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ME12 3XP

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 3XN 42 m
ME12 3SN 88 m
ME12 3XR 93 m
ME12 3XQ 105 m
ME12 3XJ 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME12 3XP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME12
Postcode sector
ME12 3
Latitude
51.416270
Longitude
0.808763
British National Grid easting
595,404
British National Grid northing
172,326

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

Property

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13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Curlew Rise, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 3XP 16 June 2025 £410,000
13, Curlew Rise, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 3XP 7 February 2025 £415,000
4, Curlew Rise, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 3XP 30 September 2024 £330,000

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

    616 m

  2. Minster in Sheppey Primary School

    Academy converter

    705 m

  3. St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School

    Academy converter

    792 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,023
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 411
  • Anti social behaviour 208
  • Criminal damage and arson 125
  • Other theft 69
  • Vehicle crime 48

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.

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+
92.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
92.3%
Gigabit-capable
92.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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

  • SHEERNESS HEALTH CENTRE

    250-262 HIGH STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UP

    ODS code G82023

    3.7 km

  • VEL SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82687

    3.7 km

  • ST GEORGES MEDICAL CENTRE

    55 ST. GEORGES AVENUE, SHEERNESS, ME12 1QU

    ODS code G82057

    3.9 km

  • THE OM MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOD STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UA

    ODS code G82682

    4.1 km

  • SHEPPEY HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82799

    4.2 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

  • Primary School

    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

Property market

The five-year median is £365,000 from 13 recorded sales in ME12 3XP. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Swale is £298,394 in June 2026, up 4.5% year on year.

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Thistle Hill Academy is the nearest published school at 616 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,023 published events cover 12 months, averaging 85.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 411 events.

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