ME11
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Queenborough and Rushenden, in Swale.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an ME11 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In ME11, 89.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How ME11 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is ME11 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in ME11 at a rate of 150.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.7 per 1,000 people across ME.
In August 2026 alone, 56 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in ME11.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (202), anti-social behaviour (129) and other crime (90).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in ME11 was 158.3 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in ME11, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so ME11 has no single figure. Of its 2 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in ME11
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swale 005B | 1,694 | 184.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.9% |
| Swale 005C | 1,844 | 134.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 87.5% |
Your MP
- Kevin McKennaLabourMP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in ME111
Postcode sectors in ME111
Council1
Postcode districts next to ME112
Nearest rail stations4
More in the ME postcode area2
ME11 in brief
ME11 is a postcode district covering Queenborough and Rushenden, in Swale.
About 4,124 people lived in ME11 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £230,000 in 2025 across 44 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 150.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in ME11 was £230,000 in 2025.
ME11 had 3,915 usual residents at the census.
In ME11, 89.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In ME11, 4.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.