ME12 2AA

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME12 2AN 18 m
ME12 2AB 28 m
ME12 2FQ 34 m
ME12 2AW 42 m
ME12 2TF 58 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME12 2AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME12
Postcode sector
ME12 2
Latitude
51.440588
Longitude
0.769515
British National Grid easting
592,573
British National Grid northing
174,926

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
E00124905
Lower layer super output area
Swale 001C · E01024611
Middle layer super output area
Swale 001 · E02005115

Postcode source versions

Explore ME12

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Redan Place, Sheerness, ME12 2AA 23 May 2025 £134,000
5, Redan Place, Sheerness, ME12 2AA 18 March 2022 £365,000
1, Redan Place, Sheerness, ME12 2AA 13 January 2020 £150,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
10
Secondary
2
  1. Richmond Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    553 m
  2. EKC Sheppey Secondary

    Academy sponsor led

    564 m
  3. Rose Street Primary School

    Community school

    727 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,354
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 929
  • Anti social behaviour 330
  • Criminal damage and arson 296
  • Shoplifting 258
  • Other theft 114

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

8 female, 4 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.4
ME12 2 residents
13,057

Age bands in ME12 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

2,544 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,423 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.6%

3,165 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.4%

3,544 residents

Age 65 and over
20.4%

2,729 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME12 2 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.

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • SHEPPEY HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82799

    437 m

  • SHEERNESS HEALTH CENTRE

    250-262 HIGH STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UP

    ODS code G82023

    535 m

  • VEL SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82687

    535 m

  • THE OM MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOD STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UA

    ODS code G82682

    548 m

  • ST GEORGES MEDICAL CENTRE

    55 ST. GEORGES AVENUE, SHEERNESS, ME12 1QU

    ODS code G82057

    694 m

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Invicta Road

    BCT · Marine Town

    0.0 miles
  • Invicta Road

    BCT · Marine Town

    0.1 miles
  • Catholic Church

    BCT · Sheerness

    0.1 miles
  • Catholic Church

    BCT · Sheerness

    0.1 miles
  • Richmond Street

    BCT · Marine Town

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 001C, 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

1,344 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
2 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
4
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 £249,500 from 2 recorded sales in ME12 2AA. 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. Richmond Primary School is the nearest published school at 553 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,354 published events cover 12 months, averaging 196.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 929 events.

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