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ME8 6TQ

Twydall · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Gillingham
Ward
Twydall
Local authority
Medway
Constituency
Gillingham and Rainham
Postcode district
ME8
Postcode sector
ME8 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME8 6NG 44 m
ME8 6RT 81 m
ME8 6RP 84 m
ME8 6TD 89 m
ME8 6TE 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME8 6TQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME8
Postcode sector
ME8 6
Latitude
51.375539
Longitude
0.587117
British National Grid easting
580,154
British National Grid northing
167,230

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Electoral ward
Twydall · E05014470
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Gillingham and Rainham · E14001246
Output area
E00081692
Lower layer super output area
Medway 018E · E01016164
Middle layer super output area
Medway 018 · E02003331

Postcode source versions

Explore ME8

Property

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
182, Beechings Way, Gillingham, ME8 6TQ 2 August 2016 £245,000
182, Beechings Way, Gillingham, ME8 6TQ 2 August 2016 £255,000
182, Beechings Way, Gillingham, ME8 6TQ 14 February 2014 £48,495

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
39
Secondary
11

  1. Twydall Primary School and Nursery

    Academy sponsor led

    421 m

  2. St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School

    Academy converter

    647 m

  3. Rainham Mark Grammar School

    Academy converter

    746 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,706
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 597
  • Anti social behaviour 270
  • Criminal damage and arson 170
  • Shoplifting 146
  • Other theft 132

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

10 female, 10 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.3
ME8 6 residents
10,374

Age bands in ME8 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.2%

1,841 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

1,139 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.6%

2,494 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.8%

2,718 residents

Age 65 and over
19.2%

1,948 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME8 6 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
0%

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

19

within 5 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    279 m

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    765 m

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    879 m

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    1.5 km

  • MAIDSTONE RD RAINHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82180

    1.7 km

  • THAMES AVE SURGERY

    2 THAMES AVENUE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9BW

    ODS code G82154

    1.7 km

  • ORCHARD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82162

    2.1 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    2.4 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    2.6 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    2.7 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    3.0 km

  • LONG CATLIS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82737

    3.1 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    3.1 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    3.3 km

  • PARKWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82721

    3.4 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    3.7 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    4.1 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    4.2 km

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    ST MARY'S ISLAND SURGERY, EDGEWAY, ST MARYS ISLAND, CHATHAM, ME4 3EP

    ODS code G82744

    4.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wingham Close

    BCT · Twydall

    0.0 miles

  • Wingham Close

    BCT · Twydall

    0.1 miles

  • Shops

    BCT · Twydall

    0.1 miles

  • Shops

    BCT · Twydall

    0.1 miles

  • Bodiam Close

    BCT · Twydall

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 018E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,203 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

60 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 11 secondary schools. Twydall Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 421 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,706 published events cover 12 months, averaging 142.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 597 events.

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