Map of ME8 7FS postcode

General information
Postcode ME8 7FS
Post Town Gillingham
Nearest station Rainham (Kent) (1 km)
Bus stops
The Angel (NE)
Ellison Way (NE)
Ellison Way (SW)
Three Sisters (NE)
Three Sisters (SW)
Tilbury Road (NE)
Known addresses
1 Chailey Drive, Rainham
13 Chailey Drive, Rainham
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 51.372552
Longitude 0.6228
Easting 582651
Northing 166986
Grid reference TQ826669
UTM reference 31U 334542 5693937
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Plus code 9F329JFF+24
Altitude 6 metres (20 feet)
Sunrise (today) 7:59
Sunset (today) 16:14
Distance away
Distance to sea 0.4 KMs (0.3 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishMedway, unparished areaE43000030
Ward Rainham North E05014461
Unitary Authority Medway E06000035
County Kent E10000016
Constituency (2024) Gillingham and Rainham E14001246
MPNaushabah KhanLabour
Police forceKent
NUTS/ITL 3 Medway
NUTS/ITL 2 Kent
NUTS/ITL 1 South East
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced April 2025
Last updated December 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
Demographics
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2017-2020)
22,932 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£41,500
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urban (2021)Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/urban (2011)Rural town and fringe
Census output area (2021)E00081352
Census output area (2011)E00081352
Lower layer super output area (2021)Medway 025AE01016094
Lower layer super output area (2011)Medway 025AE01016094
Middle layer super output area (2021)Rainham North EastE02003338
Middle layer super output area (2011)Rainham North EastE02003338
Travel to work areaMedwayE30000242
Property sales
Average property price in Rochester £328,398
Annual change 1.7%
View all properties sold in the ME postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
1 Chailey Drive, RainhamNew build detached (freehold)May 2025£525,000
13 Chailey Drive, RainhamNew build detached (freehold)Mar 2025£675,000


View all properties sold in the ME8 7 sector

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