ME11 5ES Swale
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Queenborough and Halfway. Region: South East.
Streets
- Coronation Crescent, Queenborough: 18 addresses
- Whiteway Road, Swale: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Swale in 2026-27: Band D £2,406 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,604 | £1,871 | £2,138 | £2,406 | £2,940 | £3,475 | £4,009 | £4,811 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (47% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- PARISH CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY, grade II*
- 72 AND 74, HIGH STREET, grade II
- CHURCH HOUSE, grade II
- MONUMENT TO GREET FAMILY IN CHURCHYARD OF HOLY TRINITY PARISH CHURCH, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Queenborough Social Club, North Road, Queenborough, Kent, ME11 5EN: up to 9 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- Land West of Rushenden Road, Queenborough: up to 379 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- Land South of Queenborough Creek, Queenborough: up to 380 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- West Street, Queenborough, Kent, ME11 5AF: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
- West Street, Queenborough: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- Land South of Queenborough Creek, Queenborough, Kent, ME11 5HN: up to 380 homes, not permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- The Foundry, Rushenden Road, Queenborough: up to 37 homes, not permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- The Foundry, Rushenden Road, Queenborough, Kent, ME11 5HB: up to 37 homes, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 16 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 8 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 19 addresses are between 3 m and 6 m above sea level (5 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Queenborough 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Sheerness-On-Sea 439,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Swale 7,300 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Holy Trinity Church Queenborough | 30 m |
| Car parks | Rose Street Car Park | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 17.3 km (11 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 62.8 km (39 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St Georges Medical Centre | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tyrrell & Jones Queenborough | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Queenborough Dental Clinic | 300 m |
| Hospital | Sheppey Community Hospital | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Police station | Sheerness Police Station | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | *Deposit & Withdrawal* The Cooperative Food Sheerness Cashzone | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,960 m² | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 7,940 m² | 300 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 70 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest King George V Playing Field 1.9 ha | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,220 m² | 50 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 1.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of the Holy Trinity, a listed building (Grade II*), 80 m south-west. 23 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of the Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m south-west |
| Queenborough Castle | Scheduled monument | 350 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Creek Pond | Lake or reservoir | 440 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Diggs Marshes | Wetland | 880 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| West Swale | Tidal water | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Doos Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| West Point | Wetland | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Rushenden Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 19 |
6 of the postcode's 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Swale: see them on the Swale page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 61 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 45% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 34% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 48% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 11% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 44% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Coronation Crescent.