Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
12168
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12168 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.
Police Recorded Crime near ME12 2EX
Crime trends · near ME12 2EX
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
8
YoY -50%
ASB
10
YoY +25%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1
YoY -80%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
28
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,639
White Brit.94.7%
Other White1.7%
+ other · 3.6%
Religion
Total residents: 1,637
Christian52.9%
No religion40.7%
Not answered5.1%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,646
50–6425.5%
65–7416.4%
35–4915.4%
75–848.9%
25–348.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.8%
Households
Total households: 689
All members 66+15.1%
Any member 66+14.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.6%
Other11.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.2%
+ 8 other households · 35.3%
Administrative Information
Swale
Local Authority
Council Area
Sittingbourne and Sheppey E14001474
Constituency
E14001474
Kent
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Minster Cliffs
Constituency code
E14001474
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Minster-on-Sea
International Territorial Level
Swale
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving Kent
NHS Scotland
Kent 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 006C E01024586
E01024586
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swale 006 E02005120
E02005120
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swale 006C E01024586
E01024586
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Swale 006 E02005120
E02005120
Urban: 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
4:08 AM
Sunrise
7:37 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:08 AM
Sunset (today)
7:37 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode ME12 2EX 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: 12168
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01024586 and MSOA E02005120 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME12 2EX 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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