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ME8 8BU

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME8 8BT 58 m
ME8 8DG 65 m
ME8 8DE 81 m
ME8 8DH 82 m
ME8 8BS 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME8 8BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME8
Postcode sector
ME8 8
Latitude
51.363248
Longitude
0.616550
British National Grid easting
582,251
British National Grid northing
165,936

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
E00081390
Lower layer super output area
Medway 025E · E01016102
Middle layer super output area
Medway 025 · E02003338

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
24
Secondary
6

  1. Riverside Primary School

    Academy converter

    308 m

  2. Leigh Academy Rainham

    Free schools

    535 m

  3. St Margaret's Church of England Junior School

    Academy converter

    866 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,209
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 493
  • Anti social behaviour 183
  • Criminal damage and arson 128
  • Other theft 92
  • Public order 62

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
47

22 female, 25 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
1.9
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 0.5% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

    491 m

  • THAMES AVE SURGERY

    2 THAMES AVENUE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9BW

    ODS code G82154

    938 m

  • MAIDSTONE RD RAINHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82180

    1.1 km

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    1.9 km

  • LONG CATLIS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82737

    2.2 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    2.3 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    2.5 km

  • PARKWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82721

    2.6 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    2.8 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    3.9 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    4.8 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    4.8 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    5.0 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

  • Mierscourt Road Bottom

    BCT · Rainham

    0.1 miles

  • Mierscourt Road Bottom

    BCT · Rainham

    0.1 miles

  • Mierscourt Close

    BCT · Rainham

    0.2 miles

  • Mierscourt Close

    BCT · Rainham

    0.2 miles

  • Taswell Road

    BCT · Rainham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 025E, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,049 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
6 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
9
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
9
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

33 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 6 secondary schools. Riverside Primary School is the nearest published school at 308 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,209 published events cover 12 months, averaging 100.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 493 events.

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