Postcode ME13 8SZ (Swale)

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The postcode ME13 8SZ is located in Swale, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. ME13 8SZ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME13 8SZ is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.7 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 8SZ as Urbanites > Ageing urban living > Communal retirement.

The closest road name to ME13 8SZ is Mount Field which is centered 14 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Brogdale Road and is 238 m away. The closest railway station is Faversham Rail Station, 732 m away.

The closest primary school to ME13 8SZ (for ages 11 and under) is Ethelbert Road Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Outstanding on October 1, 2014. 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 8SZ is The Three Tuns and is 530 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on February 17, 2016. The nearest takeaway food is available from Ospringe Fish Bar and is 345 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on March 12, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 51.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.2 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 2.7 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.6 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

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

Nearby Roads

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

Mount Field 14 m
Cambridge Road 75 m
Upper St Ann's Road 92 m
Capel Road 133 m
Queen's Road 156 m
Ospringe Road 174 m
Spillett Close 177 m
St Ann's Road 197 m
Ospringe Place 207 m
Ethelbert Road 228 m
Egbert Road 242 m
Arthur Salmon Close 244 m
School Road 270 m
Lion Field 365 m
Athelstan Road 403 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME13 8SZ

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 ME13 8SZ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Ethelbert Road Primary School Outstanding
(October 1, 2014)
238 m
Ospringe Church of England Primary School Good
(November 15, 2017)
575 m
The Abbey School Good
(February 21, 2017)
652 m
Bysing Wood Primary School 940 m
Davington Primary School Good
(February 20, 2018)
1.13 km
St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School Outstanding
(July 11, 2018)
1.17 km
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Outstanding
(March 25, 2015)
1.33 km
Luddenham School Good
(February 27, 2019)
2.12 km
Lorenden Preparatory School 2.18 km
Sheldwich Primary School Outstanding
(November 9, 2012)
4.19 km
Graveney Primary School Good
(March 14, 2018)
4.6 km
Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School Good
(July 11, 2019)
5.21 km
Selling Church of England Primary School Good
(November 11, 2021)
5.43 km
ISP School Good
(January 17, 2019)
5.58 km
Alchemy School Good
(July 11, 2019)
5.61 km
Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School Good
(February 7, 2018)
5.69 km
Hernhill Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(November 1, 2017)
5.92 km
Eastling Primary School Good
(October 20, 2021)
6.27 km
Lynsted and Norton Primary School Serious Weaknesses
(May 20, 2021)
6.4 km
Infiniti School 7.94 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Carnalea Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 28, 2021
122 m
Ethelbert Road Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 25, 2020
238 m
Ospringe Fish Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 12, 2022
345 m
Ashurst House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 13, 2021
501 m
The Three Tuns Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 17, 2016
530 m
Ospringe Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 25, 2019
575 m
Oceanic Fish Bar / Pizza Hot Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 31, 2022
601 m
BM's Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 29, 2019
620 m
Faversham Foodbank Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 21, 2021
624 m
The Bull Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 15, 2019
624 m
Kent Community Health Foundation Trust Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 4, 2020
646 m
Chartwells At Abbey School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 17, 2019
652 m
Town Work Play Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 11, 2021
652 m
Domino's Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
December 8, 2019
735 m
Oscars Bakery Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 5, 2019
735 m
Great Wall (China) Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 24, 2019
736 m
Mrs Bridges Pantry Vintage Tea Room Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
January 9, 2020
736 m
Role Play Rascals Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 8, 2021
742 m
Faversham Kebab House Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 18, 2019
755 m
The Limes Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 18, 2018
755 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Brogdale Road Bus Stop/Station 238 m
Brogdale Road Bus Stop/Station 254 m
Beech Close Bus Stop/Station 298 m
Beech Close Bus Stop/Station 311 m
Lionfield Bus Stop/Station 379 m
Faversham Rail Station Taxi Rank 727 m
Stone Street Taxi Rank 791 m
Faversham Rail Station Rail 732 m
Faversham Rail Station Rail 734 m
Selling Rail Station Rail 5.74 km
London Southend Airport Air 31.13 km
Kent International Airport Air 33.61 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 39.92 km

Nearby Nature

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

Bysing Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.64 km
Judd's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.73 km
Willow Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.75 km
Syndale Bottom Valley 1.86 km
Judd's Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.93 km
Chestnut Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.05 km
Coney Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.06 km
Round Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.14 km
Beacon Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.15 km
Coxett Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.25 km
Ham Marshes Wetland 2.44 km
Garrett's Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.49 km
Norman's Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.62 km
Sandbank Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.62 km
Middle Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.67 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 54.8 Mbps 51.5 Mbps 66.48 Mbps
Upload 15 Mbps 13.2 Mbps 20 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% 16.5 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 55.2 14.4
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

23 meters consuming 411,342 kWh - mean 17,884 kWh : median 15,817 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

23 meters consuming 130,817 kWh - mean 5,688 kWh : median 4,768 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME13 8SZ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.31164700
Longitude 0.87980400
OS Easting 600802
OS Northing 0160886
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
29533
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent
County Electorial Division Faversham ED
Electoral Ward Watling
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: Ageing urban living
Subgroup: Communal retirement
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 E33043352
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Swale 014
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Swale 014E
Output Area / Small Area 5B2