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ME8 postcode area · Medway

The ME8 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Medway, Swale. Area Scores range from 25 to 96 across them. Every full ME8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The ME8 district contains both ends of the scale: Rainham South West at 96 out of 100 (#238 of 6,856 in England) against Twydall at 25, a 71-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 6 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £310,000 in Twydall to £455,000 in Rainham South West. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Medway and Swale — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£41,795a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime54per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied78%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the ME8 district

£345,000median home sold over the past year · +21.1% over 5 years · +2.7% over the year · 715 sales
Detached£475,000
Semi-detached£357,500
Terraced£300,000
Flat£170,000
Medway£310,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Rainham South WestMedway 23896 £455,000
Hempstead & WigmoreMedway 34895 £419,950
Parkwood EastMedway 1,16383 £312,500
Rainham South EastMedway 1,65076 £370,000
Rainham North WestMedway 1,76774 £362,500
Parkwood WestMedway 2,13069 £317,500
Newington, Halstow & UpchurchSwale 3,59748 £370,000
Gillingham South EastMedway 4,26938 £357,000
Rainham North EastMedway 4,54334 £320,000
TwydallMedway 5,11225 £310,000

People living in ME8 Census 2021

Residents70,741
Median age (est.)44
Density1,269per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above25%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 26%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 9%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 10%Other: 18%
One person 25%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative12%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 4%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 4%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 43% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 8%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in ME8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the ME8 district.

Gillingham South Parkwood Rainham North Rainham South

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around ME8.

ME7 ME5 ME4 ME1 ME99 ME9 ME2 ME3

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.