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ME8 9BQ

Rainham South West · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Rainham South West
Local authority
Medway
Constituency
Gillingham and Rainham
Postcode district
ME8
Postcode sector
ME8 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME8 9DX 15 m
ME8 9ED 84 m
ME8 9DS 103 m
ME8 9EH 124 m
ME8 9BE 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME8 9BQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME8
Postcode sector
ME8 9
Latitude
51.356170
Longitude
0.596741
British National Grid easting
580,900
British National Grid northing
165,100

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
E00081329
Lower layer super output area
Medway 029D · E01016090
Middle layer super output area
Medway 029 · E02003342

Postcode source versions

Explore ME8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
35
Secondary
9

  1. Miers Court Primary School

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    750 m

  2. Rainham School for Girls

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    765 m

  3. St Margaret's Church of England Junior School

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    822 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,499
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 539
  • Anti social behaviour 246
  • Criminal damage and arson 145
  • Other theft 133
  • Shoplifting 112

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME8 9 residents
11,965

Age bands in ME8 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

2,256 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

1,280 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.7%

3,172 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

3,187 residents

Age 65 and over
22.9%

2,943 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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    705 m

  • MAIDSTONE RD RAINHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82180

    731 m

  • LONG CATLIS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82737

    876 m

  • THAMES AVE SURGERY

    2 THAMES AVENUE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9BW

    ODS code G82154

    922 m

  • ORCHARD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82162

    1.2 km

  • PARKWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82721

    1.3 km

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    1.4 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    2.1 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    2.2 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    3.2 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    3.7 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    3.8 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    4.1 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    4.4 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    4.7 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

    30-34 MAGPIE HALL ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 5JY

    ODS code G82753

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Highfield Road

    BCT · Rainham

    0.2 miles

  • Ploughmans Way West

    BCT · Rainham

    0.2 miles

  • Lyndhurst Avenue

    BCT · Rainham

    0.2 miles

  • Lyndhurst Avenue

    BCT · Rainham

    0.2 miles

  • Highfield Road

    BCT · Rainham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 029D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,840 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
9 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

52 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 9 secondary schools. Miers Court Primary School is the nearest published school at 750 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,499 published events cover 12 months, averaging 124.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 539 events.

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