# ME10 1HQ: area report for a postcode in Swale

ME10 1HQ is a postcode in Swale.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Swale. Open the map at ME10 1HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale) › [ME10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me10) › [ME10 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me10-1)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Swale 012D: 40 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.7231,51.3369,ME101HQ
- **Sittingbourne, 980 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.7231,51.3369,ME101HQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.7231,51.3369,ME101HQ
- **No property in ME10 1HQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.7231,51.3369,ME101HQ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Swale 012D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.7231,51.3369,ME101HQ
- **£298,985 average price**: For the whole of Swale, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.7231,51.3369,ME101HQ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.7231,51.3369,ME101HQ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.7231,51.3369,ME101HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ME10 1HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.7231,51.3369,ME101HQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at ME10 1HQ**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.7231,51.3369,ME101HQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.7231,51.3369,ME101HQ
- **9.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.7231,51.3369,ME101HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Westlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westlands-primary-school-e136270) | Primary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Peter's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-catholic-primary-school-e141471) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Minterne Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/minterne-junior-school-e144869) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Oaks Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-oaks-infant-school-e144870) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Borden Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/borden-grammar-school-e137800) | Secondary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 62.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [ALP Sittingbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alp-sittingbourne-e149202) | Special | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Highsted Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highsted-grammar-school-e136305) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 61.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Westlands School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westlands-school-e136286) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 42.3 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £488,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2025 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| December 2025 | £367,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| December 2025 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| September 2025 | £313,750 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| January 2026 | £392,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| July 2025 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Sittingbourne (980 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: LONDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (610 m); MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE (970 m); THE MEDIC CARE SURGERY (970 m)
- Pharmacies: KAMSONS PHARMACY (540 m); BOOTS (860 m); PHARMACHEM LIMITED (970 m)
- Dental practices: CHOPRA DENTAL LTD (540 m); THE LONDON ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (610 m); PARK ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (670 m); PORTMAN SMILE CLINIC SITTINGBOURNE (820 m); MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SITTINGBOURNE (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Milton Regis Express (650 m, Tesco); Lidl Central Sittingbourne Sittingbourne (730 m, Lidl); Budgens MRH Rhode House (840 m, Budgens); Co-op Sittingbourne (930 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Sittingbourne (950 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £298,985** (July 2026). Swale’s average house price was £298,985 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,432** (2025). Full-time workers living in Swale earned a median of £38,432 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 171st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Swale costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 143rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 26.7** (2025). Swale has a deprivation score of 26.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 62nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Swale 012D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.3** (2025). Swale 012D has a deprivation score of 15.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,712th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £346,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Swale 012D was £346,000 in 2025. Joint 11,982nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,681** (2021). Swale 012D had 1,681 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,312th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Swale 012D, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## ME10 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £295,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ME10 was £295,000 in 2025. Joint 1,116th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 52,886** (2021). ME10 had 52,886 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 163rd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 66%** (2022). About 66% of people in ME10 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.1%** (January 2026). In ME10, 93.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale)
- Centre: 51.3369, 0.7231

Council: [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Sittingbourne and Sheppey](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sittingbourne-and-sheppey): Kevin McKenna (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.7231,51.3369,ME101HQ

## How to cite

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