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ME8 7LJ

Rainham North · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 7LA 6 m
ME8 7LF 60 m
ME8 7RU 91 m
ME8 7LG 103 m
ME8 7LE 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME8 7LJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME8
Postcode sector
ME8 7
Latitude
51.366285
Longitude
0.608606
British National Grid easting
581,686
British National Grid northing
166,254

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
E00081366
Lower layer super output area
Medway 023B · E01016096
Middle layer super output area
Medway 023 · E02003336

Postcode source versions

Explore ME8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
28
Secondary
6

  1. St Margaret's Church of England Junior School

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    578 m

  2. St Margaret's Infant School

    Academy converter

    578 m

  3. Riverside Primary School

    Academy converter

    732 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,407
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 588
  • Anti social behaviour 207
  • Criminal damage and arson 153
  • Other theft 107
  • Vehicle crime 73

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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • ORCHARD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82162

    334 m

  • THAMES AVE SURGERY

    2 THAMES AVENUE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9BW

    ODS code G82154

    498 m

  • MAIDSTONE RD RAINHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82180

    721 m

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    1.3 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    1.9 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    2.1 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    2.2 km

  • LONG CATLIS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82737

    2.2 km

  • PARKWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82721

    2.6 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    3.2 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    4.2 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    4.2 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    4.4 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Rainham (Kent) Rail Station

    RLY · Rainham

    0.1 miles

  • Rainham (Kent) Rail Station

    RSE · Rainham

    0.1 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Rainham

    0.1 miles

  • Station Forecourt

    BCT · Rainham

    0.1 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Rainham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 023B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,640 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 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

39 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Margaret's Church of England Junior School is the nearest published school at 578 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,407 published events cover 12 months, averaging 117.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 588 events.

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