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ME12 3WG

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
ME12 3TN 4 m
ME12 3SG 50 m
ME12 3SF 188 m
ME12 3RZ 193 m
ME12 3RY 200 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME12 3WG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 November 2003
Terminated
1 January 2004
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME12
Postcode sector
ME12 3
Latitude
51.415980
Longitude
0.819318
British National Grid easting
596,139
British National Grid northing
172,322

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
E00124940
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

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Open schools
14
Primary
10
Secondary
2

  1. St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School

    Academy converter

    370 m

  2. Minster in Sheppey Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  3. Thistle Hill Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
727
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 275
  • Anti social behaviour 150
  • Criminal damage and arson 98
  • Other theft 48
  • Vehicle crime 35

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

  • SHEERNESS HEALTH CENTRE

    250-262 HIGH STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UP

    ODS code G82023

    4.3 km

  • VEL SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82687

    4.3 km

  • ST GEORGES MEDICAL CENTRE

    55 ST. GEORGES AVENUE, SHEERNESS, ME12 1QU

    ODS code G82057

    4.5 km

  • THE OM MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOD STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UA

    ODS code G82682

    4.7 km

  • SHEPPEY HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82799

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Oak Lane

    BCT · Minster

    0.3 miles

  • Mill Hill

    BCT · Minster

    0.3 miles

  • Mill Hill

    BCT · Minster

    0.3 miles

  • Oak Lane

    BCT · Minster

    0.3 miles

  • Tams Gardens

    BCT · Minster

    0.4 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.

Evidence in context

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 370 m.

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

Recorded crime

727 published events cover 12 months, averaging 60.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 275 events.

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