ME11 postcode area · Swale

The ME11 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Swale. Area Scores range from 1 to 51 across them. Every full ME11 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The ME11 district contains both ends of the scale: Faversham West at 51 out of 100 (#3,357 of 6,856 in England) against Sheerness East at 1, a 50-point gap between neighbouring areas. 3 of the 4 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £206,000 in Sheerness East to £380,000 in Faversham West — a 1.8× gap within the ME11 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,755a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime119per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied57%

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 ME11 district

£230,000median home sold over the past year · +15.0% over 5 years · -5.2% over the year · 42 sales
Detached
Semi-detached£262,500
Terraced£217,500
Flat
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
Faversham WestSwale 3,35751 £380,000
QueenboroughSwale 5,61918 £290,000
Sheerness WestSwale 6,7571 £240,000
Sheerness EastSwale 6,7641 £206,000

People living in ME11 Census 2021

Residents28,797
Median age (est.)39
Density696per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above20%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 25%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 18%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 15%Other: 16%
One person 28%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 15%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 15% · Skilled trades 13% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary15%
Skilled trades13%
Professional12%
Associate professional11%
Process & plant11%
Caring & leisure11%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 51% · Christian 42% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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 ME11

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the ME11 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around ME11.

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.