ME8 8QJ
PostcodeA postcode in Medway 032B, Rainham South East ward, Medway.
This report describes the area around ME8 8QJ, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.
Around ME8 8QJ
- 0 crimes within 500 mAugust, none in July eitherMedway 032B: 48 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
- Rainham (Kent), 1.4 kmAbout 17 minutes on footExact point
- 1 school within 800 mNearest is 740 m awayExact point
- No property in ME8 8QJ listed at risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessmentPostcode
- England’s least deprived 30%This neighbourhood, Medway 032BNeighbourhood
- £298,547 average priceFor the whole of Medway, July 2026Council
- No GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 1.1 km awayPostcode
- 1 supermarket within 1 kmNearest is 820 m awayExact point
- 20% can get gigabit broadband at ME8 8QJSuperfast for 80%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Moderate road and rail noise at ME8 8QJRoad 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021)Postcode
- In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 63% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 8.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near ME8 8QJ
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Miers Court Primary School Primary. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 740 m 9 minutes on foot | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
| Leigh Academy Rainham Secondary. Attainment 8 of 44.5 (2025/26, provisional) | 920 m 12 minutes on foot | Good (overall), February 2024 |
| Riverside Primary School Primary. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.2 km 15 minutes on foot | Standards maintained, June 2025 |
| St Margaret's Church of England Junior School Primary. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.2 km 15 minutes on foot | School remains Good, September 2023 |
| St Margaret's Infant School Primary | 1.2 km 15 minutes on foot | Improved significantly, May 2025 |
| Parkwood Primary School Primary | 1.5 km 18 minutes on foot | Requires improvement (overall), June 2023, before the school changed |
| Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School Primary. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.8 km 22 minutes on foot | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
| Rainham School for Girls Secondary. Attainment 8 of 44.8 (2025/26, provisional) | 2 km 25 minutes on foot | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met |
Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Recent sales near ME8 8QJ
Latest sale at each postcode- £637,500Bramling Way, ME8 8FGDecember 2025, detached, established, freehold520 m
- £482,000Bramling Way, ME8 8FFJanuary 2026, detached, established, freehold520 m
- £510,000Beata Gardens, ME8 8GTSeptember 2025, detached, established, freehold530 m
- £312,000The Maltings, ME8 8JLDecember 2024, terraced, established, freehold560 m
- £252,000Bramling Way, ME8 8FLJune 2026, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold570 m
- £372,500Moor Park Close, ME8 8QTJune 2026, detached, established, freehold600 m
HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map
Within 1 km of ME8 8QJ
In a straight lineDental practices
- PORTMAN SMILE CLINIC RAINHAM730 m
Supermarkets
- Asda Rainham High Street Petrol Filling StationAsda820 m
The neighbourhood: Medway 032B
Everything about Medway 032BThe postcode district: ME8
Everything about ME8Your MP
- Naushabah KhanLabourMP for Gillingham and Rainham
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Where these figures come from
- Street-level crimeAugust 2026Map point
- Rail and Tube stations2024/25Exact point
- SchoolsExact point
- Flood risk by postcodeJune 2026Postcode
- English Indices of Deprivation 20252025Neighbourhood
- Average house priceJuly 2026Council
- GP practicesPostcode
- SupermarketsExact point
- Broadband by postcodeJanuary 2026Postcode
- Road and rail noise by postcode2021Postcode
- Radon potential1 km grid
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)20251 km grid
Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.