Postcode ME13 8XW (Swale)

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

ME13 8XW is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6.3 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 ME13 8XW as Hard-pressed living > Industrious communities > Industrious transitions.

The closest road name to ME13 8XW is Salters Lane which is centered 292 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Waterworks and is 112 m away. The closest railway station is Faversham Rail Station, 1.01 km away.

The closest primary school to ME13 8XW (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 8XW is The Gunpowder Mill and is 935 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on September 20, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 33.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 7.8 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 3.1 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

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

Nearby Roads

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

Salters Lane 292 m
Concorde Street 348 m
Russett Lane 383 m
Tettenhall Way 386 m
Canterbury Road 889 m
Ashford Road 3.07 km
A251 7.12 km
A28 15.46 km
M2 16.12 km
M20 16.63 km
A2 18.15 km
A20 19.11 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME13 8XW

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 8XW - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
The Abbey School Good
(February 21, 2017)
541 m
Ethelbert Road Primary School Outstanding
(October 1, 2014)
1.02 km
Ospringe Church of England Primary School Good
(November 15, 2017)
1.43 km
St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School Outstanding
(July 11, 2018)
1.5 km
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Outstanding
(March 25, 2015)
1.77 km
Davington Primary School Good
(February 20, 2018)
2.1 km
Bysing Wood Primary School 2.11 km
Lorenden Preparatory School 2.18 km
Sheldwich Primary School Outstanding
(November 9, 2012)
3.2 km
Luddenham School Good
(February 27, 2019)
3.28 km
Selling Church of England Primary School Good
(November 11, 2021)
4.26 km
Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School Good
(July 11, 2019)
4.4 km
Graveney Primary School Good
(March 14, 2018)
4.47 km
Hernhill Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(November 1, 2017)
5.5 km
Eastling Primary School Good
(October 20, 2021)
6.09 km
Alchemy School Good
(July 11, 2019)
6.57 km
ISP School Good
(January 17, 2019)
6.59 km
Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School Good
(February 7, 2018)
6.65 km
Lynsted and Norton Primary School Serious Weaknesses
(May 20, 2021)
7.13 km
Infiniti School 8.15 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Aldi Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
December 18, 2020
120 m
Canterbury House Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 18, 2021
364 m
Chartwells At Abbey School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 17, 2019
541 m
Town Work Play Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 11, 2021
541 m
BM's Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 29, 2019
561 m
Macknade Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 28, 2021
813 m
Brogdale Collections (Charity) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 9, 2018
819 m
Scott Anderson Ltd T/as Stacked Other catering premises 5
Very Good
December 18, 2019
819 m
Macknade Service Station (Shop) Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
October 8, 2020
929 m
Reads Restaurants Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 29, 2019
935 m
The Gunpowder Mill Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 20, 2019
935 m
Kakawa Artisan Chocolate & Co Ltd Manufacturers/packers 5
Very Good
May 21, 2021
1 km
Mad Cat Brewery Manufacturers/packers 5
Very Good
March 10, 2015
1 km
The Courtyard Restaurant And Coffee Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
August 14, 2020
1 km
Tiddly Pomme/Brogdale Craft Cider Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 24, 2018
1 km
Ethelbert Road Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 25, 2020
1.02 km
Boutilliers Limited Manufacturers/packers 4
Good
November 12, 2019
1.03 km
Macknade Fine Foods (Not Other Parts Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 29, 2021
1.03 km
Carnalea Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 28, 2021
1.07 km
Faversham Recreation Bowling Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 7, 2018
1.08 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Waterworks Bus Stop/Station 112 m
Waterworks Bus Stop/Station 301 m
Preston Park Bus Stop/Station 659 m
Preston Park Bus Stop/Station 681 m
Makenade Avenue Bus Stop/Station 749 m
Faversham Rail Station Taxi Rank 1.05 km
Stone Street Taxi Rank 1.25 km
Faversham Rail Station Rail 1.01 km
Faversham Rail Station Rail 1.06 km
Selling Rail Station Rail 4.64 km
London Southend Airport Air 32.3 km
Kent International Airport Air 33.16 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 38.85 km

Nearby Nature

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

Coney Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.72 km
Square Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.12 km
Chalkpit Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.14 km
Badgin Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.17 km
Willow Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.22 km
Judd's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.4 km
Judd's Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.5 km
Chestnut Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.5 km
Syndale Bottom Valley 2.69 km
Foxburrow Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.76 km
Rice Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.77 km
Coxett Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.79 km
Bysing Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.81 km
Garrett's Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.99 km
Appledore Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.99 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 35.5 Mbps 33.7 Mbps 63.15 Mbps
Upload 7.4 Mbps 7.8 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 22.3 4.7
30-300 Mbps 100% 46.6 11.3
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

26 meters consuming 521,701 kWh - mean 20,065 kWh : median 18,309 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

26 meters consuming 123,714 kWh - mean 4,758 kWh : median 4,225 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME13 8XW - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.30253400
Longitude 0.88830100
OS Easting 601434
OS Northing 0159896
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
23955
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: Hard-pressed living
Group: Industrious communities
Subgroup: Industrious transitions
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 E33043354
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Swale 015
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Swale 015F
Output Area / Small Area 8A1