ME12 2SN

Minster Cliffs · 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 2SW 54 m
ME12 2SH 66 m
ME12 2EX 101 m
ME12 2SJ 101 m
ME12 3QQ 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME12 2SN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME12
Postcode sector
ME12 2
Latitude
51.422544
Longitude
0.816801
British National Grid easting
595,936
British National Grid northing
173,045

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Parish or community
E04005079
Output area
E00124793
Lower layer super output area
Swale 006C · E01024586
Middle layer super output area
Swale 006 · E02005120

Postcode source versions

Explore ME12

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Ocean Terrace, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 2SN 5 August 2025 £240,000
2, Ocean Terrace, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 2SN 8 February 2024 £215,000
2, Ocean Terrace, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 2SN 25 August 2023 £230,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
10
Secondary
2
  1. St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School

    Academy converter

    393 m
  2. Minster in Sheppey Primary School

    Academy converter

    575 m
  3. Thistle Hill Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
720
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 284
  • Anti social behaviour 146
  • Criminal damage and arson 85
  • Other theft 51
  • Vehicle crime 36

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

5 female, 1 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.0
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% 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
0%

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

  • SHEERNESS HEALTH CENTRE

    250-262 HIGH STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UP

    ODS code G82023

    3.8 km

  • VEL SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82687

    3.8 km

  • ST GEORGES MEDICAL CENTRE

    55 ST. GEORGES AVENUE, SHEERNESS, ME12 1QU

    ODS code G82057

    4.1 km

  • THE OM MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOD STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UA

    ODS code G82682

    4.2 km

  • SHEPPEY HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82799

    4.3 km

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

  • Baldwin Road

    BCT · Minster

    0.1 miles
  • Baldwin Road

    BCT · Minster

    0.1 miles
  • Tams Gardens

    BCT · Minster

    0.1 miles
  • Tams Gardens

    BCT · Minster

    0.1 miles
  • Mill Hill

    BCT · Minster

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 006C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,871 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
6 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
0
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 £232,500 from 4 recorded sales in ME12 2SN. 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. St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School is the nearest published school at 393 m.

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

Recorded crime

720 published events cover 12 months, averaging 60 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 284 events.

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