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ME9 7WS

Rainham South East · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Rainham South East
Local authority
Medway
Constituency
Gillingham and Rainham
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME9 7UY 90 m
ME9 7UX 395 m
ME8 8PG 477 m
ME8 8PQ 581 m
ME8 8PW 581 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME9 7WS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2003
Terminated
1 February 2004
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 7
Latitude
51.336476
Longitude
0.609986
British National Grid easting
581,900
British National Grid northing
162,943

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Electoral ward
Rainham South East · E05014462
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Gillingham and Rainham · E14001246
Output area
E00081386
Lower layer super output area
Medway 032B · E01016103
Middle layer super output area
Medway 032 · E02003345

Postcode source versions

Explore ME9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
19
Secondary
4

  1. St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km

  2. Deanwood Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

  3. Parkwood Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
316
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 130
  • Anti social behaviour 57
  • Criminal damage and arson 28
  • Other theft 27
  • Burglary 17

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME9 7 residents
7,866

Age bands in ME9 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

1,265 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

769 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.1%

1,761 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

2,096 residents

Age 65 and over
22.9%

1,748 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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARKWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82721

    1.6 km

  • LONG CATLIS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82737

    1.7 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    2.3 km

  • MAIDSTONE RD RAINHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82180

    3.0 km

  • ORCHARD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82162

    3.0 km

  • THAMES AVE SURGERY

    2 THAMES AVENUE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9BW

    ODS code G82154

    3.0 km

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    3.8 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    4.4 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Tyler Drive

    BCT · Meresborough

    0.5 miles

  • Tyler Drive

    BCT · Meresborough

    0.6 miles

  • Thrale Way

    BCT · Parkwood

    0.6 miles

  • Middleton Close

    BCT · Meresborough

    0.7 miles

  • Thrale Way

    BCT · Parkwood

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 032B, 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

24,481 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

316 published events cover 12 months, averaging 26.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 130 events.

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