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ME12 1LU

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 1PZ 29 m
ME12 1DQ 137 m
ME12 1BB 140 m
ME12 1YW 175 m
ME12 1LN 185 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME12 1LU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2003
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME12
Postcode sector
ME12 1
Latitude
51.432770
Longitude
0.747847
British National Grid easting
591,100
British National Grid northing
174,000

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
E00124931
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
13
Primary
9
Secondary
2

  1. West Minster Primary School

    Community school

    444 m

  2. St Edward's Catholic Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    845 m

  3. Rose Street Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,068
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 795
  • Anti social behaviour 302
  • Shoplifting 258
  • Criminal damage and arson 253
  • Other theft 96

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

    1.1 km

  • THE OM MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOD STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UA

    ODS code G82682

    1.2 km

  • SHEERNESS HEALTH CENTRE

    250-262 HIGH STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UP

    ODS code G82023

    1.4 km

  • VEL SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82687

    1.4 km

  • SHEPPEY HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82799

    1.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Dorset Road

    BCT · West Minster

    0.1 miles

  • Dorset Road

    BCT · West Minster

    0.1 miles

  • Queensway

    BCT · West Minster

    0.2 miles

  • Queensway

    BCT · West Minster

    0.2 miles

  • Cherry Tree Close

    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

13 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. West Minster Primary School is the nearest published school at 444 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,068 published events cover 12 months, averaging 172.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 795 events.

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