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ME8 8AF

Rainham South West · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Rainham South West
Local authority
Medway
Constituency
Gillingham and Rainham
Postcode district
ME8
Postcode sector
ME8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME8 8AD 36 m
ME8 8LB 66 m
ME8 8AA 76 m
ME8 8AN 81 m
ME8 8AZ 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME8 8AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME8
Postcode sector
ME8 8
Latitude
51.362703
Longitude
0.609925
British National Grid easting
581,792
British National Grid northing
165,859

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Electoral ward
Rainham South West · E05014463
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Gillingham and Rainham · E14001246
Output area
E00081315
Lower layer super output area
Medway 029C · E01016089
Middle layer super output area
Medway 029 · E02003342

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
28
Secondary
6

  1. St Margaret's Church of England Junior School

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    402 m

  2. St Margaret's Infant School

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    402 m

  3. Riverside Primary School

    Academy converter

    709 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,347
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 559
  • Anti social behaviour 200
  • Criminal damage and arson 145
  • Other theft 102
  • Public order 66

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
37

18 female, 19 male

Postcode households
35
Residents per household
1.1
ME8 8 residents
10,284

Age bands in ME8 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.3%

1,908 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

1,058 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.5%

2,720 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.6%

2,525 residents

Age 65 and over
16.8%

1,662 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME8 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

13

within 5 km

  • ORCHARD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82162

    76 m

  • THAMES AVE SURGERY

    2 THAMES AVENUE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9BW

    ODS code G82154

    483 m

  • MAIDSTONE RD RAINHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82180

    664 m

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    1.5 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    1.9 km

  • LONG CATLIS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82737

    1.9 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    2.2 km

  • PARKWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82721

    2.3 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    2.4 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    3.5 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    4.3 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    4.4 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    4.5 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

  • Post Office

    BCT · Rainham

    0.0 miles

  • White Horse

    BCT · Rainham

    0.1 miles

  • Shopping Centre

    BCT · Rainham

    0.1 miles

  • The Cricketers

    BCT · Rainham

    0.1 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Rainham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 029C, 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

22,556 of 33,755

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

38 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 402 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,347 published events cover 12 months, averaging 112.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 559 events.

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