# ME12 3HU: area report for a postcode in Swale

ME12 3HU is a postcode in Swale.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Swale. Open the map at ME12 3HU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale) › [ME12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me12) › [ME12 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me12-3)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 57% on July. Swale 005A: 86 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.7689,51.4187,ME123HU
- **Queenborough, 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.7689,51.4187,ME123HU
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 830 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.7689,51.4187,ME123HU
- **No property in ME12 3HU listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.7689,51.4187,ME123HU
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Swale 005A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.7689,51.4187,ME123HU
- **£298,985 average price**: For the whole of Swale, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.7689,51.4187,ME123HU
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.7689,51.4187,ME123HU
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 840 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.7689,51.4187,ME123HU
- **63.3% can get gigabit broadband at ME12 3HU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.7689,51.4187,ME123HU
- **Low road and rail noise at ME12 3HU**: Road 42 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.7689,51.4187,ME123HU
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.7689,51.4187,ME123HU
- **9.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.7689,51.4187,ME123HU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Nore Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nore-academy-e150769) | Special | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Halfway Houses Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/halfway-houses-primary-school-e143605) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Queenborough School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queenborough-school-and-nursery-e147749) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2023 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leigh Academy Minster](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-minster-e150935) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | Attainment 8 of 33.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [West Minster Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-minster-primary-school-e118438) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Elmley Dray School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-elmley-dray-school-e119005) | Special | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £165,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2025 | £360,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £247,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2026 | £142,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| July 2025 | £277,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| September 2025 | £314,995 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Budgens Queenborough (840 m, Budgens)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £298,985** (July 2026). Swale’s average house price was £298,985 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,432** (2025). Full-time workers living in Swale earned a median of £38,432 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 171st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Swale costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 143rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 26.7** (2025). Swale has a deprivation score of 26.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 62nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Swale 005A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.5** (2025). Swale 005A has a deprivation score of 19.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,058th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £297,998** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Swale 005A was £297,998 in 2025. 15,738th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,448** (2021). Swale 005A had 1,448 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,464th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.3%** (January 2026). In Swale 005A, 88.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## ME12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £281,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ME12 was £281,000 in 2025. Joint 1,014th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 42,981** (2021). ME12 had 42,981 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 357th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in ME12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 76.0%** (January 2026). In ME12, 76.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale)
- Centre: 51.4187, 0.7689

Council: [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Sittingbourne and Sheppey](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sittingbourne-and-sheppey): Kevin McKenna (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.7689,51.4187,ME123HU

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