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ME8 7BX

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 6YH 21 m
ME8 6SR 61 m
ME8 6YJ 79 m
ME8 6YF 105 m
ME8 6YG 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME8 7BX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME8
Postcode sector
ME8 7
Latitude
51.373332
Longitude
0.593401
British National Grid easting
580,600
British National Grid northing
167,000

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
E00081693
Lower layer super output area
Medway 018E · E01016164
Middle layer super output area
Medway 018 · E02003331

Postcode source versions

Explore ME8

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

    277 m

  2. Thames View Primary School

    Academy converter

    476 m

  3. Twydall Primary School and Nursery

    Academy sponsor led

    701 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,746
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 611
  • Anti social behaviour 270
  • Criminal damage and arson 176
  • Shoplifting 166
  • Other theft 149

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

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

18

within 5 km straight-line

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    648 m

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    671 m

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    1.1 km

  • THAMES AVE SURGERY

    2 THAMES AVENUE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9BW

    ODS code G82154

    1.3 km

  • MAIDSTONE RD RAINHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82180

    1.3 km

  • ORCHARD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82162

    1.6 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    1.9 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    2.4 km

  • LONG CATLIS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82737

    2.8 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    2.9 km

  • PARKWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82721

    3.1 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

    3.4 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    3.6 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    3.8 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    4.1 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    4.4 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JAMES WILLIAMS HEALTHY LIVING CTR, PENTAGON CENTRE, MILITARY RD, CHATHAM, ME4 4HY

    ODS code G82631

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Pump Lane roundabout

    BCT · Twydall

    0.1 miles

  • Truro Close

    BCT · Twydall

    0.1 miles

  • Beechings Green

    BCT · Twydall

    0.1 miles

  • Truro Close

    BCT · Twydall

    0.1 miles

  • Beechings Green

    BCT · Twydall

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

50 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 9 secondary schools. Rainham Mark Grammar School is the nearest published school at 277 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,746 published events cover 12 months, averaging 145.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 611 events.

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