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ME12 postcode area · Swale

The ME12 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Swale. Area Scores range from 1 to 37 across them. Every full ME12 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the ME12 district, Minster North is the strongest performer at 37 out of 100 (#4,310 of 6,856 nationally); Sheerness East is the weakest at 1. 5 of the 6 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. Median prices range from £206,000 in Sheerness East to £325,000 in Minster North.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,832a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime107per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied64%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the ME12 district

£282,750median home sold over the past year · +22.9% over 5 years · +1.0% over the year · 514 sales
Detached£372,500
Semi-detached£277,750
Terraced£220,000
Flat£160,000
Swale£310,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Minster NorthSwale 4,31037 £325,000
Minster SouthSwale 4,68732 £285,000
QueenboroughSwale 5,61918 £290,000
Sheppey EastSwale 6,07811 £270,000
Sheerness WestSwale 6,7571 £240,000
Sheerness EastSwale 6,7641 £206,000

People living in ME12 Census 2021

Residents46,897
Median age (est.)41
Density516per km²
No qualifications27%
Degree or above17%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 13%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 13%Other: 17%
One person 28%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 13%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 14% · Skilled trades 14% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary14%
Skilled trades14%
Associate professional12%
Process & plant12%
Managers & directors11%
Professional10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 1%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 1%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 47% · Christian 45% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in ME12

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the ME12 district.

Minster Sheerness

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around ME12.

ME11 ME10 ME9 ME13 ME8 SS1 SS3 ME7

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.