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ME12 3WJ

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
ME12 3TL 3 m
ME12 3AH 55 m
ME12 3AD 70 m
ME12 3DN 88 m
ME12 3AL 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME12 3WJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 2002
Terminated
1 November 2004
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME12
Postcode sector
ME12 3
Latitude
51.427014
Longitude
0.776477
British National Grid easting
593,114
British National Grid northing
173,435

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
E43000268
Westminster constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey · E14001474
Output area
E00124823
Lower layer super output area
Swale 004B · E01024598
Middle layer super output area
Swale 004 · E02005118

Postcode source versions

Explore ME12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
9
Secondary
2

  1. Halfway Houses Primary School

    Academy converter

    393 m

  2. Nore Academy

    Free schools special

    435 m

  3. Leigh Academy Minster

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,714
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 799
  • Anti social behaviour 282
  • Criminal damage and arson 198
  • Other theft 92
  • Public order 70

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

    1.2 km

  • VEL SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82687

    1.2 km

  • ST GEORGES MEDICAL CENTRE

    55 ST. GEORGES AVENUE, SHEERNESS, ME12 1QU

    ODS code G82057

    1.4 km

  • THE OM MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOD STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UA

    ODS code G82682

    1.6 km

  • SHEPPEY HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82799

    1.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Power Station Road

    BCT · Halfway

    0.1 miles

  • Power Station Road

    BCT · Halfway

    0.1 miles

  • Danley Road

    BCT · Halfway

    0.2 miles

  • Danley Road

    BCT · Halfway

    0.2 miles

  • The Halfway House

    BCT · Halfway

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 004B, 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

16,649 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Halfway Houses Primary School is the nearest published school at 393 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,714 published events cover 12 months, averaging 142.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 799 events.

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