What’s changing near ME8 0BA

Fuel

UnleadedCheapest 172.9p at Asda Gillingham Express Petrol, 1.5 miles · most around 175.4p · dearest 199.9p · 8 stations
DieselCheapest 198.9p at Asda Rainham High Street, 0.7 miles and 1 other · most around 199.9p · dearest 222.9p · 9 stations

Within two miles, from the GOV.UK Fuel Finder scheme, updated every half hour.

172.9punleaded▼ 2p this week
198.9pdiesel▼ 1p this week

Asda Gillingham Express Petrol

1.5 milesOpen till midnight

Cornwallis Roundabout, Beechings Way, Gillingham, ME8 6PS · Super unleaded 188.9p · updated 4 days ago
174.9punleaded
198.9pdiesel

Asda Rainham High Street

0.7 milesOpen till 23:00

217/225 High Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8AY · updated 12 days ago
174.9punleaded
199.9pdiesel

Gillingham Kent Extra

Tesco0.75 milesOpen 24 hoursSupermarket

Tesco Stores LTD, Courteney Road, Gillingham, ME8 0GX · Super unleaded 184.9p · updated 11 days ago
174.9punleaded
199.9pdiesel▲ 1p this week

Sainsbury’s Hempstead

1.9 milesOpen till 22:00

Hempstead Valley, Hempstead, Gillingham, ME7 3PB · Super unleaded 186.9p · updated 2 days ago
175.9punleaded▼ 1p this week
199.9pdiesel

Rontec Darland

Esso1.8 milesOpen 24 hours

149-151 Watling Street, Gillingham, ME7 2YY · Super unleaded 194.9p · Premium diesel 218.9p · updated 5 days ago
178.9punleaded
203.9pdiesel

Berengrave Service Station

Murco1.1 milesClosed today

666, Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7TY · Super unleaded 188.9p · updated 9 days ago
179.9punleaded
203.9pdiesel

Shell Lonsdale

0.85 milesOpen till 22:00

400 Maidstone Road, Medway, ME8 0JA · Super unleaded 204.9p · Premium diesel 229.9p · updated 12 days ago
199.9punleaded▲ 4p this week
222.9pdiesel▲ 3p this week

Medway East Service Area

BP1.5 milesOpen 24 hoursMotorway services

Medway Service Area, M2 J4/5, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8PQ · Super unleaded 219.9p · Premium diesel 242.9p · updated 5 days ago
199.9punleaded▲ 4p this week
222.9pdiesel▲ 3p this week

Medway West Service Area

BP1.6 milesOpen 24 hoursMotorway services

Medway Service Area, M2 J4/5, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8PQ · Super unleaded 219.9p · Premium diesel 242.9p · updated 5 days ago

Every station, cheapest first, the same price going to the nearer one. Temporarily closed stations are listed last. Tap a name for its map.

Sold prices

Middle price£345,000Half sold for more, half for less

Cheapest £140,000Dearest £610,000

Terraced£325k11 sales
Semi-detached£385k9 sales
Detached£590k3 sales
Flats£320k2 sales

58 Orchard Street, Gillingham Terraced house · Mon 24 Aug £220,000
16 Cheriton Road, Gillingham Terraced house · Fri 7 Aug £252,500
247 Maidstone Road, Gillingham Semi-detached house · Fri 7 Aug £385,000
31 Northumberland Avenue, Rainham Terraced house · Tue 4 Aug £450,000
95 Broadview Avenue, Gillingham Semi-detached house · Fri 31 Jul £575,000
231 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham Semi-detached house · Wed 29 Jul £420,000
6 Cranford Close, Rainham Detached house · Tue 28 Jul £500,000
94 Elmstone Road, Gillingham Semi-detached house · Mon 27 Jul £250,000
221 Lonsdale Drive, Gillingham Semi-detached house · Thu 23 Jul £375,000
40 Elmstone Road, Gillingham Semi-detached house · Tue 21 Jul £465,000
22 Cheriton Road, Gillingham Terraced house · Thu 9 Jul £250,000
17 Gatekeeper Chase, Rainham Detached house · Thu 9 Jul £610,000
117 Broadview Avenue, Gillingham Terraced house · Tue 30 Jun £336,000
26 Bettescombe Road, Gillingham Semi-detached house · Fri 26 Jun £445,000
Flat 30, Bond Lodge Flat · Wed 24 Jun £320,000
8 Harvey Road, Gillingham Terraced house · Fri 19 Jun £355,000
Flat 6, Avondale Place Flat · Tue 16 Jun £185,000
10 Harvey Road, Gillingham Terraced house · Fri 12 Jun £325,000
45 Station Road, Rainham Terraced house · Fri 12 Jun £250,000
7 The Court Yard, Rainham Semi-detached house · Fri 5 Jun £296,000
87 Silverspot Close, Rainham Terraced house · Wed 27 May £345,000
233 London Road, Rainham Terraced house · Tue 26 May £140,000
14A Penshurst Close, Rainham Detached house · Thu 21 May £590,000
34 Silverspot Close, Rainham Semi-detached house · Thu 21 May £365,000
13 Beverley Close, Gillingham Terraced house · Fri 8 May £326,000

