The UK Postcode Database

ME12 4RP

a postcode in Kent

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

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Streets Associated with ME12 4RP

Shellness Road - 75 properties, USRN 39001759

Unnamed road - 4 properties, USRN 39010460

Faversham Road - 1 property, USRN 5600462

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.375 / 51°22'30"N

Longitude: 0.9487 / 0°56'55"E

UTM Reference: 31U 357232 5693529

OS Easting: 605318

OS Northing: 168124

OS Grid: TR053681

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR SVF.LPP

Mapcode Global: VHKJJ.DPDR

Open Location Code: 9F329WGX+2F

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01lj30

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

  • rural village
  • a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2c1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Ageing Communities
  • Communal Retirement Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 322 / 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 4RP on Saturday 20 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:38
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:51
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 10:08
Moon sets 23:34

For a full sun and moon calendar for ME12 4RP, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME12 4RP

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
1 April 2022 6 Yellow Sands, Sheerness ME12 4RP Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £92,500
30 April 2021 Seascape, Hamlet of Shellness, Leysdown on Sea, Sheerness ME12 4RP Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £220,000
30 June 2020 The Haven, Shellness Road, Leysdown on Sea, Sheerness ME12 4RP Detached Leasehold £195,000
19 March 2015 2 Tamarisk, Sheerness ME12 4RP Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £70,000
24 June 2013 6 Coastguard Cottages, Sheerness ME12 4RP Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £35,000
15 February 2012 8 Coastguard Cottages, Sheerness ME12 4RP Flat/apartment Leasehold £68,000
27 May 2011 Inshore, Hamlet of Shellness, Leysdown on Sea, Sheerness ME12 4RP Semi-detached Leasehold £150,000
16 May 2011 3 Coastguard Cottages, Sheerness ME12 4RP Flat/apartment Leasehold £40,000
28 January 2011 Desso, Hamlet of Shellness, Leysdown on Sea, Sheerness ME12 4RP Detached Leasehold £200,000
6 December 2010 7 Tamarisk, Sheerness ME12 4RP Flat/apartment Leasehold £46,000
8 April 2005 13 Tamarisk, Sheerness ME12 4RP Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £35,000
1 March 2004 13 Yellow Sands, Sheerness ME12 4RP Flat/apartment Leasehold £24,000
14 December 2001 6 Yellow Sands, Sheerness ME12 4RP Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £25,000
11 April 2001 Jovial, Hamlet of Shellness, Leysdown on Sea, Sheerness ME12 4RP Detached Leasehold £39,250
2 January 1997 2 Tamarisk, Sheerness ME12 4RP Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £15,000
19 November 1996 7 Tamarisk, Sheerness ME12 4RP Flat/apartment Leasehold £23,250
21 August 1996 Gardeners Cottage, Hamlet of Shellness, Leysdown on Sea, Sheerness ME12 4RP Detached Leasehold £40,000
5 May 1995 3 Tamarisk, Sheerness ME12 4RP Flat/apartment Leasehold £20,000

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 4RP

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 4RP also falls within the Civil Parish of Leysdown, 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 4RP

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00124759 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01024580 Swale 006A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02005120 Swale 006 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04005058 Leysdown 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
E33043311 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
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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