ME8 7TP

a postcode in Medway

Introduced in January 1980

ME8 7TP	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with ME8 7TP

Lower Rainham Road - 22 properties, USRN 32101181

Bloors Wharf Road - 1 property, USRN 32102641

Lower Bloors Lane - 1 property, USRN 32102652

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3773 / 51°22'38"N

Longitude: 0.6081 / 0°36'29"E

UTM Reference: 31U 333536 5694495

OS Easting: 581607

OS Northing: 167474

OS Grid: TQ816674

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QR9.QJJ

Mapcode Global: VHJLW.HNB1

Open Location Code: 9F329JG5+W6

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01hj20

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2a2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
Settled Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 22137 / 32844

7th decile
somewhat less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for ME8 7TP on Monday 22 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:40
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:53
Sunrise	04:41
Transit (sun is at its highest)	12:59
Sunset	21:18
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:05
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:19

Hours of daylight today	04:11 to 21:48
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:48 to 04:11
Moon Phase	First Quarter
Moon Rises	12:47
Moon sets	23:58

For a full sun and moon calendar for ME8 7TP, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME8 7TP

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
14 July 2023	597 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£325,000
18 November 2022	577 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£350,000
27 September 2022	Bloors Place, Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TP	Detached	Freehold	£1,200,000
6 April 2021	585 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£390,000
3 February 2021	575 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£328,500
29 November 2019	595 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£340,000
28 June 2019	The Wagon Lodge, Bloors Farm, 540, Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TP	Detached	Freehold	£270,000
25 November 2016	595 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£310,000
8 December 2015	577 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£150,000
16 June 2015	571 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£210,000
10 March 2015	Formosa, 591, Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£235,000
18 December 2014	573 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£212,000
17 June 2013	595 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£180,000
7 June 2013	Bloors Place, Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TP	Detached	Freehold	£700,000
22 July 2011	593 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£137,500
15 January 2007	The Wagon Lodge, Bloors Farm, 540, Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TP	Detached	Freehold	£225,000
4 August 2006	Formosa, 591, Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£218,500
26 April 2006	599 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£226,000
31 October 2003	599 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£179,995
3 May 2002	581 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£135,000
10 August 2001	599 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£145,000
12 March 2001	571 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£103,000
2 July 1999	581 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£72,000
30 October 1998	565 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TP	Detached	Freehold	£74,000
2 October 1997	579 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£67,000
9 July 1997	597 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£64,000
26 April 1996	571 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£57,500

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for ME8 7TP

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Gillingham and Rainham

MP

Naushabah Khan Labour

Medway Council

Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Rainham North

Councillors

Kwashie Anang Conservative

George Perfect Conservative

Wayne Spring Conservative

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for ME8 7TP

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00081351		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01016093	Medway 023A	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02003336	Medway 023	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05014461	Rainham North	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	4 May 2023	DLUHC
E06000035	Medway	Unitary Authorities	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000008	South East	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001246	Gillingham and Rainham	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000032	Kent	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000242	Medway	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33039892		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000056	South East	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	1 April 2020	BEIS
E38000237	NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000005	South East	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2018	ODS
E43000030	Medway, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E54000032	NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E56000011	Kent and Medway	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 September 2016	NHS England
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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