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ME12 2PY

Sheerness · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME12 2AY 50 m
ME12 2PZ 59 m
ME12 2AZ 70 m
ME12 2PN 76 m
ME12 2QA 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME12 2PY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME12
Postcode sector
ME12 2
Latitude
51.438924
Longitude
0.774091
British National Grid easting
592,898
British National Grid northing
174,753

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
E00124903
Lower layer super output area
Swale 001B · E01024610
Middle layer super output area
Swale 001 · E02005115

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Property

At this postcode

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83 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
99, James Street, Sheerness, ME12 2PY 8 June 2026 £190,000
98, James Street, Sheerness, ME12 2PY 2 March 2026 £200,000
91, James Street, Sheerness, ME12 2PY 14 March 2025 £195,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
10
Secondary
2

  1. EKC Sheppey Secondary

    Academy sponsor led

    196 m

  2. Richmond Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    253 m

  3. Rose Street Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,333
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 917
  • Anti social behaviour 334
  • Criminal damage and arson 292
  • Shoplifting 258
  • Other theft 114

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
111

54 female, 57 male

Postcode households
43
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.9% 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
6.5%
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

    603 m

  • VEL SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82687

    603 m

  • SHEPPEY HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82799

    792 m

  • THE OM MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOD STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UA

    ODS code G82682

    827 m

  • ST GEORGES MEDICAL CENTRE

    55 ST. GEORGES AVENUE, SHEERNESS, ME12 1QU

    ODS code G82057

    865 m

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

  • Richmond Street

    BCT · Marine Town

    0.1 miles

  • EKC Sheppey Secondary

    BCT · Sheerness

    0.1 miles

  • Richmond Street

    BCT · Marine Town

    0.1 miles

  • Invicta Road

    BCT · Marine Town

    0.2 miles

  • Yacht Club

    BCT · Marine Town

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 001B, 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

1,069 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
2 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
3
Low risk addresses
25
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 £163,000 from 13 recorded sales in ME12 2PY. 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

14 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. EKC Sheppey Secondary is the nearest published school at 196 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,333 published events cover 12 months, averaging 194.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 917 events.

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