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ME12 3XJ

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 3SN 92 m
ME12 3XL 98 m
ME12 3XN 116 m
ME12 3XH 117 m
ME12 3HE 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME12 3XJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME12
Postcode sector
ME12 3
Latitude
51.416899
Longitude
0.806889
British National Grid easting
595,271
British National Grid northing
172,391

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
E00124956
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. Thistle Hill Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    518 m

  2. Minster in Sheppey Primary School

    Academy converter

    645 m

  3. St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School

    Academy converter

    888 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,026
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 414
  • Anti social behaviour 210
  • Criminal damage and arson 124
  • Other theft 66
  • Vehicle crime 50

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

  • SHEERNESS HEALTH CENTRE

    250-262 HIGH STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UP

    ODS code G82023

    3.5 km

  • VEL SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82687

    3.5 km

  • ST GEORGES MEDICAL CENTRE

    55 ST. GEORGES AVENUE, SHEERNESS, ME12 1QU

    ODS code G82057

    3.8 km

  • THE OM MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOD STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UA

    ODS code G82682

    3.9 km

  • SHEPPEY HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82799

    4.1 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Harps Avenue

    BCT · Minster

    0.1 miles

  • Harps Avenue

    BCT · Minster

    0.2 miles

  • Library

    BCT · Minster

    0.3 miles

  • Heron Drive

    BCT · Thistle Hill

    0.3 miles

  • Library

    BCT · Minster

    0.3 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. Thistle Hill Academy is the nearest published school at 518 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,026 published events cover 12 months, averaging 85.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 414 events.

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