ME12 postcode area guide — Swale
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the ME12 postcode district in Swale — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in ME12
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
93.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
69.6%
Gigabit-capable
66.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the ME12 postcode district (Swale) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 923 postcodes Ofcom measures in ME12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 66.5%.
Around 0.1% of premises in ME12 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in ME12
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| ME12 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| ME12 1AB | 95% | 20% |
| ME12 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| ME12 1AE | 100% | 0% |
| ME12 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| ME12 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| ME12 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| ME12 1AJ | 100% | 52.9% |
| ME12 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| ME12 1AQ | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Swale
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Swale district (68,737 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
80%
4G outdoors — all networks
97.8%
5G outdoors — all networks
38.3%
Voice indoors — all networks
84%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in ME12
Police recorded 98 incidents within about a mile of the centre of ME12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 35 | 35.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 28 | 28.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 12 | 12.2% |
| Other theft | 6 | 6.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 5 | 5.1% |
| Burglary | 3 | 3.1% |
| Weapons possession | 3 | 3.1% |
| Shoplifting | 3 | 3.1% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in ME12
Based on 460 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in ME12 is £262,000, down 0.9% on the previous year (£264,250).
Detached
£377,500
129 sales
Semi-detached
£285,000
116 sales
Terraced
£205,000
177 sales
Flat / maisonette
£162,500
16 sales
Latest recorded sales in ME12
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced | Cavour Road | ME12 2SS |
| 20 May 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Allen Court | ME12 3JS |
| 20 May 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced | Clyde Street | ME12 2QF |
| 20 May 2026 | £265,000 | Semi-detached | Kent Avenue | ME12 2DZ |
| 18 May 2026 | £260,000 | Terraced | High Street | ME12 1UT |
| 18 May 2026 | £207,000 | Terraced | Berridge Road | ME12 2AD |
| 18 May 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced | Sorrel Close | ME12 3FY |
| 15 May 2026 | £238,000 | Terraced | Bramley Way | ME12 4BT |
| 15 May 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Wellesley Road | ME12 2PP |
| 15 May 2026 | £205,000 | Terraced | Trinity Road | ME12 2PJ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Swale demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Swale district (151,677 residents, 60,495 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19.6% |
| 15–29 | 22.6% |
| 30–44 | 18.9% |
| 45–64 | 19.9% |
| 65+ | 19.1% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 67% |
| Private rented | 18.4% |
| Social rented | 11.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around ME12
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh Academy Minster | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,005 | ME12 3JQ |
| Minster in Sheppey Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 572 | ME12 2HX |
| EKC Sheppey Secondary | Secondary | 11–16 | 542 | ME12 2BE |
| Halfway Houses Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 498 | ME12 3AP |
| West Minster Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 473 | ME12 1ET |
| Rose Street Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 424 | ME12 1AW |
| St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 382 | ME12 3QU |
| Thistle Hill Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 349 | ME12 3UD |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in ME12
274 rated food businesses operate in ME12. 203 hold the top rating of 5, 42 are rated 4, and 8 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbey Hotel, Achieve Together Ltd, Age UK Sheppey, Albion Bar, Aldi.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in ME12
From a sample of 204 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 ME12 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 38% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
0%
Band B
3%
Band C
34%
Band D
37%
Band E
17%
Band F
7%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Swale
Landlines around ME12 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.