Map of ME8 8GB postcode

General information
Postcode ME8 8GB
Post Town Gillingham
Nearest station Rainham (Kent) (1 km)
Bus stops
The Concorde (W)
Leigh Academy (NE)
Leigh Academy (SW)
Three Sisters (SW)
Three Sisters (NE)
Seymour Road (E)
Number of UPRNs 44 View
Known addresses
1 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
3 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
5 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
7 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
9 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
11 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
13 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
15 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
17 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
19 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
21 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
33 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
35 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
37 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
39 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
41 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
43 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
45 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
47 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
49 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
51 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
53 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
55 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
57 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
59 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
61 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
63 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
69 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
71 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
73 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
75 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
Main property type Terraced
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 51.365565
Longitude 0.62595
Easting 582898
Northing 166217
Grid reference TQ828662
UTM reference 31U 334736 5693153
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Plus code 9F329J8G+69
Altitude 25 metres (81 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:02
Sunset (today) 19:59
Distance away
Distance to sea 1.2 KMs (0.7 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 May 2022
Last updated July 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)
23,607 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£41,500
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)Gillingham (Medway)E63012307
Census output area (2021)E00081370
Census output area (2011)E00081370
Lower layer super output area (2021)Medway 025BE01016095
Lower layer super output area (2011)Medway 025BE01016095
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 £324,500
Annual change 1.0%
View all properties sold in the ME postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
69 Cherry Orchard Drive, RainhamNew build detached (freehold)Jan 2025£450,000
75 Cherry Orchard Drive, RainhamNew build semi-detached (freehold)Dec 2024£361,000
73 Cherry Orchard Drive, RainhamNew build semi-detached (freehold)Nov 2024£356,250
71 Cherry Orchard Drive, RainhamNew build semi-detached (freehold)Oct 2024£361,000
41 Cherry Orchard Drive, RainhamSemi-detached (freehold)Sep 2024£355,000
New build semi-detached (freehold)Jan 2022£369,978
59 Cherry Orchard Drive, RainhamNew build detached (freehold)Sep 2024£415,000
61 Cherry Orchard Drive, RainhamNew build detached (freehold)Aug 2024£440,000
63 Cherry Orchard Drive, RainhamNew build semi-detached (freehold)Jul 2024£350,000
55 Cherry Orchard Drive, RainhamNew build detached (freehold)Jun 2024£460,000
57 Cherry Orchard Drive, RainhamNew build detached (freehold)Dec 2023£420,000


View all properties sold in the ME8 8 sector

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