Around average
IMD England
£405,000
Median property price
South East
Region
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.
17088
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17088 out of 33,755 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)
England & WalesProperty sales · ME8 8ST
HM Land Registry · Swale
Average price
£414,312
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £405,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Nov '23 – Jan '26Jan '26: 1 sales · avg £545,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£545k£410k£275k
Nov '23Jun '24May '25Oct '25Jan '26
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Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.0%
Gypsy / Trav.2.4%
Indian2.2%
Other White2.1%
African1.2%
+ other · 3.1%
Religion
Christian50.7%
No religion42.9%
Not answered3.5%
Sikh1.3%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
50–6423.2%
35–4919.0%
25–3413.1%
65–7411.1%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.4%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.2%
Any member 66+14.1%
All members 66+10.4%
Other9.5%
+ 8 other households · 29.9%
Coordinates & Location for ME8 8ST
Medway
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
ME8 8ST
Coordinates
51.3689, 0.6251
Grid reference
TQ828665
Easting
582,821
Northing
166,586
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F329J9G+H2
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Gillingham (Medway)
Travel to Work
Medway
ITL Region
Swale
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Swale
Local Authority
Council AreaSittingbourne and Sheppey E14001474
Constituency
E14001474Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch
Constituency code
E14001474
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Upchurch
International Territorial Level
Swale
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving Kent
NHS EnglandKent 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
Eastern and Coastal Kent
Sub ICB Location
NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q
Cancer Alliance
Kent and Medway
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Swale 008C E01024572
E01024572MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swale 008 E02005122
E02005122LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swale 008C E01024572
E01024572MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Swale 008 E02005122
E02005122Urban: 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
6:04 AM
Sunrise
5:27 PM
Sunset
11 hours 23 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:04 AM
Sunset (today)
5:27 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 23 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1998
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~28 years
Active Duration
1998 -> PresentJune 1998 — Introduced
Postcode ME8 8ST 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: 17088
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01024572 and MSOA E02005122 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME8 8ST is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1998
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~28 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near ME8 8ST
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
56%
Secondary with sixth formStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 25%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 16%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
80%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
84%
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