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ME8 8FQ

Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch · Swale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Gillingham
Ward
Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch
Local authority
Swale
Constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Postcode district
ME8
Postcode sector
ME8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME8 8QP 34 m
ME8 8FB 81 m
ME8 8FA 107 m
ME8 8FE 116 m
ME8 8PU 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME8 8FQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME8
Postcode sector
ME8 8
Latitude
51.368666
Longitude
0.629231
British National Grid easting
583,112
British National Grid northing
166,570

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Swale · E07000113
Electoral ward
Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch · E05009550
Parish or community
E04005077
Westminster constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey · E14001474
Output area
E00124724
Lower layer super output area
Swale 008C · E01024572
Middle layer super output area
Swale 008 · E02005122

Postcode source versions

Explore ME8

Property

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17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Victoria Court, 13, Canterbury Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8FQ 28 June 2022 £410,000
Victoria Court, 14, Canterbury Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8FQ 1 May 2020 £350,000
Victoria Court, 13, Canterbury Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8FQ 28 April 2020 £370,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
20
Secondary
5

  1. Riverside Primary School

    Academy converter

    790 m

  2. Leigh Academy Rainham

    Free schools

    819 m

  3. Holywell Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
759
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 326
  • Anti social behaviour 112
  • Criminal damage and arson 77
  • Other theft 48
  • Vehicle crime 38

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
46

20 female, 26 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
3.3
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.

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.

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+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • ORCHARD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82162

    1.5 km

  • THAMES AVE SURGERY

    2 THAMES AVENUE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9BW

    ODS code G82154

    1.9 km

  • MAIDSTONE RD RAINHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82180

    2.1 km

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    2.8 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    3.2 km

  • LONG CATLIS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82737

    3.3 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    3.4 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    3.5 km

  • PARKWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82721

    3.7 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    4.5 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

  • Harwood Road

    BCT · Rainham

    0.2 miles

  • Otterham Quay

    BCT · Otterham Quay

    0.3 miles

  • Otterham Quay

    BCT · Otterham Quay

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swale 008C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,088 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £410,000 from 1 recorded sale in ME8 8FQ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Swale is £298,394 in June 2026, up 4.5% year on year.

Schools

27 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Riverside Primary School is the nearest published school at 790 m.

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

Recorded crime

759 published events cover 12 months, averaging 63.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 326 events.

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