ME13 9PU postcode in Swale, Kent

ME13 9PU is a postcode in Swale, in the Boughton and Courtenay ward. 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 can get it. Swale: 80% Typical price £358,000 Homes sold in ME13 9, last 12 months. ▲ 5.3% on the year before Nearest station Selling 1.2 km in a straight line

Where ME13 9PU is, and what is near it

Map of ME13 9PU and what is near it Map of ME13 9PU: its centre point, with the 248 other postcodes in the ME13 9 sector, 4 schools (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. ME13 9FF: also in ME13 9ME13 9FG: also in ME13 9ME13 9FH: also in ME13 9ME13 9FP: also in ME13 9ME13 9FU: also in ME13 9ME13 9HD: also in ME13 9ME13 9HW: also in ME13 9ME13 9NH: also in ME13 9ME13 9NR: also in ME13 9ME13 9NS: also in ME13 9ME13 9PE: also in ME13 9ME13 9PF: also in ME13 9ME13 9PG: also in ME13 9ME13 9PH: also in ME13 9ME13 9PJ: also in ME13 9ME13 9PL: also in ME13 9ME13 9PN: also in ME13 9ME13 9PP: also in ME13 9ME13 9PQ: also in ME13 9ME13 9PS: also in ME13 9ME13 9PT: also in ME13 9ME13 9PW: also in ME13 9ME13 9PX: also in ME13 9ME13 9PY: also in ME13 9ME13 9SA: also in ME13 9ME13 9SB: also in ME13 9ME13 9TT: also in ME13 9 School 2.2 kmSchool 2.8 km2 places, 3.3–3.4 kmOld School Surgery 4.1 kmGP 6.4 kmGP 7.9 kmBoughton and Courtenay ME13 9PU Map of ME13 9PU and what is near it Map of ME13 9PU: its centre point, with the 248 other postcodes in the ME13 9 sector, 4 schools (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 2.2 kmSchool 2.8 km2 places, 3.3–3.4 kmOld School Surgery 4.1 kmThe Abbey School 6.2 kmGP 7.9 kmBoughton and Courtenay ME13 9PU
  • ME13 9PU
  • Other postcodes in ME13 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 51.2719, longitude 0.9553)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after ME13 9PU?

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 9PU?

None of the homes and businesses at ME13 9PU can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Swale: 80%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0% can get it

Swale: 96%

The line marks the figure across Swale.

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 9PU?

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 9PU 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 9PU.

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 9PU: 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 9PU 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 9PU?

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 9PU

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in ME13 9PU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 29 May 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 9PU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 750 homes in the neighbourhood around ME13 9PU. 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 9PU

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 9PU 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 9PU?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME13 9PU is Selling Rail Station, 1.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Selling Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmWalk
  • Chilham Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near ME13 9PU, 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 9PU?

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

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of ME13 9PU 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.

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 9PU?

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

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 9PU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ME13 9PU, 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 vets are near ME13 9PU?

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

The centre of ME13 9PU 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 9PU?

Police.uk records 5 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME13 9PU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences5 reports

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 9PU

Ward
Boughton and Courtenay
Parish
Dunkirk
Region
South East
Country
England
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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ME13 9PT150 mME13 9PS650 mME13 9PG770 mME13 9PQ790 mME13 9PF840 mCT4 8BB850 m
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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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