ME8 9DP

a postcode in Medway

Introduced in January 1980

ME8 9DP	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 9DP

Kenilworth Drive - 12 properties, USRN 32101045

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3555 / 51°21'19"N

Longitude: 0.5932 / 0°35'35"E

UTM Reference: 31U 332418 5692110

OS Easting: 580654

OS Northing: 165018

OS Grid: TQ806650

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QRH.SYD

Mapcode Global: VHJM2.76F6

Open Location Code: 9F329H4V+67

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01hi15

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 1b2

Retired Professionals
Small Town Suburbia
Older Established Suburban Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 29141 / 32844

9th decile
much less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for ME8 9DP 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)	23:03

Hours of daylight today	04:13 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 9DP, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME8 9DP

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
25 November 2019	2 Kenilworth Drive, Gillingham ME8 9DP	Detached	Freehold	£510,000
3 May 2019	10 Kenilworth Drive, Gillingham ME8 9DP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£357,500
19 October 2017	4 Kenilworth Drive, Gillingham ME8 9DP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£351,000
26 June 2015	7 Kenilworth Drive, Gillingham ME8 9DP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£250,600
22 August 2011	8 Kenilworth Drive, Gillingham ME8 9DP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£234,500
19 December 2008	10 Kenilworth Drive, Gillingham ME8 9DP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£210,000
24 January 2008	12 Kenilworth Drive, Gillingham ME8 9DP	Detached	Freehold	£250,000
27 January 2006	12 Kenilworth Drive, Gillingham ME8 9DP	Detached	Freehold	£248,500
4 November 2005	1 Kenilworth Drive, Gillingham ME8 9DP	Detached	Freehold	£295,000
25 April 2001	5 Kenilworth Drive, Gillingham ME8 9DP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£117,500
3 July 1996	11 Kenilworth Drive, Gillingham ME8 9DP	Semi-detached	Freehold	£92,000

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 9DP

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Gillingham and Rainham

MP

Naushabah Khan Labour

Medway Council

Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Rainham South West

Councillors

Mark Joy Conservative

Barry Kemp Conservative

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for ME8 9DP

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00081335		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01016092	Medway 036A	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02003349	Medway 036	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05014463	Rainham South West	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
E33039931		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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