The UK Postcode Database

ME8 7XQ

a postcode in Kent

Introduced in December 1996
ME8 7XQ 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 7XQ

Woodruff Close - 48 properties, USRN 39001675

Horsham Lane - 2 properties, USRN 39000635

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3772 / 51°22'37"N

Longitude: 0.636 / 0°38'9"E

UTM Reference: 31U 335479 5694421

OS Easting: 583550

OS Northing: 167533

OS Grid: TQ835675

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QRB.RLR

Mapcode Global: VHJLW.ZN34

Open Location Code: 9F329JGP+VC

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01hj60

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

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

ONS Population Classification: 1a1

  • Retired Professionals
  • Spacious Rural Living
  • Pre-Retirement Spacious Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 18585 / 32844

  • 6th decile
  • slightly less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for ME8 7XQ on Monday 29 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:44
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:57
Sunrise 04:44
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:00
Sunset 21:17
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:04
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:17
Hours of daylight today04:14 to 21:47
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:47 to 04:14
Moon Phase Full Moon
Moon Sets 01:42
Moon Rises 19:53

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

Residential Property Sales in ME8 7XQ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
23 April 2024 45 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £650,000
10 January 2024 42 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £645,000
12 July 2022 18 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £621,000
4 November 2021 8 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £640,000
18 June 2021 43 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £565,000
26 January 2021 1 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £675,000
22 January 2021 9 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £660,000
10 December 2020 28 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £565,000
20 November 2020 38 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £525,000
20 March 2020 22 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £525,000
19 September 2019 28 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £535,000
16 April 2019 2 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £530,000
28 January 2019 29 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £525,000
2 November 2018 10 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £625,000
2 August 2018 19 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £505,000
11 April 2018 20 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £510,000
8 December 2017 44 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £580,000
25 August 2017 26 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £500,000
7 April 2017 12 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £510,000
24 March 2017 35 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £510,000
10 March 2017 17 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £535,000
30 January 2017 33 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £495,000
4 August 2016 38 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £485,000
11 September 2015 13 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £445,000
28 November 2014 15 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £455,000
7 August 2014 28 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £425,000
17 July 2014 21 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £460,000
17 January 2014 35 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £425,000
10 January 2014 23 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £375,000
21 June 2013 29 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £405,000
1 March 2013 19 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £390,000
6 November 2008 17 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £365,000
4 July 2008 1 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £380,000
21 August 2007 25 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £413,000
6 July 2007 42 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £358,000
7 February 2007 20 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £360,000
13 February 2006 37 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £357,500
26 October 2005 6 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £342,500
25 October 2005 3 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £360,000
7 September 2005 27 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £342,000
7 September 2005 40 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £322,500
1 March 2005 18 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £335,000
7 August 2003 1 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £321,000
24 July 2003 29 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £325,000
3 May 2002 14 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £270,000
29 April 2002 34 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £250,000
5 April 2002 31 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £243,500
28 February 2002 27 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £241,000
14 December 2001 17 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £270,000
10 August 2001 35 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £249,995
31 July 2001 10 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £250,000
28 November 2000 37 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £244,500
9 June 2000 38 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £225,000
3 March 2000 15 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £228,000
29 October 1999 31 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £190,000
24 September 1999 5 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £223,995
13 September 1999 39 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £168,995
22 April 1999 25 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £216,000
9 December 1998 46 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £225,000
18 November 1998 26 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £187,000
16 October 1998 6 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £187,000
24 September 1998 10 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £212,000
18 September 1998 7 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £170,000
26 June 1998 9 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £225,000
26 June 1998 8 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £185,000
19 June 1998 11 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £176,300
17 June 1998 12 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £175,000
4 June 1998 45 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £215,000
29 May 1998 15 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £208,000
27 May 1998 13 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £166,000
15 May 1998 14 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £171,500
30 April 1998 16 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £159,995
24 April 1998 17 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £215,000
31 March 1998 19 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £167,000
27 March 1998 18 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £167,000
6 March 1998 21 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £154,000
27 February 1998 20 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £168,000
30 January 1998 22 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £215,000
19 December 1997 23 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £149,000
28 November 1997 24 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £163,000
28 November 1997 25 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £188,000
26 September 1997 27 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £145,000
18 September 1997 28 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £160,000
20 August 1997 30 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £141,000
31 July 1997 32 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £144,000
29 July 1997 29 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £135,000
26 June 1997 33 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £150,000
20 June 1997 31 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £143,000
11 June 1997 34 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £160,000
23 May 1997 35 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £148,000
15 May 1997 36 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £139,000
9 May 1997 38 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £150,000
28 April 1997 37 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £168,000
25 April 1997 39 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £145,000
22 April 1997 40 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £140,000
27 March 1997 41 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £145,000
12 March 1997 42 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £133,000
28 February 1997 43 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £133,000
4 February 1997 44 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £174,000
18 November 1996 5 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £180,000
8 November 1996 4 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £175,000
8 November 1996 1 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £145,000
18 October 1996 2 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £140,000
11 October 1996 3 Woodruff Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 7XQ Detached Freehold £155,000

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 7XQ

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 7XQ 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 7XQ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00124726 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00166797 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 31 December 2011 ONS
E01024572 Swale 008C 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
E33043319 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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