| Postcode | ME8 8QJ |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Gillingham |
| Nearest station | Rainham (Kent) (1 km) |
| Bus stops |
No nearby bus stops
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 11 View |
| Known addresses |
Orchard Cottage, Meresborough Road, Rainham
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| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 51.35473 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.617789 | |
| Easting | 582373 | |
| Northing | 164992 | |
| Grid reference | TQ823649 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 334129 5691967 | |
| what3words | ounce.assorted.grins | |
| FixPhrase | crimson mahogany spectacle uphill | |
| Plus code | 9F329J39+V4 | |
| Altitude | 39 metres (128 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:58 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:25 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 2.4 KMs (1.5 miles) |
| Parish | Medway, unparished area | E43000030 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Rainham South East | E05014462 |
| 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 | 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) | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 1 | |
| 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) | Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural town and fringe | |
| Census output area (2021) | E00081386 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1B2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Medway 032B | E01016103 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Medway 032B | E01016103 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Parkwood East | E02003345 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Parkwood East | E02003345 |
| Travel to work area | Medway | E30000242 |
| Average property price in Rochester | £327,424 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.1% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Cottage, Meresborough Road, Rainham | Detached (freehold) | Jan 2007 | £450,000 |