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ME12 1TH

Sheerness · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 1PX 201 m
ME12 1QE 224 m
ME12 1PU 232 m
ME12 1TQ 259 m
ME12 1PY 260 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME12 1TH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2023
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME12
Postcode sector
ME12 1
Latitude
51.439672
Longitude
0.753845
British National Grid easting
591,488
British National Grid northing
174,783

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
E00124933
Lower layer super output area
Swale 002A · E01024613
Middle layer super output area
Swale 002 · E02005116

Postcode source versions

Explore ME12

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
9
Secondary
2

  1. St Edward's Catholic Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    289 m

  2. Rose Street Primary School

    Community school

    424 m

  3. West Minster Primary School

    Community school

    916 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,398
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 958
  • Anti social behaviour 343
  • Criminal damage and arson 292
  • Shoplifting 259
  • Other theft 116

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

  • THE OM MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOD STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UA

    ODS code G82682

    589 m

  • SHEPPEY HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82799

    680 m

  • ST GEORGES MEDICAL CENTRE

    55 ST. GEORGES AVENUE, SHEERNESS, ME12 1QU

    ODS code G82057

    713 m

  • SHEERNESS HEALTH CENTRE

    250-262 HIGH STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UP

    ODS code G82023

    975 m

  • VEL SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82687

    975 m

Nearby transport

  • Sheerness-on-Sea Rail Station

    TXR · Sheerness

    341 m

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Sheerness

    346 m

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Sheerness

    350 m

  • Sheerness-on-Sea Rail Station

    RLY · Sheerness

    361 m

  • Sheerness-on-Sea Rail Station

    RSE · Sheerness

    362 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 002A, 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

682 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
1 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
0
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

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Edward's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 289 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,398 published events cover 12 months, averaging 200 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 958 events.

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