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ME12 3TJ

Sheppey Central · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME12 3TF 76 m
ME12 3TB 92 m
ME12 3RP 99 m
ME12 3TD 109 m
ME12 3RD 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME12 3TJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME12
Postcode sector
ME12 3
Latitude
51.412971
Longitude
0.791360
British National Grid easting
594,208
British National Grid northing
171,913

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
E00166810
Lower layer super output area
Swale 004I · E01035299
Middle layer super output area
Swale 004 · E02005118

Postcode source versions

Explore ME12

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Buckthorne House, Flat 5, Buckthorne Road, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 3TJ 16 March 2020 £40,000,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
10
Secondary
2

  1. Thistle Hill Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    650 m

  2. Leigh Academy Minster

    Academy sponsor led

    836 m

  3. The Elmley Dray School

    Other independent special school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
831
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 359
  • Anti social behaviour 164
  • Criminal damage and arson 100
  • Other theft 45
  • Other crime 35

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

8 female, 5 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.1% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
16.7%
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 straight-line

  • SHEERNESS HEALTH CENTRE

    250-262 HIGH STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UP

    ODS code G82023

    3.1 km

  • VEL SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82687

    3.1 km

  • ST GEORGES MEDICAL CENTRE

    55 ST. GEORGES AVENUE, SHEERNESS, ME12 1QU

    ODS code G82057

    3.3 km

  • THE OM MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOD STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UA

    ODS code G82682

    3.5 km

  • SHEPPEY HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82799

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Lovell Road

    BCT · Minster

    0.1 miles

  • Lovell Road

    BCT · Minster

    0.2 miles

  • Sheppey Hospital

    BCT · Minster

    0.2 miles

  • Bellflower Avenue

    BCT · Thistle Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Thistle Hill Way

    BCT · Minster

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 004I, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,030 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
10 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

14 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Thistle Hill Academy is the nearest published school at 650 m.

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

Recorded crime

831 published events cover 12 months, averaging 69.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 359 events.

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