The UK Postcode Database

ME12 1BS

a postcode in Kent

Introduced in January 1980
ME12 1BS Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with ME12 1BS

Kent Road - 22 properties, USRN 39000676

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4359 / 51°26'9"N

Longitude: 0.7544 / 0°45'15"E

UTM Reference: 31U 343915 5700688

OS Easting: 591541

OS Northing: 174360

OS Grid: TQ915743

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR RS1.ZH0

Mapcode Global: VHKJ7.155L

Open Location Code: 9F32CQP3+8Q

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01jk04

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 7b1

  • Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
  • Young Families in Industrial Towns
  • Terraces in Transitional Towns

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 771 / 32844

  • 1st decile
  • most deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for ME12 1BS on Friday 19 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:38
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:52
Sunrise 04:39
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:58
Sunset 21:17
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:04
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:18
Hours of daylight today04:09 to 21:47
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:47 to 04:09
Moon Phase Waxing Crescent
Moon Rises 08:45
Moon sets 23:22

For a full sun and moon calendar for ME12 1BS, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME12 1BS

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
17 October 2018 18 Kent Road, Sheerness ME12 1BS Semi-detached Freehold £210,000
24 January 2014 1 Kent Road, Sheerness ME12 1BS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £120,000
19 December 2013 18 Kent Road, Sheerness ME12 1BS Semi-detached Freehold £135,000
7 November 2013 8 Kent Road, Sheerness ME12 1BS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £113,000
8 March 2010 1 Kent Road, Sheerness ME12 1BS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £92,500
26 March 2004 18 Kent Road, Sheerness ME12 1BS Semi-detached Freehold £122,500
16 November 2001 5 Kent Road, Sheerness ME12 1BS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £50,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for ME12 1BS

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Sittingbourne and Sheppey

MP

Kevin McKenna Labour

Kent County Council
County council electoral division

Sheppey

Councillors

Maxwell Harrison Reform UK

Isabella Kemp Reform UK

Swale Borough Council
District council ward

Sheerness

Councillors

Hayden Brawn Labour

Angela Harrison Labour

Dolley Wooster Labour

ME12 1BS also falls within the Civil Parish of Sheerness, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for ME12 1BS

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00124919 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01024614 Swale 002B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02005116 Swale 002 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04012936 Sheerness Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2019 DLUHC
E05009560 Sheerness Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 7 May 2015 DLUHC
E07000113 Swale Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000016 Kent Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000008 South East Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001474 Sittingbourne and Sheppey Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000032 Kent Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000242 Medway Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33043296 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000056 South East Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2020 BEIS
E38000237 NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000005 South East NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2018 ODS
E54000032 NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000011 Kent and Medway Cancer Alliances Health 1 September 2016 NHS England
E58000734 Sheppey ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 4 May 2017 DLUHC
E63012153 Sheerness Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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