| Postcode | ME8 8AJ |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Gillingham |
| Nearest station | Rainham (Kent) (1 km) |
| Bus stops |
Otterham Quay Lane (E)
Blackthorne Road (NE)
Leigh Academy (SW)
Leigh Academy (NE)
Mierscourt Road Bottom (W)
Mierscourt Road Bottom (E)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 10 View |
| Known addresses |
248 High Street, Rainham
254 High Street, Rainham
258 High Street, Rainham
260 High Street, Rainham
262 High Street, Rainham
|
| Main property type | Semi-detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 51.360777 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.619642 | |
| Easting | 582478 | |
| Northing | 165669 | |
| Grid reference | TQ824656 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 334280 5692635 | |
| what3words | shred.penned.burglars | |
| FixPhrase | crimson mahogany spool viability | |
| Plus code | 9F329J69+8V | |
| Altitude | 35 metres (114 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:37 | |
| Sunset (today) | 17:48 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 1.7 KMs (1.1 miles) |
| Parish | Medway, unparished area | E43000030 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Rainham South East | E05014462 |
| 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) | 24 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 10 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
|
| 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) | E00081379 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5A3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Medway 025E | E01016102 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Medway 025E | E01016102 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Rainham North East | E02003338 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Rainham North East | E02003338 |
| Travel to work area | Medway | E30000242 |
| Average property price in Rochester | £326,833 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.1% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 248 High Street, Rainham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2024 | £320,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2020 | £283,500 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2013 | £190,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 1999 | £75,000 | |
| 254 High Street, Rainham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2019 | £245,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 1999 | £72,500 | |
| 260 High Street, Rainham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2011 | £158,000 |
| 258 High Street, Rainham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2003 | £140,000 |
| 262 High Street, Rainham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2000 | £84,000 |