Meresborough Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8QJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around ME8 8QJ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.3%	51.9%	3.6%	51.0%	0.9%
Male	51.7%	48.1%	-3.6%	49.0%	-0.9%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate vicinity of ME8 8QJ there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 51.2% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	24.3%	35.8%	11.5%	37.9%	-2.1%
Married: Opposite sex	59.3%	51.2%	-8.1%	44.2%	7.0%
Separated	2.3%	2%	-0.3%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	7.9%	4.7%	-3.2%	9.1%	-4.4%
Widowed	6.2%	6.3%	0.1%	6.1%	0.2%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (88.6%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	51.7%	52.9%	1.2%	48.4%	4.5%
Good health	33%	35.7%	2.7%	33.6%	2.1%
Fair health	12%	8.9%	-3.1%	12.7%	-3.8%
Bad health	2.9%	2.2%	-0.7%	4.0%	-1.8%
Very bad health	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	1.2%	-0.9%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	23.2%	18.7%	-4.5%	18.2%	0.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.1%	9.9%	-4.2%	9.6%	0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.2%	14.3%	4.1%	13.4%	0.9%
Apprenticeship	4%	8.3%	4.3%	5.3%	3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.7%	21%	6.3%	16.9%	4.1%
Degree or Similar	31.1%	25.8%	-5.3%	33.8%	-8.0%
Other	2.8%	2%	-0.8%	2.8%	-0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 83.2% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Other Asian	1.4%	2.2%	0.8%	1.6%	0.6%
Black African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	2.5%	-1.9%
Other Black	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
White	98.1%	83.2%	-14.9%	81.4%	1.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	11.1%	11.1%	0.1%	11.0%
Other	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 95.9% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	92.8%	95.9%	3.1%	83.2%	12.7%
European Union	3.8%	2.2%	-1.6%	6.1%	-3.9%
Africa	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	2.7%	-2.1%
Middle East and Asia	1.4%	1.3%	-0.1%	5.6%	-4.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	0%	-1.0%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	92.3%	95.3%	3.0%	83.2%	12.1%
10+ Years	0.5%	4.1%	3.6%	9.8%	-5.7%
5-10 Years	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	2.9%	-2.6%
2-5 Years	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	2.2%	-1.9%
Less than 2 years	5.7%	0%	-5.7%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	91.1%	76.7%	14.4%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
No passport held	7.6%	13.5%	-5.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	38.6%	37.2%	1.4%
Christian	53.2%	46.2%	7.0%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Sikh	1.9%	0.9%	1.0%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is Meresborough Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Meresborough Road was 135.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 76.7% higher than the Rainham North average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Meresborough Road has the 12th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Rainham North and the 181st highest crime rate of 822 local areas in Medway .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 69.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -84.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 79% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£54,600

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in ME8 8QJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 3/10 (low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 3/10 (low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Meresborough Road are based on 97 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Medway.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Meresborough Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8QJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for ME8 8QJ

Average Price
£879,175

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£879,175

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Meresborough Road

Average Price
£296,578

Semi-Detached
£252,705

Terraced
£298,306

Detached
£885,249

Flats/Maisonettes
£162,834

Other
£946,028

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Meresborough Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Orchard Cottage Meresborough Road, Gillingham, Medway Detached, an established residential building	£450,000	2007-01-04	£906,338

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for ME8 8QJ

Employment

ME8 8QJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 2% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 20% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

ME8 8QJ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	74
Self-Employed	51
Retired	49
Part-Time Employee	25
Looking after home or family	17
Other	16
Student (economically inactive)	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Unemployed	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3

Employment Industry

Construction	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Human health and social work activities	13
Education	11
Manufacturing	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Other	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Transport and storage	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Information and communication	3
Real estate activities	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Miers Court Primary School Silverspot Close , ME8 8JR	3out of 4	677 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Margaret's Infant School St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street , Orchard Street ME8 9AE	3out of 4	1,194 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School Orchard Street , Rainham ME8 9AE	3out of 4	1,194 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Riverside Primary School St Edmunds Way , Rainham ME8 8ET	3out of 4	1,245 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parkwood Primary School Deanwood Drive , Rainham ME8 9LP	3out of 4	1,553 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Leigh Academy Rainham Otterham Quay Lane , Rainham	- not rated	700 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Rainham School for Girls Derwent Way , Rainham ME8 0BX	3out of 4	2,012 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Howard School Derwent Way , Rainham ME8 0BX	3out of 4	2,076 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Rainham Mark Grammar School Pump Lane , Rainham ME8 7AJ	4out of 4	2,487 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Robert Napier School Third Avenue , ME7 2LX	3out of 4	4,984 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bryony School 157 Marshall Road , Rainham ME8 0AJ	- not rated	2,290 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Danecourt School Hotel Road , ME8 6AA	3out of 4	3,971 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Will Adams Centre Woodlands Road , ME7 2BX	3out of 4	4,713 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The GFC School Priestfield Stadium , Redfern Avenue ME7 4DD	- not rated	5,402 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Darjeeling Heights	Darjeeling Heights, 335 High Street		777 yd
Hon's Restaurant	143 High Street, Rainham		1,047 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Rose Inn	The Rose Inn, 249 High Street		824 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Peking Chef	177 High Street, Rainham	915 yd
Tarka Baaz	175 High Street, Rainham	918 yd
Charcoal Grill	146 High Street, Rainham	1,006 yd
Tandoori Parlour & The Grill Guys	134 High Street, Rainham	1,031 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Miers Court Primary School SILVERSPOT CLOSE	grass pitches	812 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.