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ME12 2PG

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME12 2FL 56 m
ME12 2PJ 57 m
ME12 1UB 68 m
ME12 2PF 81 m
ME12 1UW 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME12 2PG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2015
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME12
Postcode sector
ME12 2
Latitude
51.439178
Longitude
0.764105
British National Grid easting
592,203
British National Grid northing
174,755

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
E00124899
Lower layer super output area
Swale 001A · E01024609
Middle layer super output area
Swale 001 · E02005115

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. Rose Street Primary School

    Community school

    321 m

  2. St Edward's Catholic Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    525 m

  3. Richmond Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    768 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,534
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,009
  • Anti social behaviour 366
  • Criminal damage and arson 318
  • Shoplifting 259
  • Other theft 122

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

    141 m

  • SHEPPEY HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82799

    233 m

  • ST GEORGES MEDICAL CENTRE

    55 ST. GEORGES AVENUE, SHEERNESS, ME12 1QU

    ODS code G82057

    352 m

  • SHEERNESS HEALTH CENTRE

    250-262 HIGH STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UP

    ODS code G82023

    384 m

  • VEL SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82687

    384 m

Nearby transport

  • Holy Trinity Church

    BCT · Sheerness

    0.0 miles

  • Holy Trinity Church

    BCT · Sheerness

    0.0 miles

  • Cavour Road

    BCT · Sheerness

    0.1 miles

  • Millennium Way

    BCT · Sheerness

    0.1 miles

  • St George's Avenue

    BCT · Sheerness

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 001A, 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

95 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Rose Street Primary School is the nearest published school at 321 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,534 published events cover 12 months, averaging 211.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,009 events.

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