ME12 1RS is a postal code used within the United Kingdom for delivering mail.

Postcodes are made up of two parts. The part before the space (ME12) is called the outward code. The part after the space (1RS) is called the inward code. The letters C, I, K, M, O and V are not allowed in the inward code. In addition to the inward and outward code, the postcode can be broken up into four parts:

Postal Area. In our case ME which means Medway.
Postal District. In our case ME12.
Postal Sector. In our case ME12 1.
Postcode Unit. The last two letters. In our case RS.

The regional mail center for the post area ME is the Princess Royal Distribution Centre, which is located at Blackmore Drive, North Circular, LONDON , NW10 7RH.

The final port of call for any post addressed to the ME12 1RS postcode is the local delivery office (DO) which is EASTCHURCH SPDO. Here the post will be sorted ready for delivery.

The properties in the ME12 1RS postcode have the street address of Sheerness Docks.

A close-knit community! The 2021 Census indicates that only 2 individuals call the ME12 1RS postcode their home.

It is situated within the post town of SHEERNESS within the old postal county of Kent.

ME12 1RS is within the town of Sheerness.

The ME12 1RS postcode area is composed of 16.67% residential properties, 83.33% commercial properties, and 0% public properties.

None Domestic Buildings in ME12 1RS fall under these categories: Offices and Industrial.

Offices include Building 49, Sheerness Docks.

Industrial include Ground Floor Building 106 Main Road, Sheerness Docks.

Interactive Mapping Showing UPRNs within the ME12 1RS Postcode Boundaries

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Property Type	Percentage
Residential	16.67%
Commercial	83.33%
Public	0%

Telephone Area Code for ME12 1RS

The telephone area code for ME12 1RS is 01795 Sittingbourne.

Map Coordinates for ME12 1RS

Latitude	51.4438751312
Longitude	0.74931915839

Ordnance Survey Maps for ME12 1RS

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Map showing 5 and 10 minutes walking distances from ME12 1RS © Crown copyright and database rights 2024

Weather Forecast for ME12 1RS

Sat 27th Apr

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	51.00%	ENE 11 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Light rain	12.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	50.00%	ENE 13 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Light rain	11.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	53.00%	ENE 13 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Heavy rain	10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	89.00%	NE 16 mph

Sun 28th Apr

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Heavy rain	10.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	92.00%	NE 13 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Heavy rain	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	87.00%	ESE 9 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Light rain shower (day)	10.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	45.00%	SSW 11 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Light rain shower (day)	11.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	45.00%	SW 13 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Heavy rain shower (day)	11.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	64.00%	W 18 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	11.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	18.00%	W 16 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	9.00%	WSW 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	9.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	5.00%	SW 9 mph

Mon 29th Apr

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Clear night	8.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	3.00%	SW 9 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Clear night	7.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	2.00%	SSW 7 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Sunny day	8.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	1.00%	S 7 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Partly cloudy (day)	12.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	2.00%	S 9 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	14.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	6.00%	SSE 11 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Partly cloudy (day)	14.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	3.00%	SSE 11 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Sunny day	13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	2.00%	SSE 9 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Partly cloudy (night)	10.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	2.00%	SE 7 mph

Tue 30th Apr

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Partly cloudy (night)	10.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	3.00%	SE 7 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Clear night	9.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	4.00%	ESE 7 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Cloudy	10.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	9.00%	ESE 7 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	8.00%	ESE 9 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	14.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	11.00%	ESE 9 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	15.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	10.00%	ESE 11 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Light rain	14.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	52.00%	E 9 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Light rain shower (night)	12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	42.00%	E 9 mph

What are the Broadband Speeds like in the ME12 1RS Postcode?

Download Speeds For ME12 1RS

Average Mbps	16.900
Median Mbps	17.600
Maximum Mbps	21.480

ME12 1RS has an average download speed of 16.9 Megabits per second (Mbps).

310 other postcode units have the same broadband speed.

2% of postcodes (29,044) have slower broadband speeds.

98% of postcodes (1,155,287) have faster broadband speeds.

Upload Speeds For ME12 1RS

Average Mbps	1.200
Median Mbps	1.200
Maximum Mbps	1.280

ME12 1RS has an average upload speed of 1.2 Megabits per second (Mbps).

2,807 other postcode units have the same upload speed.

2% of postcodes (24,916) have slower upload speeds.

98% of postcodes (1,156,918) have faster upload speeds.

