Latitude: 51.37 / 51°22'12"N
Longitude: 0.6259 / 0°37'33"E
OS Eastings: 582876
OS Northings: 166712
OS Grid: TQ828667
Mapcode National: GBR QRJ.31C
Mapcode Global: VHJLW.STRM
Plus Code: 9F329JCG+29
Maidenhead Locator System: JO01hi58
What Three Birds: bullfinch.twite.parakeet
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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ME8 8RS is a residential postcode in Gillingham, Kent. It was first introduced in June 1998.
The most common council tax bands are E, F and D.
Residential buildings are typically detached and semi-detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £111,297 to £571,181 with an average of £406,361.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1996 and 2002.
48% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are D and C.
Gillingham is a town, which had a population of 104,157 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 84 people resident in ME8 8RS, of which 46 were male and 38 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
ME8 8RS is in the Medway travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Eastern and Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust.
ME8 8RS is approximately 12m (39ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing ME8 8RS
6b2: Suburbanites - Semi-Detached Suburbia - White Suburban Communities
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for ME8 8RS
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
7/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near ME8 8RS include Aldi, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of ME8 8RS are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
District Council
Swale Borough Council
Ward
Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch
Councillors
Chris Palmer (Swale Independents)
Richard Palmer (Swale Independents)
County Council
Kent
Electoral Division
Swale West
County Councillor
Mike Baldock (Swale Independents)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
MP
Gordon Henderson (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for ME8 8RS.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near ME8 8RS.
Riverside Primary School
St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 8ET
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
St Margaret's Infant School
Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 9AE
Community School
Ages 3 - 7
Good
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School
Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 9AE
Academy Converter
Ages 7 - 11
Good
Holywell Primary School
Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 7AE
Community School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
Thames View Primary School
Bloors Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 7DX
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Rainham Mark Grammar School
Pump Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 7AJ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Rainham School for Girls
Derwent Way, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 0BX
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Howard School
Derwent Way, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 0BX
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Robert Napier School
Third Avenue, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 2LX
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Chatham Grammar School for Girls
Rainham Road, Chatham, Kent, ME5 7EH
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Victory Academy
Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 5JB
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Westlands School
Westlands Avenue, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1PF
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Greenacre School
157 Walderslade Road, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0LP
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Walderslade Girls' School
Bradfields Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0LE
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.