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ME13 postcode area · Swale

The ME13 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Ashford, Maidstone, Swale. Area Scores range from 35 to 51 across them. Every full ME13 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the ME13 district, Faversham West is the strongest performer at 51 out of 100 (#3,357 of 6,856 nationally); Teynham & Badlesmere is the weakest at 36. All 6 sit in England's broad middle band for deprivation — none reaches either extreme third. Median prices range from £310,000 in Faversham East to £507,500 in Charing, Pluckley & Challock. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Ashford, Maidstone and Swale — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£42,692a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime62per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied72%

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 ME13 district

£349,500median home sold over the past year · +8.2% over 5 years · +2.8% over the year · 466 sales
Detached£525,000
Semi-detached£357,500
Terraced£305,000
Flat£185,000
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
Boughton & SellingSwale 3,76145 £350,000
Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & LenhamMaidstone 3,86444 £400,000
Charing, Pluckley & ChallockAshford 4,00142 £507,500
Faversham EastSwale 4,19339 £310,000
Teynham & BadlesmereSwale 4,41336 £325,000

People living in ME13 Census 2021

Residents53,711
Median age (est.)46
Density145per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above31%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 29%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 14%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 10%Other: 19%
One person 26%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 10%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative9%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 43% · Muslim 0%

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 ME13

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the ME13 district.

Faversham

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around ME13.

ME10 ME9 ME11 ME12 TN24 CT5 TN27 CT1

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.