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ME8 7NE

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 7SU 27 m
ME8 7SX 43 m
ME8 7NJ 65 m
ME8 7ST 81 m
ME8 7LQ 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME8 7NE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME8
Postcode sector
ME8 7
Latitude
51.369420
Longitude
0.607549
British National Grid easting
581,600
British National Grid northing
166,600

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
E00081360
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
42
Primary
30
Secondary
7

  1. Thames View Primary School

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    612 m

  2. St Margaret's Church of England Junior School

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    873 m

  3. St Margaret's Infant School

    Academy converter

    873 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,443
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 600
  • Anti social behaviour 218
  • Criminal damage and arson 158
  • Other theft 100
  • Vehicle crime 74

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

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • ORCHARD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82162

    691 m

  • THAMES AVE SURGERY

    2 THAMES AVENUE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9BW

    ODS code G82154

    734 m

  • MAIDSTONE RD RAINHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82180

    932 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

    1.7 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    2.0 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    2.3 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

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    3.0 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    4.0 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    4.1 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    4.3 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    4.6 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Parkfield Road

    BCT · Lower Rainham

    0.0 miles

  • Parkfield Road

    BCT · Lower Rainham

    0.0 miles

  • Broomcroft Road

    BCT · Lower Rainham

    0.1 miles

  • Broomcroft Road

    BCT · Lower Rainham

    0.1 miles

  • Berengrave Lane

    BCT · Lower 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

42 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 7 secondary schools. Thames View Primary School is the nearest published school at 612 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,443 published events cover 12 months, averaging 120.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 600 events.

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