ME13 9LE postcode in Dunkirk, Kent

ME13 9LE is a postcode in Dunkirk, in the Boughton and Courtenay ward of Swale. It is in the Faversham and Mid Kent 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 Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at ME13 9LE can get it Across Swale: 80% Typical price £358,000 Homes sold in ME13 9, last 12 months. ▲ 5.3% on the year before Nearest station Selling 2.7 km in a straight line

Where ME13 9LE is, and what is near it

Map of ME13 9LE and what is near it Map of ME13 9LE: its centre point, with the 248 other postcodes in the ME13 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. ME13 9AE: also in ME13 9ME13 9AG: also in ME13 9ME13 9AL: also in ME13 9ME13 9AN: also in ME13 9ME13 9AP: also in ME13 9ME13 9AR: also in ME13 9ME13 9AS: also in ME13 9ME13 9AW: also in ME13 9ME13 9AX: also in ME13 9ME13 9AY: also in ME13 9ME13 9AZ: also in ME13 9ME13 9BA: also in ME13 9ME13 9BB: also in ME13 9ME13 9BD: also in ME13 9ME13 9BE: also in ME13 9ME13 9BF: also in ME13 9ME13 9BG: also in ME13 9ME13 9BH: also in ME13 9ME13 9BN: also in ME13 9ME13 9BQ: also in ME13 9ME13 9ET: also in ME13 9ME13 9FB: also in ME13 9ME13 9FJ: also in ME13 9ME13 9FS: also in ME13 9ME13 9FX: also in ME13 9ME13 9GA: also in ME13 9ME13 9LD: also in ME13 9ME13 9LF: also in ME13 9ME13 9LG: also in ME13 9ME13 9LH: also in ME13 9ME13 9LL: also in ME13 9ME13 9LN: also in ME13 9ME13 9LR: also in ME13 9ME13 9NT: also in ME13 9ME13 9NX: also in ME13 9ME13 9NY: also in ME13 9ME13 9NZ: also in ME13 9ME13 9PB: also in ME13 9ME13 9PD: also in ME13 9ME13 9SH: also in ME13 9ME13 9SJ: also in ME13 9ME13 9SL: also in ME13 9ME13 9SS: also in ME13 9ME13 9ST: also in ME13 9ME13 9SU: also in ME13 9ME13 9SX: also in ME13 9ME13 9SY: also in ME13 9ME13 9SZ: also in ME13 9ME13 9TA: also in ME13 9ME13 9TB: also in ME13 9ME13 9TD: also in ME13 9ME13 9TE: also in ME13 9ME13 9TF: also in ME13 9ME13 9TG: also in ME13 9ME13 9TJ: also in ME13 9ME13 9TL: also in ME13 9ME13 9TN: also in ME13 9ME13 9TP: also in ME13 9ME13 9TQ: also in ME13 9ME13 9TR: also in ME13 9ME13 9TW: also in ME13 9ME13 9TX: also in ME13 9ME13 9UF: also in ME13 9ME13 9UL: also in ME13 9 School 2.7 kmSelling station 2.7 kmChartham station 4.9 kmSchool 5.7 kmGP 6.1 kmBoughton under Blean ME13 9LE Map of ME13 9LE and what is near it Map of ME13 9LE: its centre point, with the 248 other postcodes in the ME13 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. School 2.7 kmSelling station 2.7 kmBoughton and Courtenay ME13 9LE
  • ME13 9LE
  • Other postcodes in ME13 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 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 51.2916, longitude 0.9731)

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 ME13 9LE?

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 ME13 9LE?

Every home and business at ME13 9LE can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

ME13 9LE 0% Swale 80%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

ME13 9LE 100% Swale 96%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 ME13 9LE?

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 ME13 9LE 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 ME13 9LE.

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 ME13 9LE: 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 ME13 9LE 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 ME13 9LE?

Homes in ME13 9 sold for a typical £358,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 51 sales, up 5.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£358,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£340,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 5.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £500,000 15 sales
  • Semi-detached £330,000 23 sales
  • Terraced £298,750 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole ME13 district: a typical £342,500 from 384 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 ME13 9LE

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in ME13 9LE 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

What council tax band are homes near ME13 9LE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 750 homes in the neighbourhood around ME13 9LE. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (30%). 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 ME13 9LE

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 C, the most common, is £2,138.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (11%)£1,604
Band Babout 50 (7%)£1,871
Band Cabout 210 (28%)£2,138
Band Dabout 160 (21%)£2,406
Band Eabout 110 (15%)£2,940
Band Fabout 100 (13%)£3,475
Band Gabout 40 (5%)£4,009
Band Hwithheld£4,811

When the homes were built

  1. 30% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 14% 1945 to 1964
  5. 22% 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 10% 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 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 ME13 9LE is in (ONS area E01024558), 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 ME13 9LE?

The nearest open schools to ME13 9LE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ME13 9LE, 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 ME13 9LE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME13 9LE is Selling Rail Station, 2.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Selling Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle
  • Chartham Rail Station Railway station 4.9 kmCycle

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

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Old School, 212 m away.

More stations near ME13 9LE, 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 ME13 9LE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME13 9LE, 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 ME13 9LE?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of ME13 9LE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • MFG Charging point · 8 chargers · CHAdeMO 1.6 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.8 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

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

Which dentists are near ME13 9LE?

The nearest to the centre of ME13 9LE, 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 ME13 9LE?

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 ME13 9LE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ME13 9LE, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Harbledown Lodge Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report April 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01227 458116 3.9 kmCycle

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 vets are near ME13 9LE?

The nearest vets to the centre of ME13 9LE 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 ME13 9LE in a conservation area?

The centre of ME13 9LE is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 ME13 9LE?

Police.uk records 7 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME13 9LE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Public order2 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Other theft2 reports
Other crime1 report

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 ME13 9LE

Ward
Boughton and Courtenay
Parish
Dunkirk
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Dunkirk
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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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Nearby postcodes

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ME13 9FS210 mME13 9LF220 mME13 9LG430 mME13 9TN550 mME13 9TW560 mME13 9LH570 m
All of ME13

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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