ME12 3JQ postcode in Minster, Kent

ME12 3JQ is a postcode in Minster, in the Queenborough and Halfway ward of Swale. It is in the Sittingbourne and Sheppey parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since December 2005. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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 0% of homes and businesses at ME12 3JQ can get it Across Swale: 80% Typical price £300,000 Homes sold in ME12 3, last 12 months. ▲ 1.7% on the year before Nearest station Queenborough 2.3 km in a straight line

Where ME12 3JQ is, and what is near it

Map of ME12 3JQ and what is near it Map of ME12 3JQ: its centre point, with the 309 other postcodes in the ME12 3 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 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. ME12 3AU: also in ME12 3ME12 3AX: also in ME12 3ME12 3AY: also in ME12 3ME12 3AZ: also in ME12 3ME12 3BA: also in ME12 3ME12 3BB: also in ME12 3ME12 3BD: also in ME12 3ME12 3BE: also in ME12 3ME12 3BG: also in ME12 3ME12 3BH: also in ME12 3ME12 3BJ: also in ME12 3ME12 3BN: also in ME12 3ME12 3BQ: also in ME12 3ME12 3BS: also in ME12 3ME12 3BW: also in ME12 3ME12 3BY: also in ME12 3ME12 3BZ: also in ME12 3ME12 3DA: also in ME12 3ME12 3EX: also in ME12 3ME12 3EY: also in ME12 3ME12 3EZ: also in ME12 3ME12 3FQ: also in ME12 3ME12 3HN: also in ME12 3ME12 3HP: also in ME12 3ME12 3HR: also in ME12 3ME12 3HS: also in ME12 3ME12 3HW: also in ME12 3ME12 3HX: also in ME12 3ME12 3HZ: also in ME12 3ME12 3JA: also in ME12 3ME12 3JD: also in ME12 3ME12 3JE: also in ME12 3ME12 3JF: also in ME12 3ME12 3JG: also in ME12 3ME12 3JH: also in ME12 3ME12 3JJ: also in ME12 3ME12 3JL: also in ME12 3ME12 3JN: also in ME12 3ME12 3JP: also in ME12 3ME12 3JR: also in ME12 3ME12 3JT: also in ME12 3ME12 3JU: also in ME12 3ME12 3JX: also in ME12 3ME12 3JY: also in ME12 3ME12 3JZ: also in ME12 3ME12 3LA: also in ME12 3ME12 3LB: also in ME12 3ME12 3LD: also in ME12 3ME12 3LE: also in ME12 3ME12 3LF: also in ME12 3ME12 3LG: also in ME12 3ME12 3LH: also in ME12 3ME12 3LJ: also in ME12 3ME12 3LL: also in ME12 3ME12 3LS: also in ME12 3ME12 3LX: also in ME12 3ME12 3NA: also in ME12 3ME12 3NB: also in ME12 3ME12 3NF: also in ME12 3ME12 3UB: also in ME12 3ME12 3UU: also in ME12 3 School 1.3 kmQueenborough station 2.3 kmSheppey Central ME12 3JQ Map of ME12 3JQ and what is near it Map of ME12 3JQ: its centre point, with the 309 other postcodes in the ME12 3 sector, 4 schools (1 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 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 1.3 kmSheppey Central ME12 3JQ
  • ME12 3JQ
  • Other postcodes in ME12 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 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 51.4196, longitude 0.7827)

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 3JQ?

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 3JQ?

Every home and business at ME12 3JQ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

ME12 3JQ 0% Swale 80%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

ME12 3JQ 100% Swale 96%
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 3JQ?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for ME12 3JQ.

Check the bin days for ME12 3JQ on BinDayBuddy

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 3JQ 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 3JQ.

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 3JQ: 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 3JQ 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 3JQ?

Homes in ME12 3 sold for a typical £300,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 182 sales, up 1.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£300,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£295,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £352,500 68 sales
  • Semi-detached £292,500 53 sales
  • Terraced £255,000 51 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £165,000 10 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 3JQ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in ME12 3JQ 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

Food hygiene ratings at ME12 3JQ

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at ME12 3JQ. 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 3JQ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 680 homes in the neighbourhood around ME12 3JQ. The largest share of them, 46%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (31%). 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 3JQ

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 30 (4%)£1,604
Band Babout 170 (25%)£1,871
Band Cabout 310 (46%)£2,138
Band Dabout 150 (22%)£2,406
Band Eabout 20 (3%)£2,940
Band Fwithheld£3,475
Band Gfewer than 5£4,009
Band Hfewer than 5£4,811

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. 12% 1900 to 1918
  3. 31% 1919 to 1939
  4. 21% 1945 to 1964
  5. 22% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

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 3JQ is in (ONS area E01024595), 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 3JQ?

The nearest open schools to ME12 3JQ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ME12 3JQ, 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 3JQ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME12 3JQ is Queenborough Rail Station, 2.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Queenborough Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle
  • Sheerness-on-Sea Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Leigh Academy Minster, 250 m away.

More stations near ME12 3JQ, 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 3JQ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME12 3JQ, 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 3JQ?

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

The nearest to the centre of ME12 3JQ, 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 3JQ?

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 3JQ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ME12 3JQ, 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 3JQ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ME12 3JQ, 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 3JQ?

The nearest vets to the centre of ME12 3JQ 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 3JQ in a conservation area?

planning.data.gov.uk is not answering just now, so this page has not asked it what the centre of ME12 3JQ is inside. It will ask once the service answers again. The council's planning team can answer for one address.

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 3JQ?

Police.uk records 67 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME12 3JQ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences25 reports
Anti-social behaviour17 reports
Other theft7 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Shoplifting4 reports
Drugs4 reports

Also: public order 2, burglary 1, vehicle crime 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 3JQ

Ward
Queenborough and Halfway
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Minster
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 2005

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 3UU150 mME12 3AZ180 mME12 3AY240 mME12 3FQ260 mME12 3JH270 mME12 3JJ270 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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