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

ME10 1YQ 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 1YQ 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

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 100% on July. Swale 013E: 49 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.7230,51.3254,ME101YQ
- **Sittingbourne, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.7230,51.3254,ME101YQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.7230,51.3254,ME101YQ
- **No property in ME10 1YQ 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=0.7230,51.3254,ME101YQ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Swale 013E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.7230,51.3254,ME101YQ
- **£298,985 average price**: For the whole of Swale, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.7230,51.3254,ME101YQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.7230,51.3254,ME101YQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.7230,51.3254,ME101YQ
- **91.3% can get gigabit broadband at ME10 1YQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.7230,51.3254,ME101YQ
- **Low road and rail noise at ME10 1YQ**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.7230,51.3254,ME101YQ
- **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=0.7230,51.3254,ME101YQ
- **8.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.7230,51.3254,ME101YQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tunstall-church-of-england-aided-primary-school-e118735) | Primary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Oaks Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-oaks-infant-school-e144870) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Minterne Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/minterne-junior-school-e144869) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 55% 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 | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [ALP Sittingbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alp-sittingbourne-e149202) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Fulston Manor School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fulston-manor-school-e136324) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met, special measures | Attainment 8 of 36.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Highsted Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highsted-grammar-school-e136305) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 61.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Westlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westlands-primary-school-e136270) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2026 | £537,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2026 | £605,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2026 | £390,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| April 2025 | £341,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| January 2025 | £750,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| December 2024 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| August 2026 | £382,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 280 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 013E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.7** (2025). Swale 013E has a deprivation score of 3.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,589th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £512,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Swale 013E was £512,500 in 2025. Joint 4,427th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,666** (2021). Swale 013E had 1,666 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,974th 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: 80.2%** (January 2026). In Swale 013E, 80.2% 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: 51.3254, 0.7230

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=0.7230,51.3254,ME101YQ

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