ME12 1DX

Sheerness · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Sheerness
Local authority
Swale
Postcode district
ME12
Postcode sector
ME12 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME12 1DZ 84 m
ME12 1DT 86 m
ME12 1DR 104 m
ME12 1DS 107 m
ME12 1DU 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME12 1DX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME12
Postcode sector
ME12 1
Latitude
51.434155
Longitude
0.757413
British National Grid easting
591,759
British National Grid northing
174,179

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Electoral ward
Sheerness · E05009560
Parish or community
E04012936
Output area
E00124923
Lower layer super output area
Swale 002D · E01024616
Middle layer super output area
Swale 002 · E02005116

Postcode source versions

Explore ME12

49 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
52, Cecil Avenue, Sheerness, ME12 1DX 16 June 2026 £245,000
56, Cecil Avenue, Sheerness, ME12 1DX 30 January 2026 £240,000
45, Cecil Avenue, Sheerness, ME12 1DX 19 April 2023 £225,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
10
Secondary
2
  1. West Minster Primary School

    Community school

    390 m
  2. St Edward's Catholic Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    416 m
  3. Rose Street Primary School

    Community school

    504 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,480
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 992
  • Anti social behaviour 356
  • Criminal damage and arson 302
  • Shoplifting 259
  • Other theft 122

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
79

42 female, 37 male

Postcode households
34
Residents per household
2.3
ME12 1 residents
7,351

Age bands in ME12 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.4%

1,707 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.2%

934 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.1%

1,916 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.9%

1,898 residents

Age 65 and over
15.4%

1,171 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME12 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
73%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • ST GEORGES MEDICAL CENTRE

    55 ST. GEORGES AVENUE, SHEERNESS, ME12 1QU

    ODS code G82057

    416 m

  • THE OM MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOD STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UA

    ODS code G82682

    611 m

  • SHEERNESS HEALTH CENTRE

    250-262 HIGH STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UP

    ODS code G82023

    680 m

  • VEL SURGERY

    SHEERNESS HEALTH CENTRE, 250-262 HIGH STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UP

    ODS code G82687

    680 m

  • SHEPPEY HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE

    ROYAL ROAD, OFF THE BROADWAY, SHEERNESS, ME12 1HH

    ODS code G82799

    886 m

Nearby transport

  • Wheatsheaf Gardens

    BCT · Sheerness

    0.1 miles
  • Wheatsheaf Gardens

    BCT · Sheerness

    0.1 miles
  • Botany Close

    BCT · Sheerness

    0.1 miles
  • First Avenue

    BCT · Sheerness

    0.2 miles
  • Medway Road

    BCT · West Minster

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 002D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,006 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £236,000 from 7 recorded sales in ME12 1DX. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Swale is £298,394 in June 2026, up 4.5% year on year.

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. West Minster Primary School is the nearest published school at 390 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,480 published events cover 12 months, averaging 206.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 992 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.