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ME8 7AJ

Rainham North · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Rainham North
Local authority
Medway
Constituency
Gillingham and Rainham
Postcode district
ME8
Postcode sector
ME8 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME8 7AL 113 m
ME8 7AX 132 m
ME8 7AH 137 m
ME8 7AP 181 m
ME8 6YF 182 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME8 7AJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME8
Postcode sector
ME8 7
Latitude
51.371055
Longitude
0.594681
British National Grid easting
580,698
British National Grid northing
166,750

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Electoral ward
Rainham North · E05014461
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Gillingham and Rainham · E14001246
Output area
E00081708
Lower layer super output area
Medway 023C · E01016166
Middle layer super output area
Medway 023 · E02003336

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
35
Secondary
9

  1. Rainham Mark Grammar School

    Academy converter

    31 m

  2. Thames View Primary School

    Academy converter

    310 m

  3. Twydall Primary School and Nursery

    Academy sponsor led

    802 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,858
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 668
  • Anti social behaviour 283
  • Criminal damage and arson 188
  • Shoplifting 165
  • Other theft 163

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME8 7 residents
8,236

Age bands in ME8 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

1,457 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

790 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.7%

2,139 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

2,149 residents

Age 65 and over
24.6%

2,130 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

18

within 5 km

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    507 m

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    798 m

  • THAMES AVE SURGERY

    2 THAMES AVENUE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9BW

    ODS code G82154

    1.0 km

  • MAIDSTONE RD RAINHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82180

    1.0 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    1.1 km

  • ORCHARD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82162

    1.3 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    2.1 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    2.1 km

  • LONG CATLIS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82737

    2.5 km

  • PARKWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82721

    2.9 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    3.1 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    3.2 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    3.5 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    3.7 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    4.0 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    4.3 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    4.4 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Rainham Mark Grammar School

    BCT · Twydall

    0.1 miles

  • Hawthorne Avenue

    BCT · Twydall

    0.1 miles

  • Pump Lane roundabout

    BCT · Twydall

    0.2 miles

  • Truro Close

    BCT · Twydall

    0.2 miles

  • Truro Close

    BCT · Twydall

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 023C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,550 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 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
7 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

50 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 9 secondary schools. Rainham Mark Grammar School is the nearest published school at 31 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,858 published events cover 12 months, averaging 154.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 668 events.

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