Among the most deprived
IMD England
246
Crime · May '26
£219,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for ME12 1JT
Postcode
ME12 1JT
Coordinates
51.4275, 0.7558
Grid reference
TQ916734
Easting
591,672
Northing
173,437
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F32CQH4+28
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.
2383
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2383 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 1JT
HM Land Registry · Swale
Average price
£219,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £219,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Nov '25 – Dec '25Dec '25: 1 sales · avg £228,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£228k£219k£210k
Nov '25Dec '25
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Police Recorded Crime near ME12 1JT
Crime trends · near ME12 1JT
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.94.8%
Other White2.3%
+ other · 2.9%
Religion
No religion54.6%
Christian39.1%
Not answered5.3%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6418.6%
35–4917.0%
25–3411.9%
65–7410.5%
10–159.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.7%
Households
Any member 66+16.6%
Other11.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.0%
All members 66+8.7%
+ 8 other households · 43.4%
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 002D E01024616
E01024616MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swale 002 E02005116
E02005116LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swale 002D E01024616
E01024616MSOA 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
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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode ME12 1JT 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: 2383
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01024616 and MSOA E02005116 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME12 1JT is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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