ME10 postcode area guide — Swale
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the ME10 postcode district in Swale — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in ME10
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
90.6%
Gigabit-capable
88.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the ME10 postcode district (Swale) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,115 postcodes Ofcom measures in ME10, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 88.8%.
Around 0.1% of premises in ME10 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in ME10
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| ME10 1AA | 66.7% | 50% |
| ME10 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| ME10 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| ME10 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| ME10 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| ME10 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| ME10 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| ME10 1AP | 100% | 92.3% |
| ME10 1AR | 100% | 90.9% |
| ME10 1AS | 100% | 50% |
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Mobile signal around Swale
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Swale district (68,737 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
80%
4G outdoors — all networks
97.8%
5G outdoors — all networks
38.3%
Voice indoors — all networks
84%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in ME10
Police recorded 377 incidents within about a mile of the centre of ME10 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 106 | 28.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 103 | 27.3% |
| Shoplifting | 67 | 17.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 22 | 5.8% |
| Public order | 18 | 4.8% |
| Vehicle crime | 13 | 3.4% |
| Other theft | 12 | 3.2% |
| Drugs | 11 | 2.9% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in ME10
Based on 644 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in ME10 is £284,000, down 2.1% on the previous year (£290,000).
Detached
£410,000
90 sales
Semi-detached
£322,500
200 sales
Terraced
£261,000
269 sales
Flat / maisonette
£162,000
71 sales
Latest recorded sales in ME10
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | Ufton Lane | ME10 1JB |
| 18 May 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | Hall Close | ME10 2QQ |
| 15 May 2026 | £315,000 | Semi-detached | Warren Close | ME10 4LR |
| 13 May 2026 | £395,000 | Detached | Galena Close | ME10 5GA |
| 12 May 2026 | £336,000 | Semi-detached | Mars Close | ME10 2UX |
| 8 May 2026 | £237,000 | Terraced | College Road | ME10 1LN |
| 6 May 2026 | £321,500 | Semi-detached | Kenilworth Court | ME10 1TZ |
| 5 May 2026 | £360,000 | Semi-detached | Sterling Road | ME10 1SW |
| 5 May 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced | Shortlands Road | ME10 3JS |
| 1 May 2026 | £380,000 | Semi-detached | Albany Road | ME10 1EL |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Swale demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Swale district (151,677 residents, 60,495 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19.6% |
| 15–29 | 22.6% |
| 30–44 | 18.9% |
| 45–64 | 19.9% |
| 65+ | 19.1% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 67% |
| Private rented | 18.4% |
| Social rented | 11.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around ME10
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westlands School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,690 | ME10 1PF |
| The Sittingbourne School | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,556 | ME10 4NL |
| Fulston Manor School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,314 | ME10 4EG |
| Borden Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 938 | ME10 4DB |
| Highsted Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 793 | ME10 4PT |
| Regis Manor Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 616 | ME10 2HW |
| Westlands Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 469 | ME10 1XN |
| Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 417 | ME10 1YG |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in ME10
299 rated food businesses operate in ME10. 227 hold the top rating of 5, 45 are rated 4, and 8 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 4NETTI, A E Barrow And Sons Ltd, A2 Off Licence, Abby AK Ltd, ABM Catering @Regis Gate.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in ME10
From a sample of 206 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 ME10 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 62% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
17%
Band C
45%
Band D
28%
Band E
9%
Band F
0%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Swale
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.