Map of ME8 8QW postcode

General information
Postcode ME8 8QW
Post Town Gillingham
Nearest station Rainham (Kent) (1 km)
Bus stops
Three Sisters (NE)
Otterham Quay (S)
Otterham Quay (N)
Wallbridge Lane (S)
Wallbridge Lane (N)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 9 View
Known addresses
Pear Tree House, Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham
1 Amelia Cottages, Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham
2 Amelia Cottages, Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 51.369226
Longitude 0.631878
Easting 583296
Northing 166639
Grid reference TQ832666
UTM reference 31U 335162 5693547
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Plus code 9F329J9J+MQ
Altitude 13 metres (41 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:17
Sunset (today) 17:59
Distance away
Distance to sea 0.9 KMs (0.5 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishUpchurchE04005077
Ward Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch E05009550
Local Authority District Swale E07000113
County Electoral Division Swale West E58000738
Local Authority Kent E10000016
County Kent E10000016
Constituency (2024) Sittingbourne and Sheppey E14001474
MPKevin McKennaLabour
Police forceKent
Water companySouthern Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Kent Thames Gateway
NUTS/ITL 2 Kent
NUTS/ITL 1 South East
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated February 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 8
Households (2011) 3
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
18,585 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£48,700
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanRural hamlet and isolated dwellings
Census output area (2021)E00166797
Census output area (2011)E00166797
Lower layer super output area (2021)Swale 008CE01024572
Lower layer super output area (2011)Swale 008CE01024572
Middle layer super output area (2021)Newington, Halstow & UpchurchE02005122
Middle layer super output area (2011)Newington, Halstow & UpchurchE02005122
Travel to work areaMedwayE30000242
Property sales
Average property price in Rochester £318,890
Annual change 0.1%
View all properties sold in the ME postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
Pear Tree House, Otterham Quay Lane, RainhamDetached (freehold)Dec 2021£550,000
2 Amelia Cottages, Otterham Quay Lane, RainhamSemi-detached (freehold)Aug 2000£190,000
1 Amelia Cottages, Otterham Quay Lane, RainhamSemi-detached (freehold)Jul 2000£67,995


View all properties sold in the ME8 8 sector

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