Sales appear a month or two after they complete. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Planning

Last week 1

Planning decisionWed 14 Oct0.4 miles

Approved: Rear extension at 5 Beverley Close Rainham Gillingham Medway

Construction of a single storey extension to rear, two storey extension to side and single extension to side

5 Beverley Close Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 9HG

Earlier this month 3

Planning decisionWed 7 Oct0.4 miles

Approved: Loft conversion at 120 Lonsdale Drive Rainham Gillingham Medway

Construction of a single storey extensions to the front and rear of the dwelling, with provision of dormer to front elevation, internal alterations, and conversion of existing garage.

120 Lonsdale Drive Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 9JA
Planning decisionWed 30 Sept0.45 miles

Approved: Change of use at 6 Station Road Rainham Gillingham Medway

Change of use from retail (Class E(a)) to pharmacy (Class E(e)) together with construction of a single storey extension to rear and new shop front

6 Station Road Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7PH
Planning decisionWed 30 Sept0.35 miles

Approved: New signs at Pavement Fronting Nationwide 82 - 84 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway

Installation of stand alone frame with defibrillator and bleed kit cabinets for community use near the bus stop opposite Nationwide. Internally illuminated and advertisement to front of cabinets to show their use.

Pavement Fronting Nationwide 82 - 84 High Street Rainham Gillingham Medway ME8 7JH

Roads

Show 1 minor item too

Coming up 3

RoadworksFrom 26 Oct0.35 miles

Temporary lights on High Street (Southern Water)

26 Oct to 1 Nov. Repairs to pipes or cables in the road. Multi-way temporary traffic lights.

High Street, Rainham, Gillingham
RoadworksFrom 2 Nov0.5 miles

Temporary lights on London Road (Southern Water)

2 Nov to 6 Nov. Repairs to pipes or cables on the pavement and on the verge. Multi-way temporary traffic lights.

London Road, Rainham, Gillingham
RoadworksFrom 4 Nov0.3 miles

Pavement works on Tudor Grove (Uk Power Networks South Eastern)

4 Nov to 10 Nov. Disconnecting or changing a supply on the pavement.

Tudor Grove, Rainham, Gillingham

From the government’s Street Manager service, updated monthly.

Food & drink

No new hygiene scores or food places in the last month.

Waiting for their first inspection 2

Usually new, or under new owners.

Mohim Express 27 Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham, Medway, ME8 7RS
Premier Inn Rainham (Kent) Premier Inn, Manor Farm, 2 High Street, Rainham, ME8 7JE

What’s on

No licensed events or applications nearby.

Street reports

Show 5 minor items too

Street reportThu 22 Oct0.45 miles

Fly-tipping reported: Station Road

Reported to Medway Council on FixMyStreet.

Station Road, Rainham
Street reportTue 20 Oct0.45 miles

Car parking reported: Station Road

Reported to Medway Council on FixMyStreet.

Station Road, Rainham
Street reportSun 18 Oct0.4 miles

Street problem reported: Longley Road

Reported to Medway Council on FixMyStreet.

Longley Road, Parkwood
Street reportSun 11 Oct0.2 miles

Street problem reported: London Road

Reported to Medway Council on FixMyStreet.

London Road, Rainham Mark
Street reportWed 30 Sept0.3 miles

Pothole reported: Berengrave Lane

Reported to Medway Council on FixMyStreet.

Berengrave Lane, Rainham
Street reportMon 28 Sept0.4 miles

Tree problem reported: Longley Road

Reported to Medway Council on FixMyStreet.

Longley Road, Parkwood

Businesses

Shops 41

Eat and drink 32

Other services 28

Hair and beauty 26

Health 23

Property 19

Trades and home 18

Money and legal 15

Food shops 13

Community and faith 13

Learning and childcare 10

Cars and bikes 9

Fitness and sport 7

Arts and nights out 6

Pets 2

Places to stay 1

Premier Inn RainhamHotel · 0.2 miles

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Schools

Inspected in the last six months 2

School inspectionSun 12 Jul0.25 miles

Rainham School for Girls: new Ofsted report card

Achievement: Strong standard. Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard. Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard. Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard. Inclusion: Strong standard. Leadership and governance: Strong standard. Post-16 provision: Strong standard. Safeguarding: Met.

