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ME10 postcode area · Sittingbourne

The ME10 postcode district covers Sittingbourne and spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Swale. Area Scores range from 9 to 75 across them. Every full ME10 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The ME10 district contains both ends of the scale: Sittingbourne South, Bapchild & Bredgar at 75 out of 100 (#1,705 of 6,856 in England) against Sittingbourne Central & Milton Regis at 10, a 66-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £245,000 in Sittingbourne Central & Milton Regis to £375,000 in Sittingbourne South, Bapchild & Bredgar.

Living here

Typical net household income£42,439a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime74per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied70%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the ME10 district

£295,000median home sold over the past year · +18.5% over 5 years · 0.0% over the year · 755 sales
Detached£428,747
Semi-detached£324,500
Terraced£265,000
Flat£166,500
Swale£310,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Sittingbourne South, Bapchild & BredgarSwale 1,70575 £375,000
Sittingbourne WestSwale 2,91857 £315,000
Iwade & KemsleySwale 3,55648 £315,000
Borden & The MeadsSwale 3,76845 £325,000
Teynham & BadlesmereSwale 4,41336 £325,000
Sittingbourne EastSwale 4,60533 £272,000
Sittingbourne Central & Milton RegisSwale 6,19510 £245,000

People living in ME10 Census 2021

Residents70,725
Median age (est.)40
Density400per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above25%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 13%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 11%Other: 17%
One person 25%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 11%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary12%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 2%Black: 3%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 2%Black 3%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 44% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 10%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in ME10

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the ME10 district.

Sittingbourne

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around ME10.

ME9 ME11 ME12 ME13 ME8 ME7 ME5 ME14

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.