ME10 5BA lies on Balas Drive in Sittingbourne. ME10 5BA is located in the The Meads electoral ward, within the local authority district of Swale and the English Parliamentary constituency of Sittingbourne and Sheppey. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q and the police force is Kent. This postcode has been in use since December 1999.


| Easting | 589203 |
| Northing | 164999 |
| Latitude | 51.352561 |
| Longitude | 0.715766 |
| Street | Balas Drive |
| Town/City | Sittingbourne |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME10 |
Elevation or altitude of ME10 5BA as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 20m | 66ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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| Ward | The Meads |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Sittingbourne And Sheppey |
2025 31 MAR £510,000 |
2024 28 JUN £500,000 |
2023 10 JUL £400,000 |
2019 29 MAR £328,000 |
2010 29 APR £255,000 |
2009 11 DEC £250,000 |
2009 3 JUL £206,000 |
2007 1 JUN £110,000 |
2007 29 MAY £292,500 |
18, BALAS DRIVE, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 5BA 2006 11 DEC £245,000 |
| Jacinth Drive (Sonora Way) | Sonora Fields | 45m |
| Jacinth Drive (Sonora Way) | Sonora Fields | 62m |
| Sapphire Close (Sonora Way) | Sonora Fields | 141m |
| The Meads (Sonora Way) | Sonora Fields | 168m |
| The Meads (Sonora Way) | Sonora Fields | 182m |
| Kemsley Station | 1.8km |
| Sittingbourne Station | 1.8km |
| Newington Station | 3.3km |
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
| Median download speed | 64.6Mbps |
| Average download speed | 58.4Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 80.00Mbps |
| Median upload speed | 19.5Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 15.2Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
Estimated total energy consumption in ME10 5BA by fuel type, 2015.
| Consumption (kWh) | 201,446 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 15 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 13,430 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 14,344 |
| Consumption (kWh) | 57,571 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 12 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,798 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 4,914 |



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| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Sonora Way | 17:15 | 09:00 | 45m |
| Quinton Road | 17:15 | 11:45 | 385m |
| Bobbing Church | 16:30 | 09:00 | 444m |
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for ME10 5BA:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLJ | South East (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLJ4 | Kent |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLJ43 | Kent Thames Gateway |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E07000113 | Swale |
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for ME10 5BA:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00166898 | |
| LSOA | E01024568 | Swale 009D |
| MSOA | E02005123 | Swale 009 |
| ME10 5SN | Sonora Way | 75m |
| ME10 5JF | Sunstone Drive | 106m |
| ME10 5AS | Balas Drive | 110m |
| ME10 5LA | Cinnabar Drive | 122m |
| ME10 5TA | Tourmaline Drive | 126m |
| ME10 5JE | Amber Rise | 131m |
| ME10 5NA | Sonora Way | 141m |
| ME10 5AE | Peridot Walk | 149m |
| ME10 5GA | Galena Close | 158m |
| ME10 5JG | Sapphire Close | 178m |