| Postcode | ME8 6YR | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Gillingham | 
| Nearest station | Rainham (Kent) (2 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Caldew Avenue (E) 
Pump Lane (E) 
Edwin Road (S) 
Edwin Road (N) 
Tesco (W) 
Begonia Avenue (SE) 
                     | 
                  
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 14 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                       245A London Road, Gillingham 
                            245A London Road, Rainham 
                            247 London Road, Gillingham 
                            251 London Road, Rainham 
                       | 
                  
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
                   | 
                
| Latitude | 51.367225 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.588128 | |
| Easting | 580259 | |
| Northing | 166308 | |
| Grid reference | TQ802663 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 332110 5693424 | |
| what3words | presumes.snoozing.crib | |
| FixPhrase | crimson magnolia stamp tropical | |
| Plus code | 9F329H8Q+V7 | |
| Altitude | 68 metres (224 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:57 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:27 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 2.1 KMs (1.3 miles) | 
| Parish | Medway, unparished area | E43000030 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Rainham South West | E05014463 | 
| Unitary Authority | Medway | E06000035 | 
| County | Kent | E10000016 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Gillingham and Rainham | E14001246 | 
| MP | Naushabah Khan | Labour | 
| Police force | Kent | |
| Water company | Southern Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Medway | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Kent | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | South East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 21 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 6 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
                   | 
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| Average household income (2020) | 
                       Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       
                     | 
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Gillingham (Medway) | E63012307 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00081343 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5B1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Medway 030B | E01016086 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Medway 030B | E01016086 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Rainham South West | E02003343 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Rainham South West | E02003343 | 
| Travel to work area | Medway | E30000242 | 
| Average property price in Rochester | £327,424 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.1% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 245A London Road, Gillingham | Detached (freehold) | May 2021 | £202,500 | 
| 247 London Road, Gillingham | Detached (freehold) | Dec 2019 | £750,000 | 
| 251 London Road, Rainham | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2004 | £300,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | May 2001 | £199,950 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Jun 2000 | £160,000 | |
| 245A London Road, Rainham | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2003 | £240,000 |