The UK Postcode Database

ME8 8RL

a postcode in Medway

Introduced in January 1980
ME8 8RL 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 8RL

Hunstanton Close - 26 properties, USRN 32100991

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3418 / 51°20'30"N

Longitude: 0.6004 / 0°36'1"E

UTM Reference: 31U 332871 5690568

OS Easting: 581211

OS Northing: 163510

OS Grid: TQ812635

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QRP.W1J

Mapcode Global: VHJM2.CJ8R

Open Location Code: 9F328JR2+P5

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01hi22

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 6c2

  • Baseline UK
  • Multicultural Inner Suburbs
  • Semi-Detached Family Renters

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 24588 / 32844

  • 8th decile
  • less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for ME8 8RL on Friday 5 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:49
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:58
Sunrise 04:43
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:56
Sunset 21:08
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 21:54
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:02
Hours of daylight today04:13 to 21:38
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:38 to 04:13
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 08:08
Moon Rises 23:51

For a full sun and moon calendar for ME8 8RL, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME8 8RL

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
15 December 2023 24 Hunstanton Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £275,000
6 October 2023 26 Hunstanton Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8RL Semi-detached Freehold £365,000
31 May 2018 20 Hunstanton Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £250,000
17 May 2017 2 Hunstanton Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £265,000
13 April 2017 15 Hunstanton Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £224,000
12 August 2016 1 Hunstanton Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £310,000
31 October 2014 10 Hunstanton Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £222,000
28 July 2014 16 Hunstanton Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £150,000
14 March 2014 3 Hunstanton Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £193,500
8 March 2013 11 Hunstanton Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £195,000
31 August 2006 1 Hunstanton Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8RL Semi-detached Freehold £181,500
12 April 2006 22 Hunstanton Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £158,000
28 July 2004 6 Hunstanton Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £159,000
28 March 2003 5 Hunstanton Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £134,000
22 August 2002 19 Hunstanton Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £98,950
30 April 2001 5 Hunstanton Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £92,000
8 December 2000 7 Hunstanton Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £77,000
18 August 2000 19 Hunstanton Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £33,809
18 August 2000 19 Hunstanton Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £35,190
31 March 2000 26 Hunstanton Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8RL Semi-detached Freehold £84,000
23 October 1998 3 Hunstanton Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £68,500
21 August 1998 6 Hunstanton Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £67,000
30 April 1998 12 Hunstanton Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £64,995
13 February 1998 15 Hunstanton Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £59,000
1 December 1997 22 Hunstanton Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £60,000
5 November 1996 10 Hunstanton Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £55,500
20 January 1995 21 Hunstanton Close, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £42,000

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 8RL

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Gillingham and Rainham

MP

Naushabah Khan Labour

Medway Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Rainham South East

Councillors

Roger Barrett Conservative

Howard Doe Conservative

Gary Hackwell Conservative

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for ME8 8RL

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00081420 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01016101 Medway 032A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02003345 Medway 032 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05014462 Rainham South East 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
E33039921 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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