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ME12 4BU

Sheppey East · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Sheppey East
Local authority
Swale
Constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Postcode district
ME12
Postcode sector
ME12 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME12 4BP 16 m
ME12 4BW 43 m
ME12 4DG 65 m
ME12 4BH 79 m
ME12 4BT 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME12 4BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME12
Postcode sector
ME12 4
Latitude
51.405842
Longitude
0.858399
British National Grid easting
598,900
British National Grid northing
171,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Electoral ward
Sheppey East · E05009562
Parish or community
E04005050
Westminster constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey · E14001474
Output area
E00124934
Lower layer super output area
Swale 006F · E01035301
Middle layer super output area
Swale 006 · E02005120

Postcode source versions

Explore ME12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
0

  1. Eastchurch Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    178 m

  2. Curly's Farm and School

    Other independent special school

    2.9 km

  3. St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
564
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 358
  • Other crime 55
  • Criminal damage and arson 45
  • Anti social behaviour 41
  • Drugs 22

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME12 4 residents
8,290

Age bands in ME12 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.6%

971 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

819 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.7%

2,561 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.8%

2,319 residents

Age 65 and over
20.2%

1,685 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.

Nearby transport

  • Church

    BCT · Eastchurch

    0.1 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Eastchurch

    0.1 miles

  • Squires Court

    BCT · Eastchurch

    0.1 miles

  • Squires Court

    BCT · Eastchurch

    0.1 miles

  • High Street

    BCT · Eastchurch

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 006F, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,584 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
9 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Eastchurch Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 178 m.

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

Recorded crime

564 published events cover 12 months, averaging 47 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 358 events.

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