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ME12 2EF

Minster Cliffs · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Sheerness
Ward
Minster Cliffs
Local authority
Swale
Constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Postcode district
ME12
Postcode sector
ME12 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME12 2EE 95 m
ME12 2EB 102 m
ME12 2TQ 151 m
ME12 2EA 164 m
ME12 2SY 211 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME12 2EF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME12
Postcode sector
ME12 2
Latitude
51.423534
Longitude
0.791558
British National Grid easting
594,177
British National Grid northing
173,088

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Electoral ward
Minster Cliffs · E05009554
Parish or community
E04005079
Westminster constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey · E14001474
Output area
E00124788
Lower layer super output area
Swale 003A · E01024585
Middle layer super output area
Swale 003 · E02005117

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Property

At this postcode

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61 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
40, Marian Avenue, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 2EF 7 April 2026 £220,000
26, Marian Avenue, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 2EF 31 July 2025 £302,000
4, Marian Avenue, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 2EF 4 July 2025 £287,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
9
Secondary
2

  1. The Elmley Dray School

    Other independent special school

    328 m

  2. Leigh Academy Minster

    Academy sponsor led

    651 m

  3. Halfway Houses Primary School

    Academy converter

    891 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,152
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 471
  • Anti social behaviour 241
  • Criminal damage and arson 135
  • Other theft 69
  • Other crime 49

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
91

49 female, 42 male

Postcode households
34
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME12 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • SHEERNESS HEALTH CENTRE

    250-262 HIGH STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UP

    ODS code G82023

    2.2 km

  • VEL SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82687

    2.2 km

  • ST GEORGES MEDICAL CENTRE

    55 ST. GEORGES AVENUE, SHEERNESS, ME12 1QU

    ODS code G82057

    2.5 km

  • THE OM MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOD STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UA

    ODS code G82682

    2.7 km

  • SHEPPEY HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82799

    2.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Scrapsgate Road

    BCT · Minster

    0.2 miles

  • Scrapsgate Road

    BCT · Minster

    0.2 miles

  • Barton Hill Drive

    BCT · Minster

    0.3 miles

  • Breakneck Hill

    BCT · Minster

    0.3 miles

  • Breakneck Hill

    BCT · Minster

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 003A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,816 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
8 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
5
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £267,500 from 12 recorded sales in ME12 2EF. 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

Published establishments

13 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. The Elmley Dray School is the nearest published school at 328 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,152 published events cover 12 months, averaging 96 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 471 events.

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