ME8 8PP postcode in Medway, England
ME8 8PP is a postcode in Medway, in the Rainham South East ward. It is in the Gillingham and Rainham parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where ME8 8PP is, and what is near it
- ME8 8PP
- Other postcodes in ME8 8: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 4 EV charging points
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.3479, longitude 0.6118)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after ME8 8PP?
- MedwayCouncil, for all local services Medway: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around ME8 8PP Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- KentPolice force area
- Gillingham and RainhamParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Naushabah Khan (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Naushabah Khan
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at ME8 8PP?
Every home and business at ME8 8PP can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Medway: 90%
Medway: 98%
The line marks the figure across Medway.
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at ME8 8PP?
BinDayBuddy has not read Medway Council's days for ME8 8PP today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for ME8 8PP on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
Is ME8 8PP at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include ME8 8PP.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
From surface water, across Medway
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for ME8 8PP: 2,765 properties in Medway are at high risk (2% of all its properties). All the figures for Medway
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Flood warnings
The centre of ME8 8PP is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near ME8 8PP?
Homes in ME8 8 sold for a typical £324,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 146 sales, down 1.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £465,000 27 sales
- Semi-detached £362,500 40 sales
- Terraced £300,000 66 sales
- Flat or maisonette £173,000 13 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole ME8 district: a typical £335,000 from 611 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Homes sold in ME8 8PP
HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in ME8 8PP from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 16 October 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Food hygiene ratings at ME8 8PP
The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at ME8 8PP. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.
Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.
Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards AgencySource: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near ME8 8PP?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 780 homes in the neighbourhood around ME8 8PP. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (63%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Medway for 2026‑27: £2,329. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,552 (band A) to £3,881 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,070.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 20 (3%) | £1,552 |
| Band B | about 20 (3%) | £1,811 |
| Band C | about 280 (36%) | £2,070 |
| Band D | about 250 (32%) | £2,329 |
| Band E | about 80 (10%) | £2,846 |
| Band F | about 100 (13%) | £3,363 |
| Band G | about 30 (4%) | £3,881 |
| Band H | withheld | £4,657 |
When the homes were built
- 4% Before 1900
- 1% 1900 to 1918
- Withheld 1919 to 1939
- 1% 1945 to 1964
- 63% 1965 to 1982
- 3% 1983 to 1999
- None 2000 to 2009
- 18% 2010 to 2019
- 10% 2020 or later
2000 to 2009: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
Averages for Medway before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of ME8 8PP is in (ONS area E01016103), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are near ME8 8PP?
The nearest open schools to ME8 8PP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
Where is the nearest station to ME8 8PP?
The nearest railway station to the centre of ME8 8PP is Rainham (Kent) Rail Station, 2.0 km away in a straight line.
- Rainham (Kent) Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle
- Newington Rail Station Railway station 4.0 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.
More stations near ME8 8PP, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near ME8 8PP?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME8 8PP, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.
- Long Catlis Road Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report July 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01634 233491 1.1 kmWalk
- Parkwood Family Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report July 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01634 269610 1.4 kmCycle
- Wigmore Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01634 231752 1.7 kmCycle
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near ME8 8PP?
The nearest charging points to the centre of ME8 8PP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Gridserve Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 11 kW 750 mWalk
- Medway Eastbound Supercharger Charging point · 12 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 750 mWalk
- Gridserve Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 11 kW 850 mWalk
OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near ME8 8PP?
The nearest to the centre of ME8 8PP, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Portman Smile Clinic, Rainham Phone 01242 896369 1.4 kmCycle
- Toothcare Dental Phone 01634 232204 1.6 kmCycle
- Wigmore Dental Practice 1.8 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which hospitals are nearest to ME8 8PP?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- Medway Maritime Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report November 2025 · Phone 01634 833824 6.0 kmDrive
- Spire Alexandra Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report September 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01634 686162 6.3 kmDrive
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which care homes are near ME8 8PP?
The nearest care homes to the centre of ME8 8PP, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Avenues South East - 25 Beacon Close Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01634 370581 1.5 kmCycle
- Hawthorn Manor Residential Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2026 · Phone 01634 263803 1.5 kmCycle
- 351 Maidstone Road Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01634 388513 1.5 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which pharmacies are near ME8 8PP?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ME8 8PP, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Fenns Chemist Mon to Thu 9am to 5:30pm; Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 4pm; Sun closed · Phone 01634 235880 1.2 kmWalk
- Phoenix Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01634 232079 1.5 kmCycle
- Mediclinic Pharmacy Rainham Mon to Fri 9am to 2pm, 3pm to 6pm; Sat 9am to 2pm, 3pm to 3:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 01634 505023 1.8 kmCycle
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which vets are near ME8 8PP?
The nearest vets to the centre of ME8 8PP on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Wigmore Veterinary Centre 1.6 kmCycle
- PDSA PetAid Hospital 3.1 kmCycle
- Medway Park Veterinary Centre Phone +441634570530 4.8 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Is ME8 8PP in a conservation area?
The centre of ME8 8PP is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much crime is there near ME8 8PP?
Police.uk records 60 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME8 8PP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: shoplifting 1, other crime 1.
Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for ME8 8PP
- Ward
- Rainham South East
- Parish
- Not in a parish
- Region
- South East
- Country
- England
- Rural or urban
- Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- January 1980
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
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