Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
14223
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14223 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.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,726
White Brit.88.1%
African4.5%
Other White3.1%
+ other · 4.4%
Religion
Total residents: 1,731
No religion48.6%
Christian45.4%
Not answered4.2%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,729
35–4924.8%
50–6417.5%
25–3413.0%
10–159.9%
5–98.1%
+ 5 other age groups · 26.7%
Households
Total households: 635
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.3%
Other13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.0%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children9.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.4%
+ 8 other households · 34.3%
Administrative Information
Swale
Local Authority
Council Area
Sittingbourne and Sheppey E14001474
Constituency
E14001474
Kent
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Sheppey Central
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 004I E01035299
E01035299
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swale 004 E02005118
E02005118
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swale 004G E01032654
E01032654
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Swale 004 E02005118
E02005118
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
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
June 2008
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~18 years
Active Duration
2008 -> Present
June 2008 — Introduced
Postcode ME12 3GB introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 14223
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035299 and MSOA E02005118 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME12 3GB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2008
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~18 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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