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ME12 3RW

Sheppey Central · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME9 8FQ 1.7 km
ME9 8SR 1.8 km
ME10 2FP 2.1 km
ME9 9BB 2.3 km
ME10 2FD 2.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME12 3RW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME12
Postcode sector
ME12 3
Latitude
51.377081
Longitude
0.784334
British National Grid easting
593,871
British National Grid northing
167,904

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Electoral ward
Sheppey Central · E05009561
Parish or community
E04005079
Westminster constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey · E14001474
Output area
E00124945
Lower layer super output area
Swale 005D · E01024620
Middle layer super output area
Swale 005 · E02005119

Postcode source versions

Explore ME12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
12
Primary
8
Secondary
1

  1. Kemsley Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    3.5 km

  2. Iwade School

    Academy converter

    3.9 km

  3. Sunny Bank Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    4.3 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

3 female, 1 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.3
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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • GROVEHURST HEALTH

    GROVEHURST ROAD, KEMSLEY, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2ST

    ODS code G82026

    3.7 km

  • GREEN PORCH MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    GREEN PORCH MEDICAL CENTRE, GREEN PORCH CLOSE, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2HA

    ODS code G82702

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Stray Marsh Farm

    BCT · Queenborough

    1.8 miles

  • Stray Marsh Farm

    BCT · Queenborough

    1.8 miles

  • Thistle Hill Way

    BCT · Minster

    2.3 miles

  • Thistle Hill Way

    BCT · Minster

    2.3 miles

  • Scocles Road

    BCT · Minster

    2.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 005D, 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

11,366 of 33,755

Income
6 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
2 of 10
Living environment
8 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

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Kemsley Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 2.2 miles.

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