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ME12 3RQ

Queenborough and Halfway · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Queenborough and Halfway
Local authority
Swale
Constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Postcode district
ME12
Postcode sector
ME12 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME11 5AR 148 m
ME12 3RH 361 m
ME12 3RJ 484 m
ME11 5DR 493 m
ME12 3XS 504 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME12 3RQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 February 2004
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME12
Postcode sector
ME12 3
Latitude
51.409367
Longitude
0.757460
British National Grid easting
591,866
British National Grid northing
171,423

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Electoral ward
Queenborough and Halfway · E05009557
Parish or community
E04005068
Westminster constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey · E14001474
Output area
E00124837
Lower layer super output area
Swale 005B · E01024596
Middle layer super output area
Swale 005 · E02005119

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. Queenborough School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    681 m

  2. Nore Academy

    Free schools special

    2.1 km

  3. Halfway Houses Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
694
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 224
  • Anti social behaviour 105
  • Shoplifting 92
  • Criminal damage and arson 68
  • Other theft 58

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

  • ST GEORGES MEDICAL CENTRE

    55 ST. GEORGES AVENUE, SHEERNESS, ME12 1QU

    ODS code G82057

    3.0 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

  • 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

Nearby transport

  • Morrisons

    BCT · Queenborough

    0.1 miles

  • Morrisons

    BCT · Queenborough

    0.1 miles

  • Aldi

    BCT · Queenborough

    0.2 miles

  • Thomsett Way

    BCT · Rushenden

    0.4 miles

  • Thomsett Way

    BCT · Rushenden

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 005B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,494 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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. Queenborough School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 681 m.

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

Recorded crime

694 published events cover 12 months, averaging 57.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 224 events.

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