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ME8 0SS

Hempstead & Wigmore · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Hempstead & Wigmore
Local authority
Medway
Constituency
Gillingham and Rainham
Postcode district
ME8
Postcode sector
ME8 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME8 0SX 51 m
ME8 0SY 56 m
ME8 0SR 93 m
ME8 0SE 115 m
ME8 0ST 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME8 0SS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME8
Postcode sector
ME8 0
Latitude
51.350231
Longitude
0.580606
British National Grid easting
579,800
British National Grid northing
164,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Electoral ward
Hempstead & Wigmore · E05014456
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Gillingham and Rainham · E14001246
Output area
E00081342
Lower layer super output area
Medway 030A · E01016085
Middle layer super output area
Medway 030 · E02003343

Postcode source versions

Explore ME8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
42
Secondary
11

  1. Fairview Community Primary School

    Community school

    519 m

  2. Hempstead Infant School

    Community school

    684 m

  3. Hempstead Junior School

    Community school

    687 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
985
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 365
  • Anti social behaviour 188
  • Criminal damage and arson 94
  • Shoplifting 75
  • Other theft 71

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

19

within 5 km straight-line

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    612 m

  • PARKWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82721

    977 m

  • LONG CATLIS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82737

    1.1 km

  • MAIDSTONE RD RAINHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82180

    1.9 km

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    2.1 km

  • THAMES AVE SURGERY

    2 THAMES AVENUE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9BW

    ODS code G82154

    2.1 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    2.3 km

  • ORCHARD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82162

    2.5 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    2.6 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    3.1 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    3.2 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    3.3 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    3.5 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    3.9 km

  • REACH HEALTHCARE

    WALDERSLADE VILLAGE SURGERY, 62A ROBIN HOOD LANE, CHATHAM, ME5 9LD

    ODS code G82161

    4.2 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    4.3 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    4.4 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    4.4 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Wigmore Road

    BCT · Wigmore

    0.1 miles

  • Drewery Drive West

    BCT · Wigmore

    0.1 miles

  • Tanglewood Close

    BCT · Wigmore

    0.1 miles

  • Wigmore Road

    BCT · Wigmore

    0.1 miles

  • Tanglewood Close

    BCT · Wigmore

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 030A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,554 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

62 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 11 secondary schools. Fairview Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 519 m.

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

Recorded crime

985 published events cover 12 months, averaging 82.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 365 events.

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