The UK Postcode Database

ME8 7XH

a postcode in Kent

Introduced in January 1980
ME8 7XH 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 7XH

Wallbridge Lane - 40 properties, USRN 39001349

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 39002116

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 39002117

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 39002119

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3722 / 51°22'19"N

Longitude: 0.6391 / 0°38'20"E

UTM Reference: 31U 335673 5693859

OS Easting: 583782

OS Northing: 166984

OS Grid: TQ837669

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QRC.SGZ

Mapcode Global: VHJLX.1R6Z

Open Location Code: 9F329JCQ+VJ

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01hi69

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

  • rural town
  • a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Rural Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 21707 / 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 7XH on Tuesday 23 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 today04:11 to 21:48
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:48 to 04:11
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Rises 14:03

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

Residential Property Sales in ME8 7XH

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
3 May 2024 22 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Detached Freehold £730,000
16 November 2021 38 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Semi-detached Freehold £375,000
19 April 2021 48 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Detached Freehold £312,000
10 December 2020 66 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £325,000
21 October 2019 48 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Detached Freehold £255,000
7 December 2018 22 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Detached Freehold £510,000
31 October 2018 66 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £330,000
24 October 2018 20 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Detached Freehold £630,000
13 July 2017 58 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Detached Freehold £392,500
22 April 2016 68 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Detached Freehold £495,000
18 January 2016 18 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Detached Freehold £395,000
21 January 2015 46 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Detached Freehold £250,000
7 November 2014 64 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £156,500
31 October 2013 4 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Detached Freehold £295,000
10 July 2013 14 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Detached Freehold £460,000
27 July 2012 2 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Detached Freehold £400,000
11 May 2011 32 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Semi-detached Freehold £200,000
11 March 2011 24 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Detached Freehold £507,000
10 June 2008 40 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Semi-detached Freehold £275,000
28 March 2008 70 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £121,020
12 October 2007 30 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Detached Freehold £315,000
13 April 2007 34 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Semi-detached Freehold £240,000
8 May 2006 28 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Semi-detached Freehold £170,000
16 December 2005 6 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Detached Freehold £540,000
9 July 2004 60 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £149,995
9 September 2003 66 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £180,000
7 November 2002 6 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Detached Freehold £290,000
24 October 2002 62 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £122,500
16 October 2002 58 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Detached Freehold £215,000
7 June 2002 28 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Semi-detached Freehold £138,000
28 August 2001 28 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Semi-detached Freehold £73,000
30 June 2000 48 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Detached Freehold £193,000
27 June 1997 36a Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Detached Freehold £93,000
14 April 1997 48 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Detached Freehold £126,000
24 February 1997 62 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £50,000
31 October 1996 44 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Detached Freehold £113,000
20 December 1995 16 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Detached Freehold £59,995
12 September 1995 62 Wallbridge Lane, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £32,000

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 7XH

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Sittingbourne and Sheppey

MP

Kevin McKenna Labour

Kent County Council
County council electoral division

Swale West

Councillor

Richard Palmer Reform UK

Swale Borough Council
District council ward

Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch

Councillors

Chris Palmer Reform UK

Richard Palmer Reform UK

ME8 7XH also falls within the Civil Parish of Upchurch, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for ME8 7XH

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00124722 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01024573 Swale 008D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02005122 Swale 008 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04005077 Upchurch Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05009550 Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 7 May 2015 DLUHC
E07000113 Swale Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000016 Kent Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000008 South East Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001474 Sittingbourne and Sheppey 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
E33043321 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
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
E58000738 Swale West ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 4 May 2017 DLUHC
E63012311 Upchurch 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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