ME12 3HH lies on Orchid Close in Minster On Sea, Sheerness. ME12 3HH is located in the Sheppey Central electoral ward, within the local authority district of Swale and the English Parliamentary constituency of Sittingbourne and Sheppey. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q and the police force is Kent. This postcode has been in use since December 1998.


| Easting | 594339 |
| Northing | 171747 |
| Latitude | 51.411432 |
| Longitude | 0.793121 |
| Street | Orchid Close |
| Locality | Minster On Sea |
| Town/City | Sheerness |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME12 |
Elevation or altitude of ME12 3HH as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 10m | 33ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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| Ward | Sheppey Central |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Sittingbourne And Sheppey |
2025 31 JUL £308,000 |
2025 21 MAR £280,000 |
2023 1 DEC £273,000 |
2022 18 FEB £295,000 |
2021 12 FEB £249,000 |
2015 27 AUG £170,000 |
2014 28 FEB £190,000 |
2007 1 AUG £186,000 |
2004 27 JUL £153,000 |
2003 15 DEC £158,000 |
| Bellflower Avenue (Thistle Hill Way) | Thistle Hill | 45m |
| Bellflower Avenue (Thistle Hill Way) | Thistle Hill | 70m |
| Thistle Hill Way (Lower Road) | Minster | 116m |
| Thistle Hill Way (Lower Road) | Minster | 149m |
| Barton Hill Drive South End (Barton Hill Drive) | Minster | 375m |
| Queenborough Station | 3.1km |
| Swale Station | 4km |
| Sheerness-on-Sea Station | 4.1km |
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 94.1% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
| Median download speed | 60.9Mbps |
| Average download speed | 51.0Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 80.00Mbps |
| Median upload speed | 19.5Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 14.3Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
Estimated total energy consumption in ME12 3HH by fuel type, 2015.
| Consumption (kWh) | 182,091 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 17 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 10,711 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 10,507 |
| Consumption (kWh) | 58,894 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 17 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,464 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,117 |


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| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Brambledown | 16:15 | 11:15 | 48m |
| East Minster Post Office | 16:30 | 11:30 | 990m |
| Parsonage Chase | 16:15 | 11:30 | 1,096m |
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for ME12 3HH:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLJ | South East (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLJ4 | Kent |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLJ43 | Kent Thames Gateway |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E07000113 | Swale |
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for ME12 3HH:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00166810 | |
| LSOA | E01032654 | Swale 004G |
| MSOA | E02005118 | Swale 004 |
| ME12 3ER | Harebell Close | 44m |
| ME12 3RA | Buckthorne Road | 55m |
| ME12 3AW | Penny Cress Road | 130m |
| ME12 3TB | Bellflower Avenue | 135m |
| ME12 3RP | Buckthorne Road | 170m |
| ME12 3RD | Buckthorne Road | 198m |
| ME12 3RT | Lower Road | 206m |
| ME12 3AN | Penny Cress Road | 208m |
| ME12 3TD | Charlock Drive | 209m |
| ME12 3TF | Poppy Crescent | 287m |