ME8 8EY lies on Wilks Close in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 8EY is located in the Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch electoral ward, within the local authority district of Swale and the English Parliamentary constituency of Sittingbourne and Sheppey. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q and the police force is Kent. This postcode has been in use since June 1998.


| Easting | 582946 |
| Northing | 166711 |
| Latitude | 51.369986 |
| Longitude | 0.626892 |
| Street | Wilks Close |
| Locality | Rainham |
| Town/City | Gillingham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME8 |
Elevation or altitude of ME8 8EY as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 10m | 33ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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| Ward | Hartlip, Newington And Upchurch |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Sittingbourne And Sheppey |
2025 12 SEP £412,000 |
2025 20 JUN £450,000 |
2023 27 JAN £580,000 |
16, WILKS CLOSE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8EY 2021 25 JUN £575,000 |
2020 6 MAR £395,000 |
2019 1 FEB £500,000 |
2018 2 NOV £360,000 |
2012 1 JUN £233,000 |
2010 8 DEC £275,000 |
2010 15 OCT £325,000 |
| Three Sisters (Otterham Quay Lane) | Otterham Quay | 97m |
| Three Sisters (Otterham Quay Lane) | Otterham Quay | 102m |
| Otterham Quay (Otterham Quay Lane) | Otterham Quay | 373m |
| Otterham Quay (Otterham Quay Lane) | Otterham Quay | 377m |
| Harwood Road (Wakeley Road) | Rainham | 427m |
| Rainham (Kent) Station | 1.2km |
| Newington Station | 3.4km |
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
| Median download speed | 58.6Mbps |
| Average download speed | 79.6Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
| Median upload speed | 10.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 9.6Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
Estimated total energy consumption in ME8 8EY by fuel type, 2015.
| Consumption (kWh) | 268,095 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 19 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 14,110 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 14,128 |
| Consumption (kWh) | 81,783 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 18 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,543 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 4,043 |



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| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Ten Acre Way | 17:15 | 09:00 | 330m |
| Beckenham Park | 16:00 | 11:45 | 338m |
| Wakeley Road | 17:30 | 12:00 | 662m |
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for ME8 8EY:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLJ | South East (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLJ4 | Kent |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLJ43 | Kent Thames Gateway |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E07000113 | Swale |
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for ME8 8EY:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00124724 | |
| LSOA | E01024572 | Swale 008C |
| MSOA | E02005122 | Swale 008 |
| ME8 8RS | Homefield Drive | 70m |
| ME8 8SE | Littlefield Road | 95m |
| ME8 8NQ | Grenadier Close | 104m |
| ME8 8QR | Otterham Quay Lane | 145m |
| ME8 8ST | Woolbrook Close | 177m |
| ME8 8QP | Kent Terrace | 187m |
| ME8 8TR | Burrstock Way | 231m |
| ME8 7UT | Otterham Quay Lane | 256m |
| ME8 8TS | Burrstock Way | 260m |
| ME8 8TL | Ten Acre Way | 333m |