Among the most deprived
IMD England
246
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for ME12 1HS
Postcode
ME12 1HS
Coordinates
51.4408, 0.7646
Grid reference
TQ922749
Easting
592,230
Northing
174,942
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F32CQR7+8R
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.
48
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 48 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)
Property sales · ME12 1HS
HM Land Registry · Swale
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Police Recorded Crime near ME12 1HS
Crime trends · near ME12 1HS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1179063
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
86
YoY -20%
ASB
785124
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
78
YoY +20%
Vehicle Crime
1271
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY -14%
Burglary
1172
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -73%
Criminal damage
362514
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
23
YoY +10%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.83.4%
Other White6.3%
Bangladeshi1.9%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
+ other · 7.4%
Religion
No religion56.9%
Christian33.6%
Not answered4.0%
Muslim3.6%
Other religion1.1%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
35–4920.2%
50–6418.1%
25–3416.0%
10–158.7%
≤48.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
Other33.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.4%
Any member 66+8.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.8%
+ 8 other households · 29.5%
Administrative Information
Swale
Local Authority
Council AreaSittingbourne and Sheppey E14001474
Constituency
E14001474Kent
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 ScotlandKent 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 001A E01024609
E01024609MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swale 001 E02005115
E02005115LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swale 001A E01024609
E01024609MSOA 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
3:51 AM
Sunrise
8:12 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:51 AM
Sunset (today)
8:12 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1997
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~29 years
Active Duration
1997 -> PresentDecember 1997 — Introduced
Postcode ME12 1HS 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: 48
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01024609 and MSOA E02005115 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME12 1HS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1997
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~29 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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