Map of ME8 8BW postcode

General information
Postcode ME8 8BW
Post Town Gillingham
Nearest station Rainham (Kent) (1 km)
Bus stops
Lonsdale Drive end (SE)
Lonsdale Drive (SW)
Mierscourt Close (SW)
Lonsdale Drive end (NW)
Lonsdale Drive (NE)
Mierscourt Road Bottom (E)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 5 View
Known addresses
1 Jester Drive, Gillingham
2 Jester Drive, Rainham
3 Jester Drive, Rainham
4 Jester Drive, Rainham
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 51.359615
Longitude 0.612896
Easting 582013
Northing 165523
Grid reference TQ820655
UTM reference 31U 333806 5692521
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Plus code 9F329J57+R5
Altitude 40 metres (131 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:43
Sunset (today) 21:13
Distance away
Distance to sea 2 KMs (1.2 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishMedway, unparished areaE43000030
Ward Rainham South East E05014462
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 July 2019
Last updated June 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 (2019)
21,638 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£54,600
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)Gillingham (Medway)E63012307
Census output area (2021)E00081393
Census output area (2011)E00081393
Lower layer super output area (2021)Medway 032BE01016103
Lower layer super output area (2011)Medway 032BE01016103
Middle layer super output area (2021)Parkwood EastE02003345
Middle layer super output area (2011)Parkwood EastE02003345
Travel to work areaMedwayE30000242
Property sales
Average property price in Rochester £324,804
Annual change 1.5%
View all properties sold in the ME postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
4 Jester Drive, RainhamNew build detached (freehold)Feb 2020£549,995
3 Jester Drive, RainhamNew build detached (freehold)Aug 2019£584,995
2 Jester Drive, RainhamNew build detached (freehold)Jul 2019£649,995
1 Jester Drive, GillinghamNew build detached (freehold)Jun 2019£529,995


View all properties sold in the ME8 8 sector

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