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ME8 0BL

Rainham South West · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Gillingham
Ward
Rainham South West
Local authority
Medway
Constituency
Gillingham and Rainham
Postcode district
ME8
Postcode sector
ME8 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME8 0BT 44 m
ME8 0BZ 47 m
ME8 0BN 61 m
ME8 0BP 87 m
ME8 0BS 88 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME8 0BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME8
Postcode sector
ME8 0
Latitude
51.362329
Longitude
0.595595
British National Grid easting
580,796
British National Grid northing
165,782

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Electoral ward
Rainham South West · E05014463
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Gillingham and Rainham · E14001246
Output area
E00081311
Lower layer super output area
Medway 029B · E01016088
Middle layer super output area
Medway 029 · E02003342

Postcode source versions

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Property

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18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
51, Salisbury Avenue, Gillingham, ME8 0BL 26 February 2021 £313,000
53, Salisbury Avenue, Gillingham, ME8 0BL 30 August 2017 £230,000
74, Salisbury Avenue, Gillingham, ME8 0BL 12 July 2017 £230,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
38
Secondary
8

  1. Rainham School for Girls

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    236 m

  2. The Howard School

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    276 m

  3. St Margaret's Church of England Junior School

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    610 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,731
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 613
  • Anti social behaviour 260
  • Criminal damage and arson 184
  • Other theft 164
  • Shoplifting 134

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
37

18 female, 19 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.3
ME8 0 residents
9,965

Age bands in ME8 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

1,454 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

980 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.6%

1,769 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

2,570 residents

Age 65 and over
28.6%

2,716 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME8 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

17

within 5 km

  • MAIDSTONE RD RAINHAM SURGERY

    53A-53B MAIDSTONE ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0DP

    ODS code G82180

    335 m

  • THAMES AVE SURGERY

    2 THAMES AVENUE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9BW

    ODS code G82154

    536 m

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    738 m

  • ORCHARD FAMILY PRACTICE

    THE RED SUITE, 103-107 HIGH STREET, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8AA

    ODS code G82162

    975 m

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    1.2 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    1.5 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    1.5 km

  • LONG CATLIS ROAD SURGERY

    PARKWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, LONG CATLIS ROAD, RAINHAM, ME8 9PR

    ODS code G82737

    1.6 km

  • PARKWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

    119 LONG CATLIS ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9RR

    ODS code G82721

    1.9 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

    GILLINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE, WOODLANDS RD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 2BU

    ODS code G82014

    2.7 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10A BEACON HILL, LUTON, CHATHAM, ME5 7JX

    ODS code G82719

    3.4 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    3.6 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    3.6 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    4.2 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    4.3 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

    30-34 MAGPIE HALL ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 5JY

    ODS code G82753

    4.6 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Broadview Shops

    BCT · Rainham

    0.1 miles

  • Broadview Shops

    BCT · Rainham

    0.1 miles

  • Highfield Road

    BCT · Rainham

    0.2 miles

  • Highfield Road

    BCT · Rainham

    0.3 miles

  • Bloors Lane

    BCT · Rainham

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 029B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,482 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

54 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 8 secondary schools. Rainham School for Girls is the nearest published school at 236 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,731 published events cover 12 months, averaging 144.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 613 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.