The UK Postcode Database

ME12 4DS

a postcode in Kent

Introduced in January 1980
ME12 4DS Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with ME12 4DS

Orchard Way - 33 properties, USRN 39001611

Airfield View - 1 property, USRN 39010391

Longmore Drive - 1 property, USRN 39010392

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3975 / 51°23'50"N

Longitude: 0.8545 / 0°51'16"E

UTM Reference: 31U 350748 5696213

OS Easting: 598664

OS Northing: 170361

OS Grid: TQ986703

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR RSS.6W2

Mapcode Global: VHKJG.R4LJ

Open Location Code: 9F329VW3+XQ

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01kj25

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

  • rural village
  • a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 5b1

  • Ethnically Diverse Suburb-an Professionals
  • Suburban Professionals
  • Families in Multi-Ethnic Terraces

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 591 / 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 4DS 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) 12:57
Sunset 21:16
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:03
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:17
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 4DS, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME12 4DS

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
8 March 2023 2 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Semi-detached Freehold £230,000
3 November 2022 5 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Detached Freehold £420,000
27 September 2022 7 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Detached Freehold £420,000
26 November 2021 7 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Other property type Freehold £140,000
22 September 2021 14 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Semi-detached Freehold £325,000
22 September 2021 17 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Semi-detached Freehold £380,000
21 January 2020 5 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Other property type Freehold £120,000
17 September 2019 14 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Semi-detached Freehold £295,000
23 September 2016 8 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Semi-detached Freehold £177,500
21 June 2016 15 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Detached Freehold £248,000
31 March 2016 22 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Semi-detached Freehold £262,500
12 February 2016 16 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Detached Freehold £239,995
23 September 2015 24 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Semi-detached Freehold £245,000
17 July 2015 19 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Detached Freehold £205,000
17 April 2015 35 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
13 November 2009 19 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Detached Freehold £180,000
6 November 2009 6 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Semi-detached Freehold £107,500
18 December 2008 27 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Semi-detached Freehold £190,000
16 July 2007 14 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Semi-detached Freehold £217,000
17 November 2006 27 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Semi-detached Freehold £185,000
18 August 2006 16 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
2 September 2005 8 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Semi-detached Freehold £145,000
3 March 2005 17 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Semi-detached Freehold £203,000
19 December 2003 8 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Semi-detached Freehold £90,000
19 December 2003 29 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Semi-detached Freehold £158,000
15 April 2003 6 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Semi-detached Freehold £69,000
22 August 2002 8 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Semi-detached Freehold £48,000
25 March 2002 33 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Semi-detached Freehold £91,250
28 June 2001 29 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Semi-detached Freehold £89,950
21 July 2000 19 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Semi-detached Freehold £40,000
28 October 1999 25 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Semi-detached Freehold £74,000
7 July 1997 2 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Semi-detached Freehold £39,500
26 July 1996 25 Orchard Way, Eastchurch, Sheerness ME12 4DS Semi-detached Freehold £61,500

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 4DS

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 East

Councillors

Tara Noe Conservative

Lee-Anne Moore Conservative

ME12 4DS also falls within the Civil Parish of Eastchurch, 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 4DS

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00124937 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E01024618 Swale 006D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E01035300 Swale 006E Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E02005120 Swale 006 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04005050 Eastchurch Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05009562 Sheppey East 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
E33038475 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
E63012238 Eastchurch 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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