ME8 8RG postcode in Gillingham, Medway

ME8 8RG is a postcode in Gillingham, in the Rainham South East ward of Medway. It is in the Gillingham and Rainham parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Medway: 90% Typical price £324,500 Homes sold in ME8 8, last 12 months. ▼ 1.7% on the year before Nearest station Rainham (Kent) 2.8 km in a straight line

Where ME8 8RG is, and what is near it

Map of ME8 8RG and what is near it Map of ME8 8RG: its centre point, with the 234 other postcodes in the ME8 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 5 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. ME8 8PG: also in ME8 8ME8 8PL: also in ME8 8ME8 8PN: also in ME8 8ME8 8PQ: also in ME8 8ME8 8RB: also in ME8 8ME8 8RD: also in ME8 8ME8 8RH: also in ME8 8ME8 8RJ: also in ME8 8ME8 8RL: also in ME8 8ME8 8RN: also in ME8 8ME8 8RP: also in ME8 8ME8 8RQ: also in ME8 8ME8 8RT: also in ME8 8ME8 8RU: also in ME8 8ME8 8RX: also in ME8 8ME8 8RY: also in ME8 8ME8 8RZ: also in ME8 8ME8 8SG: also in ME8 8ME8 8SH: also in ME8 8ME8 8SJ: also in ME8 8ME8 8SL: also in ME8 8ME8 8SP: also in ME8 8ME8 8SQ: also in ME8 8ME8 8SY: also in ME8 8ME8 8SZ: also in ME8 8ME8 8TA: also in ME8 8ME8 8TB: also in ME8 8ME8 8TD: also in ME8 8ME8 8TE: also in ME8 8ME8 8TF: also in ME8 8ME8 8TG: also in ME8 8ME8 8TH: also in ME8 8ME8 8TQ: also in ME8 8 GP 900 mRainham (Kent) station 2.8 kmNewington station 4.8 kmRainham North ME8 8RG Map of ME8 8RG and what is near it Map of ME8 8RG: its centre point, with the 234 other postcodes in the ME8 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 5 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 2 schools, 2.4 kmRainham North ME8 8RG
  • ME8 8RG
  • Other postcodes in ME8 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • 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 51.3413, longitude 0.6028)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after ME8 8RG?

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 8RG?

Every home and business at ME8 8RG can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Medway: 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Medway: 98%

The line marks the figure across Medway.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 8RG?

BinDayBuddy has not read Medway Council's days for ME8 8RG today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for ME8 8RG on BinDayBuddy

Source: 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 8RG 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 8RG.

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 8RG: 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 8RG 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.

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Source: 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 8RG?

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.

£324,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£330,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.7% on the 12 months before
  • 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 postcode

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

Homes sold in ME8 8RG

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in ME8 8RG from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 18 December 2025. 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

What council tax band are homes near ME8 8RG?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 580 homes in the neighbourhood around ME8 8RG. Over half of them (78%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (100%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around ME8 8RG

Band D in Medway for 2026‑27: £2,329. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,811 (band B) to £3,363 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,070.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Afewer than 5£1,552
Band Babout 50 (9%)£1,811
Band Cabout 450 (78%)£2,070
Band Dabout 50 (9%)£2,329
Band Eabout 20 (3%)£2,846
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,363
Band Gwithheld£3,881
Band Hfewer than 5£4,657

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. Withheld 1945 to 1964
  5. 100% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1983 to 1999, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: 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 8RG is in (ONS area E01016101), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: 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 8RG?

The nearest open schools to ME8 8RG, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ME8 8RG, and how we find them

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 8RG?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME8 8RG is Rainham (Kent) Rail Station, 2.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Rainham (Kent) Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle
  • Newington Rail Station Railway station 4.8 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Tyler Drive, 147 m away.

More stations near ME8 8RG, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near ME8 8RG?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME8 8RG, 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.

Find a GP on the NHS website

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 8RG?

4 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of ME8 8RG, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Medway Eastbound Supercharger Charging point · 12 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 250 mWalk
  • Gridserve Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 11 kW 350 mWalk
  • Gridserve Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 11 kW 400 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 Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near ME8 8RG?

The nearest to the centre of ME8 8RG, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

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 8RG?

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.

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 8RG?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ME8 8RG, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 8RG?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ME8 8RG, 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.

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 8RG?

The nearest vets to the centre of ME8 8RG on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

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 8RG in a conservation area?

The centre of ME8 8RG is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 8RG?

Police.uk records 60 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME8 8RG in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences22 reports
Anti-social behaviour19 reports
Vehicle crime7 reports
Public order4 reports
Other theft4 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports

Also: shoplifting 1, drugs 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 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for ME8 8RG

Ward
Rainham South East
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Gillingham
Rural or urban
Urban, 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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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

ME8 8PL30 mME8 8SJ70 mME8 8SL80 mME8 8RH90 mME8 8RQ90 mME8 8SH120 m
All of ME8

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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