Sourced from Ofcom data 2021.

Schools within a five minute drive of ME12 1RS Postcode

England Primary Schools

Richmond Primary School

Address: Richmond Primary School, Unity Street, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 2ET

Distance: 1.20 miles

Contact: 01795662891

Richmond Primary School

Address: Richmond Primary School, Nursery Close, St Helen's Road, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 2QT

Distance: 1.14 miles

Contact:

West Minster Primary School

Address: West Minster Primary School, St George's Avenue, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 1ET

Distance: 0.97 miles

School Website

Contact: 01795662178

St Edward's Catholic Primary School

Address: St Edward's Catholic Primary School, New Road, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 1BW

Distance: 0.54 miles

School Website

Contact: 01795662708

St Edward's Catholic Primary School

Address: St Edward's Catholic Primary School, New Road, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 1BW

Distance: 0.54 miles

Contact:

Rose Street Primary School

Address: Rose Street Primary School, Rose Street, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 1AW

Distance: 0.58 miles

School Website

Contact: 01795663012

Data accessed January 2024

Nearest Dentists

Dentists near ME12 1RS

DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 50A HIGH STREET, SHEERNESS, KENT, ME12 1NL

Distance: 0.56 miles

Contact: :

COLOSSEUM DENTAL (SHEERNESS)

Address: 19 BROADWAY, SHEERNESS, KENT, ME12 1AB

Distance: 0.65 miles

Contact: :

CANTERBURY COSMETICS

Address: DENTAL SURGERY, 218 HIGH STREET, SHEERNESS, KENT, ME12 1UN

Distance: 0.82 miles

Contact: :

QUEENBOROUGH DENTAL CLINIC

Address: 1 RAILWAY TERRACE, QUEENBOROUGH, KENT, ME11 5AY

Distance: 1.92 miles

Contact: :

THE BROADWAY (DENTAL SURGERY)

Address: THE BROADWAY, MINSTER ON SEA, SHEERNESS, ME12 2DA

Distance: 2.25 miles

Contact: :

DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 6 THE BROADWAY, MINSTER ON SEA, SHEERNESS, KENT, ME12 2RN

Distance: 2.67 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest Chemists

Pharmacies near ME12 1RS

TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY

Address: BRIDGE ROAD, SHEERNESS, ME12 1RH

Distance: 0.46 miles

Contact: tel: 01795 567649

BOOTS

Address: 59 HIGH STREET, SHEERNESS, KENT, ME12 1NT

Distance: 0.57 miles

Contact: :

SUPERDRUG PHARMACY

Address: 87-89 HIGH STREET, SHEERNESS, KENT, ME12 1TX

Distance: 0.63 miles

Contact: tel: 01795 662952

MISTRYS CHEMISTS

Address: WOOD STREET, SHEERNESS, KENT, ME12 1UA

Distance: 0.66 miles

Contact: tel: 01795 662683

DELMERGATE LIMITED

Address: 57 ST GEORGES AVENUE, SHEERNESS, ME12 1QU

Distance: 0.77 miles

Contact: tel: 01795 665246

PAYDENS PHARMACY

Address: HIGH STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UP

Distance: 0.92 miles

Contact: tel: 01795 664601

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Nearest Opticians

Opticians near ME12 1RS

SHEERNESS SPECSAVERS LIMITED

Address: 67-69 HIGH STREET, SHEERNESS, KENT, ME12 1NS

Distance: 0.60 miles

Contact: :

W & K POPE (SHEERNESS)

Address: 83 HIGH STREET, SHEERNESS, KENT, ME12 1TX

Distance: 0.63 miles

Contact: :

SNK EYECARE LTD (SHEERNESS)

Address: 7 BROADWAY, SHEERNESS, KENT, ME12 1AB

Distance: 0.65 miles

Contact: :

SHEPPEY EYECARE CENTRE

Address: 6 HALFWAY ROAD, SHEERNESS, ME12 3AU

Distance: 1.86 miles

Contact: :

E. MEGAFU THE EYE CLINIC

Address: 97 WEST ROAD, SHOEBURYNESS, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, ESSEX, SS3 9DT

Distance: 6.11 miles

Contact: :

S.J MORE OPTICIANS

Address: 130 THE BROADWAY, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, ESSEX, SS1 3ES

Distance: 6.39 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest GP Surgeries

