ME11 postcode area guide — Swale
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the ME11 postcode district in Swale — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in ME11
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
80%
Gigabit-capable
79%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the ME11 postcode district (Swale) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 108 postcodes Ofcom measures in ME11, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 79%.
Around 0.3% of premises in ME11 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 ME11
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| ME11 5AA | 100% | 97.4% |
| ME11 5AB | 100% | 0% |
| ME11 5AD | 100% | 85.7% |
| ME11 5AE | 100% | 100% |
| ME11 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| ME11 5AG | 100% | 100% |
| ME11 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| ME11 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| ME11 5AN | 100% | 100% |
| ME11 5AP | 71.4% | 0% |
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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 ME11
Police recorded 64 incidents within about a mile of the centre of ME11 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 22 | 34.4% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 14 | 21.9% |
| Other theft | 7 | 10.9% |
| Shoplifting | 7 | 10.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 6 | 9.4% |
| Vehicle crime | 3 | 4.7% |
| Burglary | 2 | 3.1% |
| Public order | 1 | 1.6% |
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 ME11
Based on 40 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in ME11 is £248,500, up 10.4% on the previous year (£225,000).
Semi-detached
£260,000
15 sales
Terraced
£248,500
21 sales
Latest recorded sales in ME11
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2026 | £206,000 | Detached | First Avenue | ME11 5JF |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £231,000 | Semi-detached | Borough Road | ME11 5DS |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | Coronation Crescent | ME11 5ES |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £191,000 | Terraced | Hillside Avenue | ME11 5LE |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £230,500 | Terraced | Manor Road | ME11 5ND |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £120,000 | Semi-detached | High Street | ME11 5AA |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | High Street | ME11 5AG |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | Barler Place | ME11 5BX |
| 19 Mar 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Mount Field | ME11 5DB |
| 27 Feb 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced | Manor Road | ME11 5NA |
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 ME11
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queenborough School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 470 | ME11 5DF |
| West Minster Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 473 | ME12 1ET |
| Nore Academy | Not applicable | 11–16 | 67 | ME12 3AP |
| Halfway Houses Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 498 | ME12 3AP |
| Leigh Academy Minster | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,005 | ME12 3JQ |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 198 | ME12 1BW |
| Rose Street Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 424 | ME12 1AW |
| Richmond Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 246 | ME12 2ET |
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 ME11
45 rated food businesses operate in ME11. 36 hold the top rating of 5, 5 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Bosuns, Burger King, Castle Connections Cafe, Co-op Late Shop, Costa Coffee.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in ME11
From a sample of 123 Energy Performance Certificates across 8 ME11 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 41% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
3%
Band C
37%
Band D
40%
Band E
12%
Band F
5%
Band G
2%
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
Landlines around ME11 typically use:
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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.