ME10 1YT postcode in Sittingbourne, Kent

ME10 1YT is a postcode in Sittingbourne, in the Borden and Grove Park ward of Swale. It is in the Sittingbourne and Sheppey parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Typical price £300,000 Homes sold in ME10 1, last 12 months. ▼ 7.7% on the year before Nearest school Grove Park Primary School 400 m in a straight line Nearest station Sittingbourne 2.1 km in a straight line

Where ME10 1YT is, and what is near it

Map of ME10 1YT and what is near it Map of ME10 1YT: its centre point, with the 297 other postcodes in the ME10 1 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. ME10 1DT: also in ME10 1ME10 1FF: also in ME10 1ME10 1FP: also in ME10 1ME10 1FR: also in ME10 1ME10 1FW: also in ME10 1ME10 1FY: also in ME10 1ME10 1FZ: also in ME10 1ME10 1GA: also in ME10 1ME10 1GB: also in ME10 1ME10 1GE: also in ME10 1ME10 1GP: also in ME10 1ME10 1GQ: also in ME10 1ME10 1LU: also in ME10 1ME10 1LX: also in ME10 1ME10 1LY: also in ME10 1ME10 1LZ: also in ME10 1ME10 1NR: also in ME10 1ME10 1NU: also in ME10 1ME10 1NY: also in ME10 1ME10 1PA: also in ME10 1ME10 1PF: also in ME10 1ME10 1PG: also in ME10 1ME10 1PH: also in ME10 1ME10 1PJ: also in ME10 1ME10 1PL: also in ME10 1ME10 1PP: also in ME10 1ME10 1PR: also in ME10 1ME10 1PS: also in ME10 1ME10 1PT: also in ME10 1ME10 1PU: also in ME10 1ME10 1PW: also in ME10 1ME10 1PX: also in ME10 1ME10 1PY: also in ME10 1ME10 1PZ: also in ME10 1ME10 1QA: also in ME10 1ME10 1QB: also in ME10 1ME10 1QD: also in ME10 1ME10 1QE: also in ME10 1ME10 1QF: also in ME10 1ME10 1QG: also in ME10 1ME10 1QQ: also in ME10 1ME10 1QR: also in ME10 1ME10 1QU: also in ME10 1ME10 1SY: also in ME10 1ME10 1TD: also in ME10 1ME10 1TE: also in ME10 1ME10 1TF: also in ME10 1ME10 1TG: also in ME10 1ME10 1TH: also in ME10 1ME10 1TJ: also in ME10 1ME10 1TL: also in ME10 1ME10 1TP: also in ME10 1ME10 1TQ: also in ME10 1ME10 1TR: also in ME10 1ME10 1TS: also in ME10 1ME10 1TT: also in ME10 1ME10 1TU: also in ME10 1ME10 1TW: also in ME10 1ME10 1TX: also in ME10 1ME10 1TY: also in ME10 1ME10 1TZ: also in ME10 1ME10 1UB: also in ME10 1ME10 1UD: also in ME10 1ME10 1UE: also in ME10 1ME10 1YH: also in ME10 1ME10 1YJ: also in ME10 1ME10 1YL: also in ME10 1ME10 1YN: also in ME10 1ME10 1YP: also in ME10 1ME10 1YR: also in ME10 1ME10 1YS: also in ME10 1ME10 1YU: also in ME10 1ME10 1YW: also in ME10 1ME10 1YX: also in ME10 1 GP 1.5 kmSittingbourne station 2.1 kmKemsley station 2.7 kmHomewood ME10 1YT Map of ME10 1YT and what is near it Map of ME10 1YT: its centre point, with the 297 other postcodes in the ME10 1 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 3 places, 1.5–2.2 kmKemsley station 2.7 kmHomewood ME10 1YT
  • ME10 1YT
  • Other postcodes in ME10 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.3467, longitude 0.7061)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after ME10 1YT?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at ME10 1YT?

Ofcom gives no broadband figures for ME10 1YT. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at ME10 1YT?

BinDayBuddy does not read Swale Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Swale Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is ME10 1YT at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include ME10 1YT.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Swale

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for ME10 1YT: 2,463 properties in Swale are at high risk (2.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Swale

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of ME10 1YT is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near ME10 1YT?

Homes in ME10 1 sold for a typical £300,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 171 sales, down 7.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£300,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£325,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 7.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £487,500 18 sales
  • Semi-detached £355,000 66 sales
  • Terraced £275,150 70 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £136,000 17 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole ME10 district: a typical £290,000 from 623 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in ME10 1YT

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in ME10 1YT from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at ME10 1YT

The Food Standards Agency lists 3 food businesses at ME10 1YT. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 24 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near ME10 1YT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 810 homes in the neighbourhood around ME10 1YT. The largest share of them, 33%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (39%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around ME10 1YT

Band D in Swale for 2026‑27: £2,406. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,604 (band A) to £4,009 (band G); band E, the most common, is £2,940.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,604
Band Babout 10 (1%)£1,871
Band Cabout 160 (20%)£2,138
Band Dabout 190 (23%)£2,406
Band Eabout 270 (33%)£2,940
Band Fabout 120 (15%)£3,475
Band Gabout 50 (6%)£4,009
Band Hwithheld£4,811

When the homes were built

  1. 6% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 3% 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. 39% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 23% 2020 or later

Averages for Swale before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of ME10 1YT is in (ONS area E01035304), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near ME10 1YT?

The nearest open schools to ME10 1YT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ME10 1YT, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to ME10 1YT?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME10 1YT is Sittingbourne Rail Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Sittingbourne Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • Kemsley Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Long Hop, 170 m away.

More stations near ME10 1YT, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near ME10 1YT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME10 1YT, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near ME10 1YT?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of ME10 1YT on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near ME10 1YT?

The nearest to the centre of ME10 1YT, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to ME10 1YT?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near ME10 1YT?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ME10 1YT, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near ME10 1YT?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ME10 1YT, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near ME10 1YT?

The nearest vets to the centre of ME10 1YT on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is ME10 1YT in a conservation area?

planning.data.gov.uk is not answering just now, so this page has not asked it what the centre of ME10 1YT is inside. It will ask once the service answers again. The council's planning team can answer for one address.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near ME10 1YT?

Police.uk records 111 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME10 1YT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences43 reports
Anti-social behaviour21 reports
Other theft9 reports
Criminal damage and arson8 reports
Shoplifting8 reports
Public order5 reports

Also: burglary 5, other crime 5, vehicle crime 3, drugs 2, theft from the person 1, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for ME10 1YT

Ward
Borden and Grove Park
Parish
Bobbing
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Sittingbourne
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

ME10 1QU180 mME10 1PL190 mME10 1YR210 mME10 1LX210 mME10 1PR250 mME10 1YH260 m
All of ME10

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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