# ME10 2RT: area report for a postcode in Swale

ME10 2RT 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 2RT for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale) › [ME10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me10) › [ME10 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me10-2)

## Around this postcode

- **36 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 18% on July. Swale 007J: 110 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.7401,51.3631,ME102RT
- **Kemsley, 340 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.7401,51.3631,ME102RT
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.7401,51.3631,ME102RT
- **No property in ME10 2RT 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=0.7401,51.3631,ME102RT
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Swale 007J. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.7401,51.3631,ME102RT
- **£298,985 average price**: For the whole of Swale, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.7401,51.3631,ME102RT
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.7401,51.3631,ME102RT
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.7401,51.3631,ME102RT
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ME10 2RT**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.7401,51.3631,ME102RT
- **Low road and rail noise at ME10 2RT**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.7401,51.3631,ME102RT
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=0.7401,51.3631,ME102RT
- **10.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.7401,51.3631,ME102RT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kemsley Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kemsley-primary-academy-e139396) | Primary | 120 m (2 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Regis Manor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/regis-manor-primary-school-e136794) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Milton Court Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/milton-court-primary-academy-e139397) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Iwade School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/iwade-school-e140900) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Craftworks](https://openindex.co.uk/school/craftworks-e148656) | Special | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2025 | £251,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| January 2025 | £117,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £292,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £335,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2025 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2023 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| January 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Kemsley (330 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: GROVEHURST HEALTH (360 m); GREEN PORCH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP (890 m)
- Pharmacies: KEMSLEY PHARMACY (360 m); AUSTINOMA CHEMIST (890 m)

## 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 007J (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 34.0** (2025). Swale 007J has a deprivation score of 34.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,525th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £240,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Swale 007J was £240,000 in 2025. Joint 10,416th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,513** (2021). Swale 007J had 1,513 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,835th 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: 91.8%** (January 2026). In Swale 007J, 91.8% 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: 51.3631, 0.7401

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=0.7401,51.3631,ME102RT

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