The UK Postcode Database

ME12 3HH

a postcode in Kent

Introduced in December 1998
ME12 3HH Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with ME12 3HH

Orchid Close - 18 properties, USRN 39002067

Thistle Hill Way - 1 property, USRN 39001820

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4114 / 51°24'41"N

Longitude: 0.7932 / 0°47'35"E

UTM Reference: 31U 346528 5697890

OS Easting: 594339

OS Northing: 171747

OS Grid: TQ943717

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR RSH.HB7

Mapcode Global: VHKJ7.PSNC

Open Location Code: 9F32CQ6V+H7

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01jj58

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2b2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Rural Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 14223 / 32844

  • 5th decile
  • slightly more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for ME12 3HH 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 21:16
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:04
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:18
Hours of daylight today04:09 to 21:46
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:46 to 04:09
Moon Phase Waxing Crescent
Moon Rises 08:45
Moon sets 23:22

For a full sun and moon calendar for ME12 3HH, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME12 3HH

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
1 December 2023 9 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Detached Freehold £273,000
18 August 2023 5 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £301,000
3 August 2022 15 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £275,000
18 February 2022 18 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Detached Freehold £295,000
12 February 2021 3 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Detached Freehold £249,000
24 July 2017 15 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £187,500
1 November 2016 10 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Semi-detached Freehold £200,000
27 August 2015 3 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Detached Freehold £170,000
28 February 2014 12 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Detached Freehold £190,000
18 November 2011 5 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £155,000
1 August 2007 12 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Detached Freehold £186,000
4 December 2006 1 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Semi-detached Freehold £173,500
30 November 2006 14 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £170,000
1 November 2006 8 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £130,000
4 September 2006 10 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Semi-detached Freehold £149,995
28 July 2006 7 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £179,000
28 July 2006 13 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £135,000
9 December 2005 11 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £137,500
19 November 2004 4 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £138,000
6 October 2004 15 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £133,000
26 August 2004 10 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Semi-detached Freehold £143,995
27 July 2004 9 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Detached Freehold £153,000
6 February 2004 8 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £117,500
6 January 2004 14 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £155,000
15 December 2003 18 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Detached Freehold £158,000
25 February 2003 5 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £146,000
29 October 2002 10 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Semi-detached Freehold £101,095
24 October 2002 16 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Detached Freehold £137,500
8 August 2002 7 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £122,000
5 July 2002 4 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £87,500
14 May 2002 5 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £123,000
21 September 2001 3 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Semi-detached Freehold £100,000
20 December 2000 1 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Semi-detached Freehold £101,995
8 December 2000 18 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Detached Freehold £97,995
30 October 2000 13 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £80,000
7 July 2000 7 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £92,250
30 June 2000 3 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Semi-detached Freehold £91,995
30 June 2000 5 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £91,995
26 June 2000 15 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £76,995
23 June 2000 12 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Detached Freehold £93,250
21 June 2000 9 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Detached Freehold £90,500
7 June 2000 11 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £74,250
17 December 1999 15 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £74,500
19 November 1999 8 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £68,129
12 November 1999 6 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £67,500
8 September 1999 4 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £69,624
30 June 1999 14 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £83,495
18 June 1999 10 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Semi-detached Freehold £69,500
30 April 1999 16 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Detached Freehold £82,995
31 December 1998 2 Orchid Close, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3HH Detached Freehold £81,500

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 3HH

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

Sheppey Central

Councillors

Elliott Jayes Swale Independents

Pete Neal Conservative

Mark Tucker Conservative

ME12 3HH also falls within the Civil Parish of Minster-on-Sea, 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 3HH

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00124958 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00166810 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 31 December 2011 ONS
E01024617 Swale 004C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E01032654 Swale 004G Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 31 December 2011 ONS
E01035299 Swale 004I Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E02005118 Swale 004 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04005079 Minster-on-Sea Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05009561 Sheppey Central 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
E33043301 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
E63012175 Minster (Swale) 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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