Doctors near ME12 1RS

SHEPPEY HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE

Address: ROYAL ROAD, OFF THE BROADWAY, SHEERNESS, KENT, ME12 1HH

Distance: 0.63 miles

Contact: tel: 01795 585105

THE OM MEDICAL CENTRE

Address: WOOD STREET, SHEERNESS, KENT, ME12 1UA

Distance: 0.66 miles

Contact: tel: 01795 580402

ST GEORGES MEDICAL CENTRE

Address: 55 ST. GEORGES AVENUE, SHEERNESS, KENT, ME12 1QU

Distance: 0.77 miles

Contact: tel: 01795 582880

SHEERNESS HEALTH CENTRE - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE

Address: SHEERNESS HEALTH CENTRE, 250-262 HIGH STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UP

Distance: 0.92 miles

Contact: :

SHEERNESS HEALTH CENTRE - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE 2

Address: 250-262 HIGH STREET, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UP

Distance: 0.92 miles

Contact: :

VEL SURGERY

Address: SHEERNESS HEALTH CENTRE, 250-262 HIGH STREET, SHEERNESS, KENT, ME12 1UP

Distance: 0.92 miles

Contact: tel: 01795 585255

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Transport Links near ME12 1RS

Train Stations

Nearest stations for postcode: ME12 1RS

Sheerness-on-Sea
Sheerness-on-Sea station, Bridge Road, Sheerness-on-Sea, Kent, ME12 1RJ
Distance: 0.58 miles
Driving Time: 2.26 minutes
Queenborough
Queenborough station, Main Road, Queenborough, Kent, ME11 5DB
Distance: 2.77 miles
Driving Time: 5.91 minutes
Kemsley
Kemsley station, Sheerness Road, Kemsley, Kent, ME10 2ST
Distance: 7.38 miles
Driving Time: 10.35 minutes
Swale
Swale station, Sheppey Way, near Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8SS
Distance: 8.67 miles
Driving Time: 11.51 minutes
Shoeburyness
Shoeburyness station, High Street, Shoeburyness, Essex, SS3 9AW
Distance: 66.96 miles
Driving Time: 77.60 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Motorway Junctions near ME12 1RS

Train Stations

Motorway Junctions near ME12 1RS

M2 J5

Distance: 11.33 miles

Driving Time: 13.78 minutes

M2 J4

Distance: 15.22 miles

Driving Time: 17.54 minutes

M2 J3

Distance: 19.14 miles

Driving Time: 21.33 minutes

M2 J6

Distance: 22.36 miles

Driving Time: 24.44 minutes

M2 J7

Distance: 24.32 miles

Driving Time: 26.36 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Who are my Elected Representatives in the ME12 1RS Postcode?

Westminster Constituency	Sittingbourne and Sheppey Co Const
Member or Parliament	Gordon Henderson
Contact Details	Contact Gordon Henderson
Political Party	Conservative

What Council is the ME12 1RS Postcode in?

The Local Council for this Postcode is Swale District Council and the County Council is Kent County Council.

Kent County Council is responsible for providing education, libraries and maintaining highways.

Swale District Council is responsible for duties such as council tax, rubbish collection, housing, environmental health and planning.

You can visit the website for Swale District at the following link Swale District.

How much is the Council Tax?

Swale District Council is responsible for collecting council tax. This will vary depending on which council tax band the property falls within. You can check the council tax band at the gov.uk website.

Once you know the council tax band you can view how much Swale District charge for that band by visiting the The Council Tax section of their website.

Planning Applications

When moving house to a new post code it is worth checking out what will be built in the neighbourhood.

Few people want to live next door to a building site, have their garden overlooked or have the views from their property ruined.

Visit the local planning department and search for planning applications in this postcode granted within the last three years or still awaiting a decision. This will give an indication of what could still be built.

Where can I find out where the nearest Library to the ME12 1RS Postcode is?

Libraries are the responsibility of Kent County Council

Visit the link for more information. Please note that some councils outsource library services to private companies and community groups ran by volunteers.

