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ME8 8GP area guide

Who lives in ME8 8GP, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Rainham North East
Council
Medway
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,687 (2024)
At a glance

What ME8 8GP is like

ME8 8GP is a postcode in the Rainham North East area of Medway. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,687 people. 78.4% of households own their home, 17% rent privately and 4.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 65.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in ME8 8 sold for a median of £325,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How ME8 8GP compares

Headline figures for ME8 8GP, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
4/ 10

Around the middle: 17.2 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£325,000

Median over 149 sales in ME8 8, −1.5% on the year before.

TransportMore
4.7/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 16 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
94%

Rated good or better across 16 inspected schools within 2.0 miles.

Household incomeMore
£51,104

Average annual income before tax, higher than 45% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ME8 8GP differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    Well-rated schoolsPositive

    94% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.

  2. 02
    Mostly owner-occupied

    78.4% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

ME8 8GP FAQs

01
Is ME8 8GP a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 17.2 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 94% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 4.7 out of 10 (good).
02
How much does a house cost in ME8 8GP?

The median sale price over the last year was £325,000.

Homes in ME8 8 sold for a median of £325,000 across 149 sales in the year to August 2026, −1.5% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is ME8 8GP safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year around ME8 8GP, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.
04
Who lives in ME8 8GP?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 9% of residents. 78.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (56.3%).
05
Which council covers ME8 8GP?

The local authority for ME8 8GP is Medway.

ME8 8GP comes under Medway in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is ME8 8GP?

Connectivity scores 4.7 out of 10.

There are 16 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.7 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Rainham (Kent) Rail Station, 0.7 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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