Among the most deprived
IMD England
High · 16.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£240,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ME12 1EB
Postcode
ME12 1EB
Coordinates
51.4366, 0.7603
Grid reference
TQ919744
Easting
591,949
Northing
174,457
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F32CQP6+J4
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
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.
662
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 662 out of 32,844 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 & WalesProperty sales · ME12 1EB
HM Land Registry · Swale
Average price
£240,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £240,000
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near ME12 1EB
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME12 1EB
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 yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
95
YoY stable
1179063
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
51
YoY +34%
785124
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY —
1271
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
1172
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
28
YoY +12%
362514
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.2%
Other White3.4%
Bangladeshi2.1%
Gypsy / Trav.1.6%
+ other · 3.8%
Religion
No religion54.0%
Christian37.6%
Not answered4.9%
Muslim2.4%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6418.8%
35–4916.3%
25–3413.6%
10–1510.8%
5–98.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.8%
Households
Lone parent family: With dependent children17.7%
Other13.6%
Any member 66+12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.9%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent8.3%
+ 8 other households · 37.6%
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 002B E01024614
E01024614MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swale 002 E02005116
E02005116LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swale 002B E01024614
E01024614MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Swale 002 E02005116
E02005116Urban: 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
5:36 AM
Sunrise
6:06 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:36 AM
Sunset (today)
6:06 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode ME12 1EB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 662
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01024614 and MSOA E02005116 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME12 1EB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near ME12 1EB
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 3–11FSM 66%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 75%
RWM expected
63%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
72%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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