ME8 postcode district
ME8 holds 1,153 live postcodes around Rainham, in Medway, Swale.
Wards
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Rainham North | 27% |
| Rainham South East | 25% |
| Twydall | 18% |
| Rainham South West | 16% |
| Hempstead & Wigmore | 7% |
| Watling | 5% |
| "Hartlip | 2% |
Westminster constituencies
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Gillingham and Rainham | 98% |
| Sittingbourne and Sheppey | 2% |
Deprivation
The middle postcode here sits in decile 7 of the English Index of Multiple Deprivation (2021-Census LSOAs), where decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods and 10 the least. 19% of this district's postcodes sit in the most deprived three deciles, 42% in the least deprived three.
Deprivation deciles describe the LSOA neighbourhood each postcode sits in, weighted by postcodes rather than by people, because the postcode file carries no population. A district where the deprived neighbourhoods are densely populated will read better here than it would per resident.
Neighbouring districts in the ME area
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