catering At St Mary Of Charity Primary Sch School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 3, 2021
954 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME13 8FU - Data from Apr 2022

Millfield Road Bus Stop/Station 366 m
Millfield Road Bus Stop/Station 391 m
Windermere Bus Stop/Station 424 m
Windermere Bus Stop/Station 477 m
Recreation Ground Bus Stop/Station 747 m
Stone Street Taxi Rank 1.25 km
Faversham Rail Station Taxi Rank 1.27 km
Faversham Rail Station Rail 1.27 km
Faversham Rail Station Rail 1.27 km
Selling Rail Station Rail 4.53 km
Kent International Airport Air 31.62 km
London Southend Airport Air 31.9 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 39.86 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME13 8FU - Data from Dec 2021

Chalkpit Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.26 km
Ham Marshes Wetland 1.88 km
The Rough Woodland Or Forest 2.19 km
Nagden Marshes Wetland 2.76 km
Norman's Hill Hill Or Mountain 3 km
Kemsdale Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.01 km
Bysing Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.17 km
Butts Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.39 km
Graveney Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.47 km
Coney Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.49 km
Currant Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.5 km
Cleve Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.62 km
Willow Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.69 km
Judd's Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.72 km
Syndale Bottom Valley 3.85 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME13 8FU - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 120 Mbps 183.8 Mbps 550 Mbps
Upload 25 Mbps 30.6 Mbps 75 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% 98.3 20
300+ Mbps 100% 440 62.5

Gas Consumption

15 meters consuming 126,124 kWh - mean 8,408 kWh : median 7,396 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

16 meters consuming 33,462 kWh - mean 2,091 kWh : median 2,260 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME13 8FU - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.31238000
Longitude 0.90851100
OS Easting 602797
OS Northing 0161046
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
7855
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: Families in terraces and flats
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 E33043353
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Swale 015
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Swale 015B
Output Area / Small Area 5A3