Most deprived 10%
IMD England
High · 19.8 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
South East
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
2595
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2595 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near ME12 1BA
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME12 1BA
Counts are for Sheerness electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
65
YoY -32%
1088663
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
92
YoY +96%
1136924
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY —
1272
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
1172
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
14
YoY -36%
362514
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.87.4%
Other White6.9%
+ other · 5.7%
Religion
No religion53.8%
Christian38.4%
Not answered4.5%
+ other · 3.4%
Age groups
50–6419.3%
35–4917.0%
25–3414.8%
10–158.5%
65–747.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.6%
Households
One person: other15.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.7%
One person: aged 66+10.4%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children10.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.5%
+ 9 other households · 41.6%
Coordinates & Location for ME12 1BA
Postcode
ME12 1BA
Coordinates
51.4380, 0.7644
Grid reference
TQ922746
Easting
592,227
Northing
174,630
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F32CQQ7+6Q
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Sheerness
Travel to Work
Medway
ITL Region
Swale
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Swale
Local Authority
Council AreaSittingbourne and Sheppey E14001474
Constituency
E14001474Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Sheerness
Constituency code
E14001474
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Sheerness
International Territorial Level
Swale
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving Kent
NHS EnglandKent and Medway
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Eastern and Coastal Kent
Sub ICB Location
NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q
Cancer Alliance
Kent and Medway
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Swale 001D E01024612
E01024612MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swale 001 E02005115
E02005115LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swale 001D E01024612
E01024612MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Swale 001 E02005115
E02005115Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
7:15 AM
Sunrise
6:11 PM
Sunset
10 hours 56 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:15 AM
Sunset (today)
6:11 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 56 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
May 2012
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~14 years
Active Duration
2012 -> PresentMay 2012 — Introduced
Postcode ME12 1BA introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01024612 and MSOA E02005115 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 2595
Present — Active
Postcode ME12 1BA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 2012
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~14 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near ME12 1BA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 68%
RWM expected
51%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
43%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 75%
RWM expected
63%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 66%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
72%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
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