High deprivation
IMD England
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ME12 4HS
Postcode
ME12 4HS
Coordinates
51.4160, 0.8342
Grid reference
TQ971723
Easting
597,171
Northing
172,366
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F32CR8M+CM
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Minster (Swale)
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.
9871
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9871 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 & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.7%
Other White1.7%
+ other · 3.6%
Religion
Christian52.9%
No religion40.7%
Not answered5.1%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6425.5%
65–7416.4%
35–4915.4%
75–848.9%
25–348.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.8%
Households
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 AreaSittingbourne and Sheppey E14001474
Constituency
E14001474Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Sheppey East
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 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 006C E01024586
E01024586MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swale 006 E02005120
E02005120LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swale 006C E01024586
E01024586MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Swale 006 E02005120
E02005120Urban: 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
5:53 AM
Sunrise
5:40 PM
Sunset
11 hours 47 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:53 AM
Sunset (today)
5:40 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 47 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 4HS 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: 9871
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 4HS 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
Schools near ME12 4HS
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 57%
RWM expected
25%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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