ME12 2PW

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 2QL 67 m
ME12 2QW 77 m
ME12 2AU 87 m
ME12 2AG 89 m
ME12 2PP 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME12 2PW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME12
Postcode sector
ME12 2
Latitude
51.436949
Longitude
0.768258
British National Grid easting
592,501
British National Grid northing
174,518

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
E00124907
Lower layer super output area
Swale 001C · E01024611
Middle layer super output area
Swale 001 · E02005115

Postcode source versions

Explore ME12

64 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
56, Winstanley Road, Sheerness, ME12 2PW 23 June 2026 £165,000
49, Winstanley Road, Sheerness, ME12 2PW 15 June 2026 £235,000
54, Winstanley Road, Sheerness, ME12 2PW 17 November 2025 £175,000

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

    427 m
  2. EKC Sheppey Secondary

    Academy sponsor led

    573 m
  3. Rose Street Primary School

    Community school

    623 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,538
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,009
  • Anti social behaviour 373
  • Criminal damage and arson 314
  • Shoplifting 258
  • Other theft 122

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
97

46 female, 51 male

Postcode households
36
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.

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.

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
20.5%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • SHEERNESS HEALTH CENTRE

    250-262 HIGH STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UP

    ODS code G82023

    144 m

  • VEL SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82687

    144 m

  • ST GEORGES MEDICAL CENTRE

    55 ST. GEORGES AVENUE, SHEERNESS, ME12 1QU

    ODS code G82057

    413 m

  • THE OM MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOD STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UA

    ODS code G82682

    468 m

  • SHEPPEY HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82799

    586 m

Nearby transport

  • Coronation Road

    BCT · Sheerness

    0.1 miles
  • Cavour Road

    BCT · Sheerness

    0.1 miles
  • Coronation Road

    BCT · Sheerness

    0.1 miles
  • Fire Station

    BCT · Sheerness

    0.1 miles
  • St George's Avenue

    BCT · Sheerness

    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
1
Low risk addresses
6
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 £215,000 from 13 recorded sales in ME12 2PW. 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 427 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,538 published events cover 12 months, averaging 211.5 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.