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ME12 6AF area guide

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

Neighbourhood
Minster South
Council
Swale
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,592 (2024)
At a glance

What ME12 6AF is like

ME12 6AF is a postcode in the Minster South area of Swale. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,592 people. 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 6AF compares

Headline figures for ME12 6AF, 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
50%

Rated good or better across 2 inspected schools within 1 mile.

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 6AF differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    24.2% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

  2. 02
    Mostly owner-occupied

    79% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

ME12 6AF FAQs

01
Is ME12 6AF 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. 50% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 1.5 out of 10 (poor).
02
Is ME12 6AF 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 6AF, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.
03
Who lives in ME12 6AF?

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%).
04
Which council covers ME12 6AF?

The local authority for ME12 6AF is Swale.

ME12 6AF comes under Swale in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is ME12 6AF?

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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