325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

ME8 0BX

Ward
Rainham South West
Council
Medway
Region
South East
Country
England
Constituency
Gillingham and Rainham
Police
Kent

House prices

£640k£320k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £550k +12% +443% +29%
Semi-detached £380k -5.0% +428% +36%
Terraced £325k +16% +622% +31%
Flat £146k -7.6% +348% -39%

Median sale prices in ME8 0 from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
Rainham School for Girls 0.08 mi Non-sel 44.3 30%
The Howard School 0.1 mi Non-sel 45.2 33%
Rainham Mark Grammar School 0.6 mi Selective 62.7 87%

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £1,229
1 bed £892
2 bed £1,133
3 bed £1,330
4+ bed £1,825

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 2,225
Violence & sexual offences 892
Burglary 46
Anti-social behaviour 411

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
MAIDSTONE RD RAINHAM SURGERY GP practice 0.3 mi
THAMES AVE SURGERY GP practice 0.5 mi
PUMP LANE SURGERY GP practice 0.8 mi
ORCHARD FAMILY PRACTICE GP practice 0.9 mi
WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 0.9 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Rainham (Kent) Rail Station Rail station 1.2 mi
Rainham (Kent) Rail Station Rail station 1.2 mi
Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station Rail station 3.5 mi
Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station Rail station 3.5 mi
Newington Rail Station Rail station 3.7 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 98.2%
Gigabit 87.2%
Full fibre (FTTP) 67.1%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 89.6%
Indoor voice (all) 92.7%
5G outdoor (any) 100.0%

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 ME8 0BX
Overall49%
Income41%
Employment34%
Education34%
Health54%
Crime54%
Housing & services63%
Living environment82%

Your MP

Naushabah Khan MP

Labour

Gillingham and Rainham

naushabah.khan.mp@parliament.uk

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Greenspace access point Play space 0.2 mi
Greenspace access point Park 0.5 mi
Greenspace access point Park 0.6 mi
Greenspace access point Play space 0.5 mi
Ryetop Playing Field Playing field 0.5 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Rainham War Memorial II 0.8 mi
Obelisk Tomb of John Chambers, Approximately 5 Metres South West of Church of St Margaret II 0.8 mi
Headstone of Thomas Lane, Approximately 15 Metres South of Church of St Margaret II 0.9 mi
Headstone of Children of Will Scott, Approximately 20 Metres South of Church of St Margaret II 0.9 mi
Church of St Margaret I 0.8 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 12,719
Total registered 14,093
Dormant 210
New (last year) 2,177
New (last 5 years) 7,075

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 7
PM10 12
NO₂ 10
NOₓ 13

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 2
Fatal 0
Serious 1
Killed/serious 1
Pedestrian 1
Cyclist 1

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 888,800,000
Cars & taxis 693,700,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 0

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Bathing water

NameDistance
Sheerness 14.0 mi
Minster Leas 13.5 mi

Bathing water quality from the Environment Agency. Names link to the EA profile. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 1,569

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 20.3%
Aged 16–64 59.4%
Aged 65+ 20.3%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 87.8%
Asian 6.1%
Black 2.6%
Mixed 2.8%
Other 0.7%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 72.9%
Social rented 16.8%
Private rented 10.0%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 20.3%
Semi-detached 51.1%
Terraced 13.4%
Flat / maisonette 15.1%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 14.9%
1 car or van 37.9%
2+ cars or vans 47.2%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 58.0%
Unemployed 3.5%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 19.1%
Degree or above 24.3%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 67.8%
Smoking prevalence 11.2%
Infant mortality 3.0

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.