ME12 postcode district
ME12 holds 946 live postcodes around Sheerness, in Swale.
Towns and villages with their centre in ME12
| # | Place | County / council | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheerness | Kent | 13,249 |
| 2 | Leysdown-on-Sea | Kent | 3,019 |
| 3 | Eastchurch | Kent | 1,135 |
Wards
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Sheerness | 30% |
| Sheppey Central | 21% |
| Sheppey East | 21% |
| Minster Cliffs | 17% |
| Queenborough and Halfway | 10% |
Westminster constituency
Every ME12 postcode falls in Sittingbourne and Sheppey.
Deprivation
The middle postcode here sits in decile 2 of the English Index of Multiple Deprivation (2021-Census LSOAs), where decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods and 10 the least. 62% of this district's postcodes sit in the most deprived three deciles, 0% in the least deprived three.
Deprivation deciles describe the LSOA neighbourhood each postcode sits in, weighted by postcodes rather than by people, because the postcode file carries no population. A district where the deprived neighbourhoods are densely populated will read better here than it would per resident.
Neighbouring districts in the ME area
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Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcode data is the ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026 edition; counts are live postcodes with a usable location. Northern Ireland postcodes carry a separate licence and are not included; Scotland joins when the site's Scottish coverage does.