ME12 2RL postcode in Minster, Kent

ME12 2RL is a postcode in Minster, in the Minster Cliffs ward of Swale. It is in the Sittingbourne and Sheppey parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since October 1987.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at 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 Queenborough 3.4 km in a straight line

Where ME12 2RL is, and what is near it

Map of ME12 2RL and what is near it Map of ME12 2RL: its centre point, with the 229 other postcodes in the ME12 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. ME12 2DP: also in ME12 2ME12 2DQ: also in ME12 2ME12 2DT: also in ME12 2ME12 2DX: also in ME12 2ME12 2DY: also in ME12 2ME12 2DZ: also in ME12 2ME12 2EA: also in ME12 2ME12 2EB: also in ME12 2ME12 2EE: also in ME12 2ME12 2EF: also in ME12 2ME12 2EH: also in ME12 2ME12 2EJ: also in ME12 2ME12 2EL: also in ME12 2ME12 2EN: also in ME12 2ME12 2EP: also in ME12 2ME12 2EQ: also in ME12 2ME12 2EW: also in ME12 2ME12 2JG: also in ME12 2ME12 2JJ: also in ME12 2ME12 2JL: also in ME12 2ME12 2JN: also in ME12 2ME12 2JP: also in ME12 2ME12 2JR: also in ME12 2ME12 2JS: also in ME12 2ME12 2JW: also in ME12 2ME12 2RA: also in ME12 2ME12 2RB: also in ME12 2ME12 2RD: also in ME12 2ME12 2RF: also in ME12 2ME12 2RG: also in ME12 2ME12 2RN: also in ME12 2ME12 2RP: also in ME12 2ME12 2RR: also in ME12 2ME12 2RS: also in ME12 2ME12 2RW: also in ME12 2 School 700 mSchool 700 m2 places, 1.1–3.4 km3 places, 2.8–3.5 kmGP 3.0 kmMinster ME12 2RL Map of ME12 2RL and what is near it Map of ME12 2RL: its centre point, with the 229 other postcodes in the ME12 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 700 mSchool 700 mMinster Cliffs ME12 2RL
  • ME12 2RL
  • Other postcodes in ME12 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 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 51.4210, longitude 0.7981)

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 2RL?

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 2RL?

Every home and business at ME12 2RL 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 2RL?

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 2RL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include ME12 2RL.

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 2RL: 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 2RL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near ME12 2RL?

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 2RL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in ME12 2RL from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

What council tax band are homes near ME12 2RL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 640 homes in the neighbourhood around ME12 2RL. The largest share of them, 48%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (40%). 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 2RL

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 £2,940 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,138.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 90 (14%)£1,604
Band Babout 90 (14%)£1,871
Band Cabout 310 (48%)£2,138
Band Dabout 120 (19%)£2,406
Band Eabout 30 (5%)£2,940
Band Fwithheld£3,475
Band Gfewer than 5£4,009
Band Hfewer than 5£4,811

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 21% 1919 to 1939
  4. 40% 1945 to 1964
  5. 6% 1965 to 1982
  6. 29% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: 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 2RL is in (ONS area E01024585), 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 2RL?

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

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ME12 2RL, 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 2RL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME12 2RL is Queenborough Rail Station, 3.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Queenborough Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle
  • Sheerness-on-Sea Rail Station Railway station 3.5 kmCycle

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Broadway Shops, 6 m away.

More stations near ME12 2RL, 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 2RL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME12 2RL, 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 2RL?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of ME12 2RL 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 2RL?

The nearest to the centre of ME12 2RL, 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 2RL?

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 2RL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ME12 2RL, 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 2RL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ME12 2RL, 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 2RL?

The nearest vets to the centre of ME12 2RL 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 2RL in a conservation area?

The centre of ME12 2RL 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 2RL?

Police.uk records 96 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME12 2RL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences33 reports
Anti-social behaviour20 reports
Other theft12 reports
Public order7 reports
Criminal damage and arson6 reports
Vehicle crime5 reports

Also: shoplifting 5, drugs 5, burglary 1, possession of weapons 1, other crime 1.

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 2RL

Ward
Minster Cliffs
Parish
Minster-on-Sea
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Minster
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
October 1987

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

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

ME12 2RN70 mME12 2RW70 mME12 2RR70 mME12 2DT90 mME12 2EQ100 mME12 2EJ120 m
All of ME12

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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