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ME8 7FW

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 8NQ 73 m
ME8 8RS 124 m
ME8 7FR 170 m
ME8 8EY 176 m
ME8 7FT 204 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME8 7FW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME8
Postcode sector
ME8 7
Latitude
51.370922
Longitude
0.624877
British National Grid easting
582,800
British National Grid northing
166,810

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
E00081355
Lower layer super output area
Medway 025A · E01016094
Middle layer super output area
Medway 025 · E02003338

Postcode source versions

Explore ME8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
21
Secondary
5

  1. Riverside Primary School

    Academy converter

    724 m

  2. Leigh Academy Rainham

    Free schools

    986 m

  3. St Margaret's Church of England Junior School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
864
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 356
  • Anti social behaviour 122
  • Criminal damage and arson 89
  • Other theft 65
  • Shoplifting 53

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

10

within 5 km

  • ORCHARD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82162

    1.4 km

  • THAMES AVE SURGERY

    2 THAMES AVENUE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9BW

    ODS code G82154

    1.7 km

  • MAIDSTONE RD RAINHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82180

    2.0 km

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    2.5 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    2.9 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    3.2 km

  • LONG CATLIS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82737

    3.2 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    3.3 km

  • PARKWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82721

    3.6 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    4.1 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

  • Three Sisters

    BCT · Otterham Quay

    0.1 miles

  • Three Sisters

    BCT · Otterham Quay

    0.1 miles

  • The Angel

    BCT · Lower Rainham

    0.2 miles

  • Otterham Quay

    BCT · Otterham Quay

    0.2 miles

  • Otterham Quay

    BCT · Otterham Quay

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 025A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,100 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

28 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. Riverside Primary School is the nearest published school at 724 m.

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

Recorded crime

864 published events cover 12 months, averaging 72 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 356 events.

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