ME8 7TX

a postcode in Medway

Introduced in January 1980

ME8 7TX	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 7TX

Lower Rainham Road - 27 properties, USRN 32101181

Motney Hill Road - 1 property, USRN 32101347

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3759 / 51°22'33"N

Longitude: 0.6123 / 0°36'44"E

UTM Reference: 31U 333826 5694338

OS Easting: 581907

OS Northing: 167337

OS Grid: TQ819673

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QR9.RM5

Mapcode Global: VHJLW.KPK2

Open Location Code: 9F329JG6+9W

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01hj30

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 7TX 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	Waxing Gibbous
Moon Rises	12:47
Moon sets	23:58

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

Residential Property Sales in ME8 7TX

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
22 March 2024	628 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TX	Detached	Freehold	£565,000
17 August 2022	626 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TX	Detached	Freehold	£635,000
15 September 2020	632 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TX	Detached	Freehold	£510,000
4 April 2018	610 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£550,000
24 February 2017	618 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£315,000
22 March 2016	642 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£250,000
22 March 2016	650 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TX	Detached	Freehold	£405,000
22 January 2016	658 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£201,750
2 October 2015	622 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TX	Detached	Freehold	£600,000
2 August 2010	630 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TX	Detached	Freehold	£317,500
31 March 2008	610 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£367,500
14 March 2008	659 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TX	Detached	Freehold	£320,000
14 March 2008	654 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£199,995
15 February 2008	640 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£270,000
28 September 2007	652 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£328,000
23 August 2006	612 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TX	Detached	Freehold	£311,000
27 June 2006	654 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£195,000
26 May 2005	630 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TX	Detached	Freehold	£300,000
3 December 2004	610 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£210,000
12 October 2004	615 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TX	Detached	Freehold	£195,000
24 April 2002	659 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TX	Detached	Freehold	£143,000
25 June 2001	612 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TX	Detached	Freehold	£170,000
18 September 1998	618 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£79,500
1 July 1997	630 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TX	Detached	Freehold	£75,000
5 July 1996	632 Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7TX	Detached	Freehold	£87,500

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 7TX

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 7TX

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
E63012307	Gillingham (Medway)	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
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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