ME12 2BE postcode in Sheerness, Kent

ME12 2BE is a postcode in Sheerness, in the Sheerness ward of Swale. It is in the Sittingbourne and Sheppey parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Low flood risk 34 of 66 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Swale: 80% Typical price £278,000 Homes sold in ME12 2, last 12 months. ▼ 4.1% on the year before Nearest station Sheerness-on-Sea 1.3 km in a straight line

Where ME12 2BE is, and what is near it

Map of ME12 2BE and what is near it Map of ME12 2BE: its centre point, with the 229 other postcodes in the ME12 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. ME12 2AA: also in ME12 2ME12 2AB: also in ME12 2ME12 2AD: also in ME12 2ME12 2AE: also in ME12 2ME12 2AF: also in ME12 2ME12 2AG: also in ME12 2ME12 2AH: also in ME12 2ME12 2AJ: also in ME12 2ME12 2AL: also in ME12 2ME12 2AN: also in ME12 2ME12 2AP: also in ME12 2ME12 2AQ: also in ME12 2ME12 2AS: also in ME12 2ME12 2AT: also in ME12 2ME12 2AU: also in ME12 2ME12 2AW: also in ME12 2ME12 2AX: also in ME12 2ME12 2AY: also in ME12 2ME12 2AZ: also in ME12 2ME12 2BA: also in ME12 2ME12 2BB: also in ME12 2ME12 2BD: also in ME12 2ME12 2BG: also in ME12 2ME12 2BJ: also in ME12 2ME12 2BQ: also in ME12 2ME12 2BT: also in ME12 2ME12 2BU: also in ME12 2ME12 2BX: also in ME12 2ME12 2BY: also in ME12 2ME12 2ET: also in ME12 2ME12 2FA: also in ME12 2ME12 2FB: also in ME12 2ME12 2FD: also in ME12 2ME12 2FG: also in ME12 2ME12 2FH: also in ME12 2ME12 2FL: also in ME12 2ME12 2FN: also in ME12 2ME12 2FQ: also in ME12 2ME12 2NS: also in ME12 2ME12 2NT: also in ME12 2ME12 2NU: also in ME12 2ME12 2NX: also in ME12 2ME12 2NY: also in ME12 2ME12 2NZ: also in ME12 2ME12 2PA: also in ME12 2ME12 2PB: also in ME12 2ME12 2PD: also in ME12 2ME12 2PE: also in ME12 2ME12 2PF: also in ME12 2ME12 2PJ: also in ME12 2ME12 2PL: also in ME12 2ME12 2PN: also in ME12 2ME12 2PP: also in ME12 2ME12 2PQ: also in ME12 2ME12 2PR: also in ME12 2ME12 2PS: also in ME12 2ME12 2PT: also in ME12 2ME12 2PU: also in ME12 2ME12 2PW: also in ME12 2ME12 2PX: also in ME12 2ME12 2PY: also in ME12 2ME12 2PZ: also in ME12 2ME12 2QA: also in ME12 2ME12 2QB: also in ME12 2ME12 2QD: also in ME12 2ME12 2QE: also in ME12 2ME12 2QF: also in ME12 2ME12 2QG: also in ME12 2ME12 2QL: also in ME12 2ME12 2QN: also in ME12 2ME12 2QP: also in ME12 2ME12 2QQ: also in ME12 2ME12 2QR: also in ME12 2ME12 2QS: also in ME12 2ME12 2QT: also in ME12 2ME12 2QW: also in ME12 2ME12 2QX: also in ME12 2ME12 2QY: also in ME12 2ME12 2SS: also in ME12 2ME12 2ST: also in ME12 2ME12 2SU: also in ME12 2ME12 2TE: also in ME12 2ME12 2TF: also in ME12 2 Nore Academy 1.7 kmSheerness ME12 2BE Map of ME12 2BE and what is near it Map of ME12 2BE: its centre point, with the 229 other postcodes in the ME12 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Nore Academy 1.7 kmMinster Cliffs ME12 2BE
  • ME12 2BE
  • Other postcodes in ME12 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4402, longitude 0.7778)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after ME12 2BE?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at ME12 2BE?

Every home and business at ME12 2BE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Swale: 80%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Swale: 96%

The line marks the figure across Swale.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at ME12 2BE?

BinDayBuddy does not read Swale Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Swale Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is ME12 2BE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 66 homes and businesses at ME12 2BE. 34 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 32 more at a lower risk.

66 homes and businesses at ME12 2BE Low: 34Very low: 32

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Swale

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for ME12 2BE: 2,463 properties in Swale are at high risk (2.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Swale

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of ME12 2BE is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 08:51 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 08:51 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near ME12 2BE?

Homes in ME12 2 sold for a typical £278,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 131 sales, down 4.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£278,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£290,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £390,000 49 sales
  • Semi-detached £287,184 32 sales
  • Terraced £200,000 45 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £142,000 5 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole ME12 district: a typical £280,000 from 421 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in ME12 2BE

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in ME12 2BE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 July 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at ME12 2BE

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at ME12 2BE. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near ME12 2BE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 820 homes in the neighbourhood around ME12 2BE. Over half of them (67%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (72%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around ME12 2BE

Band D in Swale for 2026‑27: £2,406. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,604 (band A) to £2,406 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,604.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 550 (67%)£1,604
Band Babout 130 (16%)£1,871
Band Cabout 110 (13%)£2,138
Band Dabout 30 (4%)£2,406
Band Ewithheld£2,940
Band Ffewer than 5£3,475
Band Gfewer than 5£4,009
Band Hfewer than 5£4,811

When the homes were built

  1. 72% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 12% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

1983 to 1999: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Swale before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of ME12 2BE is in (ONS area E01024610), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near ME12 2BE?

The nearest open schools to ME12 2BE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ME12 2BE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to ME12 2BE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME12 2BE is Sheerness-on-Sea Rail Station, 1.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Sheerness-on-Sea Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
  • Queenborough Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Yacht Club, 24 m away.

More stations near ME12 2BE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near ME12 2BE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME12 2BE, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near ME12 2BE?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of ME12 2BE on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near ME12 2BE?

The nearest to the centre of ME12 2BE, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to ME12 2BE?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near ME12 2BE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ME12 2BE, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near ME12 2BE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ME12 2BE, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near ME12 2BE?

The nearest vets to the centre of ME12 2BE on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is ME12 2BE in a conservation area?

The centre of ME12 2BE is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near ME12 2BE?

Police.uk records 241 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME12 2BE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour87 reports
Violence and sexual offences53 reports
Shoplifting33 reports
Criminal damage and arson12 reports
Other theft11 reports
Drugs11 reports

Also: public order 9, possession of weapons 6, vehicle crime 5, robbery 5, other crime 4, burglary 3, bicycle theft 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for ME12 2BE

Ward
Sheerness
Parish
Sheerness
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Sheerness
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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