| Postcode | ME8 8DT | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Gillingham | 
| Nearest station | Rainham (Kent) (0 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Mierscourt Close (SW) 
Mierscourt Close (NE) 
Railway Station (NE) 
Station Forecourt (SE) 
Mierscourt Road Bottom (E) 
Post Office (W) 
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 33 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                       2 The Old Orchard, Rainham 
                            4 The Old Orchard, Rainham 
                            6 The Old Orchard, Rainham 
                            8 The Old Orchard, Rainham 
                            10 The Old Orchard, Rainham 
                            12 The Old Orchard, Rainham 
                            16 The Old Orchard, Rainham 
                            18 The Old Orchard, Rainham 
                            20 The Old Orchard, Rainham 
                            22 The Old Orchard, Rainham 
                            24 The Old Orchard, Rainham 
                            28 The Old Orchard, Rainham 
                            32 The Old Orchard, Rainham 
                            34 The Old Orchard, Rainham 
                            36 The Old Orchard, Rainham 
                            38 The Old Orchard, Rainham 
                            42 Old Orchard Court, The Old Orchard, Rainham 
                            46 Old Orchard Court, The Old Orchard, Rainham 
                            48 Old Orchard Court, The Old Orchard, Rainham 
                            50 Old Orchard Court, The Old Orchard, Rainham 
                            52 Old Orchard Court, The Old Orchard, Rainham 
                            54 Old Orchard Court, The Old Orchard, Rainham 
                            56 Old Orchard Court, The Old Orchard, Rainham 
                            58 Old Orchard Court, The Old Orchard, Rainham 
                            60 Old Orchard Court, The Old Orchard, Rainham 
                            62 Old Orchard Court, The Old Orchard, Rainham 
                            64 Old Orchard Court, The Old Orchard, Rainham 
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| Main property type | Terraced | 
| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
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| Latitude | 51.363729 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.613116 | |
| Easting | 582012 | |
| Northing | 165981 | |
| Grid reference | TQ820659 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 333836 5692978 | |
| what3words | certainly.relating.pebble | |
| FixPhrase | crimson mahogany spud untwist | |
| Plus code | 9F329J77+F6 | |
| Altitude | 32 metres (104 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:57 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:27 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 1.6 KMs (1 miles) | 
| Parish | Medway, unparished area | E43000030 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Rainham North | E05014461 | 
| 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 1991 | 
|---|---|
| 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) | 49 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 31 | |
| 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) | E00081349 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5A3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Medway 025D | E01016098 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Medway 025D | E01016098 | 
| 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 | £327,424 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.1% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 The Old Orchard, Rainham | Terraced (freehold) | Jun 2025 | £228,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Jun 2002 | £88,500 | |
| 62 Old Orchard Court, The Old Orchard, Rainham | Flat (leasehold) | Dec 2024 | £182,000 | 
| Flat (leasehold) | Mar 2015 | £110,000 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | Dec 2000 | £53,500 | |
| 10 The Old Orchard, Rainham | Terraced (freehold) | Aug 2023 | £265,500 | 
| 46 Old Orchard Court, The Old Orchard, Rainham | Flat (leasehold) | Sep 2022 | £157,500 | 
| Flat (leasehold) | Jul 2016 | £125,000 | |
| 42 Old Orchard Court, The Old Orchard, Rainham | Flat (leasehold) | Apr 2021 | £150,000 | 
| Flat (leasehold) | Nov 2019 | £137,000 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | Oct 2015 | £120,000 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | Sep 2010 | £92,500 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | May 2006 | £117,000 | |
| Terraced (leasehold) | Mar 2004 | £108,000 | |
| 36 The Old Orchard, Rainham | Terraced (freehold) | Mar 2020 | £203,000 | 
| 54 Old Orchard Court, The Old Orchard, Rainham | Flat (leasehold) | Aug 2019 | £135,000 | 
| Flat (leasehold) | Dec 2013 | £105,000 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | Dec 2006 | £120,000 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | Jan 1999 | £43,500 | |
| Flat (leasehold) | Mar 1995 | £33,000 | |
| 48 Old Orchard Court, The Old Orchard, Rainham | Flat (leasehold) | Jul 2019 | £137,500 | 
| Flat (leasehold) | Nov 1997 | £31,500 | |
| 2 The Old Orchard, Rainham | Terraced (freehold) | Feb 2015 | £110,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Oct 2003 | £123,500 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Dec 2000 | £76,995 | |
| 52 Old Orchard Court, The Old Orchard, Rainham | Flat (leasehold) | Feb 2014 | £104,000 | 
| Flat (leasehold) | Dec 2009 | £92,500 |