Postcode ME12 1QT (Swale)

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The postcode ME12 1QT is located in Swale, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. ME12 1QT is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME12 1QT is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.6 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of ME12 1QT as Hard-pressed living > Industrious communities > Industrious hardship.

The closest road name to ME12 1QT is Botany Close which is centered 110 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Botany Close and is 36 m away. The closest railway station is Sheerness-on-Sea Rail Station, 711 m away.

The closest primary school to ME12 1QT (for ages 11 and under) is St Edward's Catholic Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on May 22, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey. The last OFSTED inspection on July 3, 2019 rated this school as Requires improvement

The local pub for residents of ME12 1QT is St Georges Bowls Club and is 0 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on July 7, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Sandhu Fresh Fry and is 208 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on September 17, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 78.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 18.1 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 35.6% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for ME12 1QT is covered by the Kent police force association and Eastern and Coastal Kent is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to ME12 1QT and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME12 1QT, and the approximate distance away.

Botany Close 110 m
Carlton Avenue 118 m
St George's Avenue 119 m
Cecil Avenue 144 m
Victoria Street 165 m
First Avenue 165 m
Estuary Road 184 m
Second Avenue 201 m
Holland Close 206 m
Nore Close 227 m
Swale Avenue 230 m
Wheatsheaf Gardens 258 m
Fleet Avenue 265 m
St Agnes Gardens 265 m
Medway Road 307 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME12 1QT

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from ME12 1QT - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St Edward's Catholic Primary School Good
(May 22, 2019)
414 m
Rose Street Primary School Good
(April 25, 2017)
421 m
West Minster Primary School Good
(December 1, 2021)
660 m
Richmond Academy Requires improvement
(January 31, 2019)
1.03 km
Halfway Houses Primary School Good
(November 13, 2018)
1.6 km
Queenborough School and Nursery Outstanding
(January 12, 2022)
2.17 km
Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey Requires improvement
(July 3, 2019)
2.3 km
Elliott Park School Good
(November 28, 2019)
2.73 km
Minster in Sheppey Primary School Good
(November 22, 2018)
3.49 km
Thistle Hill Academy Requires improvement
(May 23, 2018)
3.55 km
St James Church of England Primary Academy Good
(January 24, 2018)
4.04 km
St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School Good
(October 2, 2018)
4.44 km
Iwade School Good
(May 9, 2017)
6.79 km
Eastchurch Church of England Primary School 7.51 km
Kemsley Primary Academy Good
(February 14, 2019)
8.09 km
Peninsula East Primary Academy Good
(January 15, 2020)
8.79 km
Regis Manor Primary School Good
(March 7, 2018)
9.38 km
Lower Halstow Primary School Good
(March 14, 2019)
9.44 km
Milton Court Primary Academy Good
(September 18, 2019)
9.48 km
Bobbing Village School Outstanding
(May 11, 2017)
9.72 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME12 1QT - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St Georges Bowls Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
July 7, 2021
0 m
The Freedom Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 25, 2020
0 m
Sandhu Fresh Fry Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 17, 2020
208 m
Alexander's Bar & Restaurant Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 15, 2019
225 m
The United Masonic Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 15, 2013
341 m
Cottage Kitchen - Dinnerman Ltd Other catering premises 4
Good
November 26, 2021
389 m
Chartwells @ St Edwards Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 7, 2022
414 m
Curry King Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 30, 2021
415 m
Sheerness Fish Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
May 3, 2019
415 m
Sheppey Peri Peri Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
May 11, 2021
415 m
Sunny's General Store Retailers - other 4
Good
December 16, 2021
415 m
The Flying Sheep Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 22, 2019
415 m
Choi's Chinese Food Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
December 20, 2019
419 m
Sheerness Salvation Army Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 11, 2022
419 m
U-Save £ Convenience Store Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 24, 2017
419 m
Breakfast Club School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 2, 2017
421 m
Kent Commuity Pantry Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 19, 2021
421 m
Principals By CH&Co At Rose Street Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 15, 2013
421 m
Seashells Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 11, 2021
421 m
The Rendezvous Bar Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
December 10, 2018
448 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME12 1QT - Data from Apr 2022

Botany Close Bus Stop/Station 36 m
First Avenue Bus Stop/Station 90 m
Nore Close Bus Stop/Station 203 m
Wheatsheaf Gardens Bus Stop/Station 248 m
Wheatsheaf Gardens Bus Stop/Station 262 m
Sheerness-on-Sea Rail Station Taxi Rank 721 m
Sheerness-on-Sea Rail Station Rail 711 m
Queenborough Rail Station Rail 2.24 km
Queenborough Rail Station Rail 2.25 km
London Southend Airport Air 15.44 km
Kent International Airport Air 42.8 km
London Stansted Airport Air 61.19 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME12 1QT - Data from Dec 2021

Sheppey Court Marshes Wetland 794 m
The Moat Inland Water 870 m
Jacob's Bank Wetland 954 m
Diggs Marshes Wetland 1.26 km
Cheyney Rock Wetland 1.48 km
Doos Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.74 km
Garrison Point Wetland 1.76 km
Barrows Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.21 km
Barton's Point Wetland 2.32 km
Furze Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.35 km
The Creek Pond Inland Water 2.43 km
Queenborough Spit Wetland 2.47 km
Deadmans Island Island 2.88 km
West Point Wetland 3 km
Rape Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.03 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME12 1QT - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 76.6 Mbps 78.7 Mbps 159.95 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 18.1 Mbps 30.05 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 19.3 1.3
30-300 Mbps 64.4% 84.8 19.8
300+ Mbps 35.6% - -

Gas Consumption

47 meters consuming 598,300 kWh - mean 12,730 kWh : median 12,122 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

44 meters consuming 164,000 kWh - mean 3,727 kWh : median 3,489 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME12 1QT - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.43472800
Longitude 0.76021000
OS Easting 591951
OS Northing 0174250
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
2383
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
County Electorial Division Sheppey ED
Electoral Ward Sheerness
Local Authority District Swale
Region / Government Office Region South East
European Electoral Region South East
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: South East
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Kent and Medway

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000113
Travel To Work Area Medway

NHS

NHS England Region South East
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Eastern and Coastal Kent
Cancer Alliance Kent and Medway
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
South East Coast
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Kent and Medway
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Kent and Medway CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Industrious communities
Subgroup: Industrious hardship
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Sheerness BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33043295
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Swale 002
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Swale 002D
Output Area / Small Area 8A2