Around average
IMD England
64
Crime · May '26
£303,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for ME8 6JE
Postcode
ME8 6JE
Coordinates
51.3707, 0.5805
Grid reference
TQ797666
Easting
579,715
Northing
166,677
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F329HCJ+76
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Gillingham (Medway)
Travel to Work
Medway
ITL Region
Medway
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
16312
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16312 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · ME8 6JE
HM Land Registry · Medway
Average price
£311,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £303,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '23 – Jan '26Jan '26: 1 sales · avg £350,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£350k£319k£287k
Aug '23Sep '23Nov '23Jan '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near ME8 6JE
Crime trends · near ME8 6JE
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
382613
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
20
YoY -9%
ASB
20111
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
20
YoY +33%
Vehicle Crime
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -33%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
1260
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -40%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.85.7%
Indian3.6%
Other White2.9%
White & Asian1.2%
African1.1%
+ 1 other groups · 5.5%
Religion
Christian47.6%
No religion43.4%
Not answered4.0%
Sikh1.7%
Hindu1.5%
+ 1 other religions · 1.8%
Age groups
50–6423.3%
35–4917.3%
65–7412.3%
25–3410.4%
75–847.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.4%
Households
Any member 66+16.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.9%
Other11.3%
All members 66+9.8%
+ 8 other households · 34.0%
Administrative Information
Medway
Local Authority
Council AreaGillingham and Rainham E14001246
Constituency
E14001246Kent
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Twydall
Constituency code
E14001246
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Medway, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Medway
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandKent and Medway
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Medway
Sub ICB Location
NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q
Cancer Alliance
Kent and Medway
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Medway 018F E01016165
E01016165MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Medway 018 E02003331
E02003331LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Medway 018F E01016165
E01016165MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Medway 018 E02003331
E02003331Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:53 AM
Sunrise
8:11 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:53 AM
Sunset (today)
8:11 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode ME8 6JE introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 16312
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016165 and MSOA E02003331 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME8 6JE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near ME8 6JE
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
Medway · ME8 6JH
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Twydall Primary School and Nursery
Medway · ME8 6JS
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Featherby Junior School
Medway · ME8 6BT
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Danecourt School
Medway · ME8 6AA
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Featherby Infant and Nursery School
Medway · ME8 6PD
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
Rainham Mark Grammar School
Medway · ME8 7AJ
Good
0.6 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Thames View Primary School
Medway · ME8 7DX
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Rainham School for Girls
Medway · ME8 0BX
Good
0.8 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18
The Howard School
Medway · ME8 0BX
Good
0.8 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18
The Academy of Woodlands
Medway · ME7 2DU
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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