| Postcode | ME8 8LN |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Gillingham |
| Nearest station | Rainham (Kent) (1 km) |
| Bus stops |
Leigh Academy (NE)
Leigh Academy (SW)
Otterham Quay Lane (E)
Otterham Quay Lane (W)
The Concorde (W)
Taswell Road (NE)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 20 View |
| Known addresses |
1 Blackthorn Road, Rainham
2 Blackthorn Road, Rainham
3 Blackthorn Road, Rainham
4 Blackthorn Road, Rainham
5 Blackthorn Road, Rainham
6 Blackthorn Road, Rainham
7 Blackthorn Road, Rainham
9 Blackthorn Road, Rainham
11 Blackthorn Road, Rainham
13 Blackthorn Road, Rainham
16 Blackthorn Road, Rainham
17 Blackthorn Road, Rainham
19 Blackthorn Road, Rainham
|
| Main property type | Semi-detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 51.362202 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.6207 | |
| Easting | 582546 | |
| Northing | 165830 | |
| Grid reference | TQ825658 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 334359 5692791 | |
| what3words | earmarked.space.complies | |
| FixPhrase | crimson mahogany spring trailside | |
| Plus code | 9F329J6C+V7 | |
| Altitude | 31 metres (103 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:51 | |
| Sunset (today) | 15:50 | |
| 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 1980 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | November 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) | 45 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 18 | |
| 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 | £327,425 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 1.6% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Blackthorn Road, Rainham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2025 | £335,000 |
| 13 Blackthorn Road, Rainham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2024 | £365,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2018 | £300,500 | |
| 5 Blackthorn Road, Rainham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2023 | £345,000 |
| 16 Blackthorn Road, Rainham | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2021 | £285,000 |
| 7 Blackthorn Road, Rainham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2014 | £173,000 |
| 17 Blackthorn Road, Rainham | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2013 | £175,000 |
| 9 Blackthorn Road, Rainham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2012 | £80,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2009 | £175,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2007 | £195,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 1997 | £78,000 | |
| 6 Blackthorn Road, Rainham | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2009 | £164,500 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2004 | £168,000 | |
| 11 Blackthorn Road, Rainham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2002 | £118,000 |
| 19 Blackthorn Road, Rainham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 1999 | £99,500 |