Postcode sector · Sheerness

ME12 6 area guide

Who lives in ME12 6, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Swale
Region: South East
Population: 1,592 (2024)

ME12 6Postcode sector · Sheerness

At a glance

What ME12 6 is like

The ME12 6 postcode sector in Swale covers 2 live postcodes and is home to about 1,592 people in 657 households. 79% of households own their home, 18.3% rent privately and 2.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 54.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How ME12 6 compares

Headline figures for ME12 6, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 22.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

1.5/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 9 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

1 school in ME12 6. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£53,569

Average annual income before tax, higher than 51% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ME12 6 differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
24.2% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
79% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

ME12 6 FAQs

Is ME12 6 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 22.6 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 1.5 out of 10 (poor).

Is ME12 6 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year around ME12 6, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in ME12 6?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.6% of residents. 79% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (39.7%).

Which council covers ME12 6?

The local authority for ME12 6 is Swale.

ME12 6 comes under Swale in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is ME12 6?

Connectivity scores 1.5 out of 10.

There are 9 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.5 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Queenborough Rail Station, 1.5 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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