ME12 3RL

Queenborough and Halfway · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME12 3XS 342 m
ME12 3RJ 359 m
ME12 3RH 526 m
ME12 3RR 632 m
ME12 3XA 724 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME12 3RL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME12
Postcode sector
ME12 3
Latitude
51.409524
Longitude
0.769478
British National Grid easting
592,701
British National Grid northing
171,472

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Parish or community
E43000268
Output area
E00124830
Lower layer super output area
Swale 004A · E01024595
Middle layer super output area
Swale 004 · E02005118

Postcode source versions

Explore ME12

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Cowstead Farm, Queenborough Road, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 3RL 28 July 2022 £1,800,000
2, Cowstead Cottages, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 3RL 28 July 2022 £3,000,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
10
Secondary
2
  1. Queenborough School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  2. Leigh Academy Minster

    Academy sponsor led

    1.5 km
  3. Nore Academy

    Free schools special

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
597
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 198
  • Shoplifting 87
  • Anti social behaviour 69
  • Criminal damage and arson 56
  • Other theft 53

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

4 female, 2 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.0
ME12 3 residents
14,263

Age bands in ME12 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.4%

2,508 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

1,411 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.8%

3,509 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.7%

3,492 residents

Age 65 and over
19.7%

2,674 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME12 3 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

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

    3.0 km

  • VEL SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82687

    3.0 km

  • ST GEORGES MEDICAL CENTRE

    55 ST. GEORGES AVENUE, SHEERNESS, ME12 1QU

    ODS code G82057

    3.0 km

  • THE OM MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOD STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UA

    ODS code G82682

    3.3 km

  • SHEPPEY HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82799

    3.6 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

  • Aldi

    BCT · Queenborough

    0.4 miles
  • Stray Marsh Farm

    BCT · Queenborough

    0.6 miles
  • Stray Marsh Farm

    BCT · Queenborough

    0.6 miles
  • Queenborough Corner

    BCT · Queenborough

    0.6 miles
  • Queenborough Corner

    BCT · Queenborough

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 004A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,341 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 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
1
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 £2,400,000 from 2 recorded sales in ME12 3RL. 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. Queenborough School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

597 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 198 events.

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