Most deprived 10%
IMD England
High · 19.8 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£304,500
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,736 sales
-1.8%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
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.
479
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 479 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 & WalesProperty sales · ME12 1LF
HM Land Registry · Swale
Average price
£330,292
Median price: £304,500
Median -1.8% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,736 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '24 – Feb '25Feb '25: 1 sales · avg £245,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£245k£230k£215k
Oct '24Feb '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near ME12 1LF
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME12 1LF
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
Other recorded crime
83
YoY +26%
876339
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.2%
Other White3.1%
+ other · 3.6%
Religion
No religion54.9%
Christian37.4%
Not answered6.0%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
50–6421.8%
35–4916.3%
25–3410.9%
65–749.4%
10–158.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 33.3%
Households
One person: other17.6%
One person: aged 66+14.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.5%
+ 9 other households · 38.1%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 1.4 km straight lineabout 17 min
Queenborough Rail Station
Rail · main entrance
- 1.6 km straight lineabout 20 min
Sheerness-on-Sea Rail Station
Rail · entrance
- 4.3 km straight lineabout 54 min
Swale Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 209 m straight lineabout 3 min
Cherry Tree Close
Bus · opp · west
- 214 m straight lineabout 3 min
Cherry Tree Close
Bus · adj · east
- 215 m straight lineabout 3 min
Queensway
Bus · just before · south
- 216 m straight lineabout 3 min
Queensway
Bus · just after · north
- 233 m straight lineabout 3 min
Pacific Windows Works
Bus · opp · south
Coordinates & Location for ME12 1LF
Postcode
ME12 1LF
Coordinates
51.4282, 0.7475
Grid reference
TQ910734
Easting
591,098
Northing
173,494
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F32CPHX+72
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 002C E01024615
E01024615MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swale 002 E02005116
E02005116LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swale 002C E01024615
E01024615MSOA 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
7:18 AM
Sunrise
6:07 PM
Sunset
10 hours 49 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:18 AM
Sunset (today)
6:07 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 49 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 1LF 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01024615 and MSOA E02005116 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 479
Present — Active
Postcode ME12 1LF 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
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Schools near ME12 1LF
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 66%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
43%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 68%
RWM expected
51%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 38%
RWM expected
85%
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