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The postcode ME12 1RS is located in Swale, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. ME12 1RS is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
ME12 1RS is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.1 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 1RS as Hard-pressed living > Hard pressed ageing workers > Renting hard-pressed workers.
The closest road name to ME12 1RS is Main Road which is centered 43 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Tesco and is 653 m away. The closest railway station is Sheerness-on-Sea Rail Station, 716 m away.
The closest primary school to ME12 1RS (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 1RS is The Red Lion and is 211 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on May 21, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Blue Town Fish & Chips and is 241 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on August 22, 2020.
Residents reported an average download speed of 16.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 1.2 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.
Policing for ME12 1RS 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).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to ME12 1RS and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to ME12 1RS, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode ME12 1RS
| Introduction | January 1980 |
| Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
| User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from ME12 1RS - Data from 2020-2021
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Good (May 22, 2019) | 874 m |
| Rose Street Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (April 25, 2017) | 937 m |
| West Minster Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (December 1, 2021) | 1.57 km |
| Richmond Academy | Academy | 2-11 | Requires improvement (January 31, 2019) | 1.94 km |
| St James Church of England Primary Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Good (January 24, 2018) | 2.83 km |
| Halfway Houses Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Good (November 13, 2018) | 2.86 km |
| Queenborough School and Nursery | Academy | 3-11 | Outstanding (January 12, 2022) | 3.19 km |
| Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey | Academy | 11-18 | Requires improvement (July 3, 2019) | 3.56 km |
| Elliott Park School | Independent school | 3-11 | Good (November 28, 2019) | 3.9 km |
| Minster in Sheppey Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Good (November 22, 2018) | 4.61 km |
| Thistle Hill Academy | Academy | 4-11 | Requires improvement (May 23, 2018) | 4.79 km |
| St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Good (October 2, 2018) | 5.57 km |
| Iwade School | Academy | 4-11 | Good (May 9, 2017) | 7.57 km |
| Peninsula East Primary Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Good (January 15, 2020) | 7.67 km |
| Eastchurch Church of England Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | 8.62 km | |
| Kemsley Primary Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Good (February 14, 2019) | 9 km |
| Lower Halstow Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (March 14, 2019) | 9.78 km |
| Hinguar Community Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | Good (July 9, 2019) | 9.8 km |
| Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School | Academy | 3-11 | Good (February 2, 2022) | 9.95 km |
| Shoeburyness High School | Academy | 11-18 | Good (November 16, 2017) | 10.08 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME12 1RS - Data from Apr 2022
| Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tea Room At The Blue Town Heritage Centre | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good October 10, 2016 | 211 m | |
| The Red Lion | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good May 21, 2021 | 211 m | |
| Albion Bar | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 22, 2020 | 241 m | |
| Blue Town Fish & Chips | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 22, 2020 | 241 m | |
| Frederick Andrews Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 16, 2020 | 330 m | |
| Canterbury College Swale Campus At Sheppey College | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 10, 2019 | 645 m | |
| Kidz City Preschool | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 11, 2021 | 740 m | |
| McDonalds | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 14, 2021 | 740 m | |
| Tesco | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 2, 2019 | 740 m | |
| Tesco Sheerness Customer Cafe | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 22, 2021 | 740 m | |
| Cyprus Kebab And Pizza | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good October 2, 2019 | 778 m | |
| Ponzoo | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 15, 2019 | 778 m | |
| Raise Oriental Buffet | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 7, 2021 | 799 m | |
| Shapla Tandoori | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good March 28, 2021 | 799 m | |
| The Goat Inn | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 29, 2020 | 799 m | |
| Domino's Pizza | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 6, 2019 | 802 m | |
| No. 10 Cafe Lounge | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory February 5, 2021 | 802 m | |
| Beach Street Kiosk | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 24, 2021 | 832 m | |
| New China | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 18, 2019 | 850 m | |
| The Johnny Fish | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory November 30, 2021 | 850 m |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME12 1RS - Data from Apr 2022
| Tesco | 653 m | |
| Railway Station | 663 m | |
| Railway Station | 682 m | |
| Railway Station | 685 m | |
| High Street | 872 m | |
| Sheerness-on-Sea Rail Station | 690 m | |
| Sheerness-on-Sea Rail Station | 716 m | |
| Queenborough Rail Station | 3.13 km | |
| Queenborough Rail Station | 3.14 km | |
| London Southend Airport | 14.27 km | |
| Kent International Airport | 43.77 km | |
| London Stansted Airport | 59.92 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME12 1RS - Data from Dec 2021
| Garrison Point | 506 m | |
| The Moat | 533 m | |
| Jacob's Bank | 876 m | |
| Smithfield Marshes | 2.04 km | |
| Sheppey Court Marshes | 2.05 km | |
| Cheyney Rock | 2.1 km | |
| Diggs Marshes | 2.18 km | |
| Grain Spit | 2.42 km | |
| Queenborough Spit | 2.51 km | |
| The Flats | 2.73 km | |
| Doos Hill | 2.83 km | |
| House Fleet | 2.93 km | |
| Horseshoe Point | 2.96 km | |
| Barton's Point | 3.03 km | |
| Deadmans Island | 3.03 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME12 1RS - Data from Ofcom 2017
| All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 17.6 Mbps | 16.9 Mbps | 21.48 Mbps |
| Upload | 1.2 Mbps | 1.2 Mbps | 1.28 Mbps |
| Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 10 | 1 |
| 2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 10-30 Mbps | 100% | 0% | 17.9 | 1.1 |
| 30-300 Mbps | 0% | 0% | - | - |
| 300+ Mbps | 0% | 0% | - | - |
| Country | England |
| County | Kent |
| Latitude | 51.44387900 |
| Longitude | 0.74934900 |
| OS Easting | 591158 |
| OS Northing | 0175239 |
| OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Kent |
| 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 |
| International Territorial Level Code | E07000113 |
| Travel To Work Area | Medway |
| 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 |
| Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Hard-pressed living Group: Hard pressed ageing workers Subgroup: Renting hard-pressed workers |
| 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 | E33038471 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Swale 002 |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Swale 002C |
| Output Area / Small Area | 8C3 |