# ME8

Postcode district covering Gillingham, Rainham and Park Wood, in Medway.

ME8 is a postcode district covering Gillingham, Rainham and Park Wood, in Medway. Median sale price £350,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 58.7 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code ME8. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [ME](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an ME8 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £350,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ME8 was £350,000 in 2025. Joint 789th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me8#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 51,011** (2021). ME8 had 51,011 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 191st most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me8#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in ME8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me8#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.1%** (January 2026). In ME8, 98.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me8#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=ME8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 99% of people in ME8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=ME8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 808 homes were sold in ME8 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=ME8) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for ME8.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=ME8) (Census 2021, England and Wales): ME8 had 51,011 usual residents at the census.

## How ME8 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | ME8 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £350,000 | joint 10th most expensive | 20 postcode districts, ME · 2025 |
| Population | 51,011 | 5th most populated | 20 postcode districts, ME · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 99% | 5th most people in radon Affected Areas | 20 postcode districts, ME · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.1% | highest | 20 postcode districts, ME · Jan 2026 |

## Is ME8 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in ME8 at a rate of 58.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.7 per 1,000 people across the ME postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 269 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in ME8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,120), anti-social behaviour (675) and other crime (517).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in ME8 was 60.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in ME8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so ME8 has no single figure. Of its 33 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in ME8

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Medway 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016160) | 1,536 | 73.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.2% |
| [Medway 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016161) | 1,596 | 168.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Medway 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016162) | 1,648 | 46.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Medway 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016163) | 1,332 | 84.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Medway 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016164) | 1,481 | 40.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| [Medway 018F](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016165) | 1,266 | 34.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| [Medway 023A](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016093) | 1,812 | 58.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 70.2% |
| [Medway 023B](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016096) | 1,535 | 47.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.4% |
| [Medway 023C](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016166) | 1,565 | 84.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Medway 023D](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016167) | 1,442 | 32.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Medway 025A](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016094) | 1,578 | 44.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.3% |
| [Medway 025B](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016095) | 1,340 | 52.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.5% |
| [Medway 025C](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016097) | 1,477 | 41.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.3% |
| [Medway 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016098) | 1,464 | 142.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.8% |
| [Medway 025E](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016102) | 1,441 | 70.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| [Medway 029A](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016087) | 1,780 | 58.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.3% |
| [Medway 029B](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016088) | 1,569 | 90.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| [Medway 029C](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016089) | 1,547 | 37.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.0% |
| [Medway 029D](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016090) | 1,526 | 20.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Medway 030A](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016085) | 1,631 | 50.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.9% |
| [Medway 030B](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016086) | 1,320 | 141.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.4% |
| [Medway 030C](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016091) | 1,516 | 15.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.9% |
| [Medway 032A](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016101) | 1,444 | 61.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Medway 032B](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016103) | 1,903 | 47.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.6% |
| [Medway 032C](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016104) | 1,417 | 25.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Medway 032D](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016107) | 1,489 | 52.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Medway 035D](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016053) | 1,579 | 21.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Medway 036A](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016092) | 1,500 | 32.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.2% |
| [Medway 036B](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016099) | 1,533 | 39.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| [Medway 036C](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016100) | 1,536 | 67.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Medway 036D](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016105) | 1,396 | 74.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.7% |
| [Medway 036E](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016106) | 1,428 | 33.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Swale 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/swale/neighbourhood/e01024572) | 1,360 | 55.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 69.8% |

## Your MP

- [Gillingham and Rainham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gillingham-and-rainham): Naushabah Khan (Labour), MP since July 2024. 98% of the people here.
- [Sittingbourne and Sheppey](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sittingbourne-and-sheppey): Kevin McKenna (Labour), MP since July 2024. 2.4% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in ME8

[Parkwood East](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/parkwood-east), [Parkwood West](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/parkwood-west), [Rainham North East](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/rainham-north-east), [Rainham North West](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/rainham-north-west), [Rainham South East](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/rainham-south-east), [Rainham South West](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/rainham-south-west), [Twydall](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/twydall)

## Postcode sectors in ME8

[ME8 0 (211 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me8-0), [ME8 1 (26 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me8-1), [ME8 6 (226 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me8-6), [ME8 7 (213 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me8-7), [ME8 8 (235 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me8-8), [ME8 9 (242 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me8-9)

## Council

[Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway)

## Towns in ME8

[Gillingham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/gillingham-medway)

## Postcode districts next to ME8

[ME7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me7), [ME9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me9), [ME14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me14)

## Nearest rail stations

[Rainham (Kent) (650 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.6113,51.3663), [Gillingham (Kent) (4.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.5498,51.3866), [Newington (4.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.6686,51.3533)

## More in the ME postcode area

[All ME postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## ME8 in brief

ME8 is a postcode district covering Gillingham, Rainham and Park Wood, in Medway.
About 52,621 people lived in ME8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £350,000 in 2025 across 808 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 58.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in ME8 was £350,000 in 2025.
ME8 had 51,011 usual residents at the census.
About 99% of people in ME8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In ME8, 98.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: ME8
- Postcode area: [ME](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me)
- Constituency: [Gillingham and Rainham †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gillingham-and-rainham)
- Council: [Medway †](https://openindex.co.uk/medway)
- Area: 19.55 km²
- People, mid-2024: 52,621*
- Neighbourhoods: 33
- Output areas: 162

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[ME7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me7), [ME9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me9), [ME14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me14)

## Latest updates for ME8

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/ME8

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me8, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me8#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me8