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ME12 1EN

Sheerness · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Sheerness
Local authority
Swale
Constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Postcode district
ME12
Postcode sector
ME12 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME12 1EJ 35 m
ME12 1EU 41 m
ME12 1BJ 77 m
ME12 1BH 91 m
ME12 1BD 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME12 1EN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME12
Postcode sector
ME12 1
Latitude
51.431670
Longitude
0.756414
British National Grid easting
591,700
British National Grid northing
173,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Electoral ward
Sheerness · E05009560
Parish or community
E04012936
Westminster constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey · E14001474
Output area
E00124928
Lower layer super output area
Swale 002C · E01024615
Middle layer super output area
Swale 002 · E02005116

Postcode source versions

Explore ME12

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

    179 m

  2. St Edward's Catholic Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    691 m

  3. Rose Street Primary School

    Community school

    788 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,505
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,001
  • Anti social behaviour 361
  • Criminal damage and arson 301
  • Shoplifting 260
  • Other theft 124

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • ST GEORGES MEDICAL CENTRE

    55 ST. GEORGES AVENUE, SHEERNESS, ME12 1QU

    ODS code G82057

    654 m

  • SHEERNESS HEALTH CENTRE

    250-262 HIGH STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UP

    ODS code G82023

    868 m

  • VEL SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82687

    868 m

  • THE OM MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOD STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UA

    ODS code G82682

    886 m

  • SHEPPEY HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82799

    1.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Bridgewater Road

    BCT · West Minster

    0.0 miles

  • Bridgewater Road

    BCT · West Minster

    0.0 miles

  • Wheatsheaf Gardens

    BCT · Sheerness

    0.1 miles

  • Wheatsheaf Gardens

    BCT · Sheerness

    0.1 miles

  • Hawthorn Avenue

    BCT · West Minster

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 002C, 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

479 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. West Minster Primary School is the nearest published school at 179 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,505 published events cover 12 months, averaging 208.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,001 events.

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