Postcode ME12 3JU (Swale)

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The postcode ME12 3JU is located in Swale, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. ME12 3JU is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME12 3JU is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.1 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 3JU as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > White professionals.

The closest road name to ME12 3JU is Parsonage Chase which is centered 21 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Scrapsgate Road and is 231 m away. The closest railway station is Queenborough Rail Station, 2.62 km away.

The closest primary school to ME12 3JU (for ages 11 and under) is Elliott Park School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 28, 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 3JU is The Heritage and is 735 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on February 20, 2014. The nearest takeaway food is available from Max's Traditional Fish And Chips and is 776 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Needs Improvement on June 1, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 40.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 10.1 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 8.3% 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 2.2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for ME12 3JU 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 3JU and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME12 3JU, and the approximate distance away.

Parsonage Chase 21 m
Sanspareil Avenue 104 m
Tysoe Court 191 m
Colwyn Close 208 m
Darlington Drive 217 m
Sanders Court 221 m
Leigh Court 244 m
Murthwaite Court 261 m
Summerville Avenue 267 m
Menzies Court 288 m
Lovell Road 305 m
Holyrood Drive 305 m
Silverdale Avenue 389 m
Hilltop Road 410 m
Minster Road 447 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME12 3JU

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 3JU - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey Requires improvement
(July 3, 2019)
332 m
Elliott Park School Good
(November 28, 2019)
830 m
Halfway Houses Primary School Good
(November 13, 2018)
990 m
Thistle Hill Academy Requires improvement
(May 23, 2018)
996 m
Minster in Sheppey Primary School Good
(November 22, 2018)
1.48 km
Richmond Academy Requires improvement
(January 31, 2019)
2.19 km
St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School Good
(October 2, 2018)
2.21 km
Queenborough School and Nursery Outstanding
(January 12, 2022)
2.25 km
West Minster Primary School Good
(December 1, 2021)
2.63 km
Rose Street Primary School Good
(April 25, 2017)
2.92 km
St Edward's Catholic Primary School Good
(May 22, 2019)
3.01 km
Eastchurch Church of England Primary School 5.17 km
Iwade School Good
(May 9, 2017)
6.2 km
St James Church of England Primary Academy Good
(January 24, 2018)
6.64 km
Kemsley Primary Academy Good
(February 14, 2019)
7.03 km
Regis Manor Primary School Good
(March 7, 2018)
8.33 km
Milton Court Primary Academy Good
(September 18, 2019)
8.39 km
Sunny Bank Primary School 8.52 km
Bobbing Village School Outstanding
(May 11, 2017)
9.08 km
Lansdowne Primary School Good
(September 21, 2017)
9.18 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME12 3JU - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Oasis Academy Isle Of Sheppey East Campus School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 11, 2020
332 m
Oakdene Rest Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 13, 2020
351 m
HCRG Care Group Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 4, 2021
544 m
Sheppey Hospital League Of Friends Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 16, 2018
544 m
Costcutter Minster Retailers - other 4
Good
April 8, 2021
691 m
Dragon Palace Inn Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 15, 2019
735 m
The Heritage Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 20, 2014
735 m
Londis Retailers - other 4
Good
December 11, 2019
776 m
Martins Newsagents Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 7, 2018
776 m
Max's Traditional Fish And Chips Takeaway/sandwich shop 2
Needs Improvement
June 1, 2021
776 m
Minster Grill Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 21, 2019
776 m
Minster Pharmacy Retailers - other 4
Good
June 17, 2021
776 m
O'Meara Butchers Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 10, 2020
776 m
Halfway Fish And Chips Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 21, 2020
786 m
Halfway Grill Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 17, 2020
786 m
Halfway House Post Office Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 31, 2018
786 m
Koh-I-Noor Indian Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 3, 2020
786 m
Ministry Of Spice Limited Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
December 17, 2019
786 m
Mr India Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
November 19, 2020
786 m
The Shisha Bar Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
June 1, 2021
786 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME12 3JU - Data from Apr 2022

Scrapsgate Road Bus Stop/Station 231 m
Scrapsgate Road Bus Stop/Station 250 m
Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey East Grounds Bus Stop/Station 255 m
Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey East Bus Stop/Station 315 m
Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey East Bus Stop/Station 354 m
Sheerness-on-Sea Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.21 km
Queenborough Rail Station Rail 2.62 km
Queenborough Rail Station Rail 2.64 km
Queenborough Rail Station Rail 2.65 km
London Southend Airport Air 17.69 km
Kent International Airport Air 40.58 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME12 3JU - Data from Dec 2021

Rape Hill Hill Or Mountain 439 m
Thistle Hill Hill Or Mountain 859 m
Furze Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.23 km
Breakneck Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.34 km
Barrows Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.78 km
Sheppey Court Marshes Wetland 1.88 km
Doos Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.97 km
Southlees Marshes Wetland 2.13 km
Cheyney Marshes Wetland 2.19 km
Minster Marshes Wetland 2.3 km
Barton's Point Wetland 2.41 km
Round Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.44 km
Diggs Marshes Wetland 2.48 km
Neatscourt Marshes Wetland 2.49 km
Cheyney Rock Wetland 2.52 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME12 3JU - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 40 Mbps 40.3 Mbps 69.37 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 10.1 Mbps 17.5 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8 0
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 25 8
30-300 Mbps 91.7% 47.1 11.7
300+ Mbps 8.3% - -

Gas Consumption

12 meters consuming 168,592 kWh - mean 14,049 kWh : median 13,493 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

12 meters consuming 49,612 kWh - mean 4,134 kWh : median 2,906 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME12 3JU - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.41866000
Longitude 0.78721800
OS Easting 593898
OS Northing 0172535
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
15805
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
County Electorial Division Sheppey ED
Electoral Ward Sheppey Central
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: Urbanites
Group: Urban professionals and families
Subgroup: White professionals
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Minster (Swale) BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Minster (Swale) BUASD
Workplace Zone E33043302
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Swale 004
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Swale 004D
Output Area / Small Area 5A1