Libraries - Kent County Council

House Sales in ME12 1RS

Yearly House Sales for ME12 1RS
Year	High	Low	Average	Sales
2013	£110,000	£110,000	£110,000	1

Postcodes near the ME12 1RS Postcode

ME12 1BU Artillery Road ME12 2AE Berridge Road ME12 1RH Bridge Road ME12 1HL Bridge Road ME12 1YW Brielle Way ME12 1PY Broad Street ME12 1SY Chapel Street ME12 1TA Charles Street ME12 1SG Dockyard Terrace ME12 1TQ East Lane ME12 1DZ Estuary Road ME12 1DW Fleet Avenue ME12 1ED Garrison Road ME12 1HA Grace Road ME12 1HB Grace Road ME12 1DB Grace Road ME12 1RQ High Street ME12 1RN High Street ME12 1RW High Street ME12 1QD Hope Street ME12 1QE Hope Street ME12 1BS Kent Road ME12 1SS King Street ME12 3RS Lower Road ME12 1DR Medway Road ME12 1BT Medway Road ME12 1RR Naval Terrace ME12 1BW New Road ME12 1AU New Road ME12 1HW New Road ME12 1LN New Road ME12 1NB New Road ME12 1BP New Street ME12 1PG Railway Road ME12 1PU Railway Road ME12 1PX Railway Road ME12 1PP Russell Street ME12 1RT Sheerness Docks ME12 1HX Sheerness Docks ME12 1TE Sheppey Street ME12 1PQ Short Street ME12 1DL Swale Avenue ME12 1DJ Thames Avenue ME12 1DH Thames Avenue ME10 3NX Tonge Road ME12 1SX Union Street ME12 1TH Wellmarsh ME12 1SR West Street ME12 1SW West Street

What Popular Supermarkets are near the ME12 1RS Postcode?

Popular Supermarkets near ME12 1RS
Supermarket	Distance	Directions
Tesco, Bridge Road, SHEERNESS, ME12 1RH	0.74 miles	Directions from ME12 1RS to Tesco
Aldi, Millennium Way, SHEERNESS, ME12 1AQ	0.85 miles	Directions from ME12 1RS to Aldi
Iceland, High Street, SHEERNESS, ME12 1UB	1.10 miles	Directions from ME12 1RS to Iceland
Iceland, Cullet Drive, QUEENBOROUGH, ME11 5JS	4.03 miles	Directions from ME12 1RS to Iceland
Morrisons, Cullet Drive, QUEENBOROUGH, ME11 5JS	4.03 miles	Directions from ME12 1RS to Morrisons

What Popular Restaurants are near the ME12 1RS Postcode?

Burger King Restaurants near ME12 1RS
Burger King	Distance	Directions
Neats Court Retail Park, Isle Of Sheppey, ME11 5AR	2.27 miles	Directions from ME12 1RS to Neats Court Retail Park
205 High Street, Southend-on-sea, SS1 1LL	6.82 miles	Directions from ME12 1RS to 205 High Street
Junction 4-5, M2 Motorway, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8PQ	9.34 miles	Directions from ME12 1RS to Junction 4-5, M2 Motorway, Rainham
80 High Street, Gillingham, ME7 1AY	9.62 miles	Directions from ME12 1RS to 80 High Street

Mcdonald's Restaurants near ME12 1RS
Mcdonald's	Distance	Directions
McDonald's, Bridge Road, SHEERNESS, ME12 1RH	0.46 miles	Directions from ME12 1RS to McDonald's, Bridge Road, SHEERNESS, ME12 1RH
McDonald's, High Street, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 1JF	6.58 miles	Directions from ME12 1RS to McDonald's, High Street, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 1JF
McDonald's, Sheppey Way, Bobbing, SITTINGBOURNE, ME9 8RZ	6.64 miles	Directions from ME12 1RS to McDonald's, Sheppey Way, Bobbing, SITTINGBOURNE, ME9 8RZ
McDonald's, High Street, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 1JX	6.78 miles	Directions from ME12 1RS to McDonald's, High Street, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 1JX

KFC Restaurants near ME12 1RS
Restaurant	Distance	Directions
KFC, Thomsett Way, QUEENBOROUGH, ME11 5AR	2.32 miles	Directions from ME12 1RS to KFC Sheerness - Thomsett Way
KFC, Sittingbourne Retail Park, Mill Way, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2XD	6.85 miles	Directions from ME12 1RS to KFC Sittingbourne - Mill Way
KFC, Greyhound Trading Park, Greyhound Way, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 5PY	7.11 miles	Directions from ME12 1RS to KFC Southend - Greyhound Trading Park
KFC, High Street, CANVEY ISLAND, SS8 7RD	8.53 miles	Directions from ME12 1RS to KFC Canvey Island - High Street
KFC, Rochford Business Park, Cherry Orchard Way, ROCHFORD, SS4 1GP	9.27 miles	Directions from ME12 1RS to KFC Rochford - Cherry Orchard Way