Map of ME8 8GD postcode

General information
Postcode ME8 8GD
Post Town Gillingham
Nearest station Rainham (Kent) (1 km)
Bus stops
The Concorde (W)
Three Sisters (SW)
Leigh Academy (NE)
Leigh Academy (SW)
Three Sisters (NE)
Seymour Road (E)
Number of UPRNs 50 View
Known addresses
2 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
4 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
6 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
12 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
14 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
16 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
18 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
20 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
22 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
30 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
32 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
34 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
36 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
38 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
40 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
42 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
44 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
46 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
48 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
50 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
52 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
56 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
62 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
70 Cherry Orchard Drive, Rainham
Main property type Terraced
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 51.365378
Longitude 0.626241
Easting 582919
Northing 166197
Grid reference TQ829661
UTM reference 31U 334756 5693132
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Plus code 9F329J8G+5F
Altitude 23 metres (77 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:59
Sunset (today) 20:51
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 February 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 £322,630
Annual change 1.2%
View all properties sold in the ME postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
40 Cherry Orchard Drive, RainhamNew build semi-detached (freehold)Jun 2024£350,000
42 Cherry Orchard Drive, RainhamNew build semi-detached (freehold)Jun 2024£350,000
52 Cherry Orchard Drive, RainhamNew build detached (freehold)Jun 2024£410,000
62 Cherry Orchard Drive, RainhamNew build semi-detached (freehold)Jun 2024£343,000
70 Cherry Orchard Drive, RainhamNew build semi-detached (freehold)May 2024£394,250
44 Cherry Orchard Drive, RainhamNew build terraced (freehold)May 2024£300,000
38 Cherry Orchard Drive, RainhamNew build terraced (freehold)Apr 2024£300,000
46 Cherry Orchard Drive, RainhamNew build terraced (freehold)Mar 2024£280,000
34 Cherry Orchard Drive, RainhamNew build terraced (freehold)Dec 2023£300,000
36 Cherry Orchard Drive, RainhamNew build terraced (freehold)Dec 2023£270,000


View all properties sold in the ME8 8 sector

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