Rainham School for Girls, ME8 0BX
School inspectionThu 18 Jun0.25 miles

The Howard School: new Ofsted report card

Achievement: Expected standard. Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard. Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard. Personal development and wellbeing: Exceptional. Inclusion: Strong standard. Leadership and governance: Strong standard. Post-16 provision: Expected standard. Safeguarding: Met.

The Howard School, ME8 0BX

Every school near here 4

The Howard School Secondary · 1471 pupils · 0.25 miles Report card Jun 2026: Exceptional in 1, strong standard in 4, expected standard in 2
Rainham School for Girls Secondary · 1622 pupils · 0.25 miles Report card Jul 2026: Strong standard in 5, expected standard in 2
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School Primary · 363 pupils · 0.25 miles School remains Good (2023)
St Margaret's Infant School Primary · 312 pupils · 0.25 miles Improved significantly (2025)

State schools and nurseries, with their latest Ofsted result. Tap a school for its full report on the Ofsted website.

GPs, dentists & care

Rated in the last six months 1

Health and care ratingThu 18 Junon your doorstep

Maidstone Road Rainham Surgery rated Good by the Care Quality Commission

GP surgery. The CQC’s overall rating after its latest inspection: Good.

53a/b Maidstone Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 0DP

GPs, dentists and care near here 18

Maidstone Road Rainham Surgery GP surgery · on your doorstep Good (2026): outstanding in 1, good in 4
Maidstone Road Dental Practice Dentist · 0.15 miles Dentists aren’t rated · last checked 2023
Dr K Manivannan & Dr B Gurung GP surgery · 0.15 miles Good (2023)
Welcome House - Leeza Court Care home · 0.15 miles Inadequate (2025): requires improvement in 1, inadequate in 4
Omnipark Dental Centre Dentist · 0.2 miles Dentists aren’t rated · last checked 2013
36a Birling Avenue Care home · 0.25 miles Good (2018)
Rainham Dental Surgery Dentist · 0.25 miles Dentists aren’t rated · last checked 2017
Rainham Dental Surgery Dentist · 0.25 miles Dentists aren’t rated · last checked 2017
Home Instead Medway Home care · 0.3 miles Good (2023)
Logic Care Solutions Home care · 0.3 miles Requires improvement (2025): good in 2, requires improvement in 3
Avenues South East - 25 Beacon Close Care home · 0.35 miles Good (2018)
Platters Farm Lodge Care home · 0.35 miles Good (2025)
Hamilton House Home care · 0.4 miles Good (2019)
Community Careline Home care · 0.4 miles Requires improvement (2021): good in 2, requires improvement in 2, inadequate in 1
Bluebird Care (Swale) Home care · 0.4 miles Good (2022)
Orchard Family Practice GP surgery · 0.45 miles Good (2022)
Rainham Healthy Living Centre Clinic · 0.45 miles Not inspected yet
Rapid Care Home care · 0.5 miles Inspected 2026, no rating given

Services registered with the Care Quality Commission, with their latest rating. Home-care agencies show their street only. Tap one for its CQC page.

Charities

Charities based near here 20

Thames Search And Rescue Search and Rescue work Income not yet reported · Maidstone Road · on your doorstep
Association Of Friends Of The Museum Of Kent Life PROVIDE HELP AND RESOURCES TO MUSEUM. RAISE FUNDS FOR PROJECTS. GIVE GRANTS TO MUSEUM. £49 a year · Maidstone Road · on your doorstep
Friends Of St Margaret'S Church, Rainham To advance the Christian Religion by the repair, preservation, maintenance, restoration, beautification and reconstruction of the Parish… £7k a year · Roberts Road · 0.1 miles
Cobtree Young Farmers' Club Part of the National Federation of Young Farmers Clubs for the furtherance of young peoples knowledge of Farming and the Countryside. All… £73k a year · Nursery Road · 0.1 miles
Gillingham Division Girl Guides To pass on information from CHQ, Region and County. To enable leaders to meet, share and support one another. By providing training to… £130 a year · Herbert Road · 0.15 miles
Medway Vineyard Church (a) to advance the Christian faith and the planting of other Vineyard churches;(b) to further Christian education;(c) to relieve sickness… £64k a year · Thames Avenue · 0.2 miles
The Irish Genealogical Research Society To promote and encourage the study of Irish genealogy and to collect books and manuscripts of genealogical value.Has a library of books… £26k a year · Stratford Avenue · 0.25 miles
17th Gillingham (St. Margaret'S) Scout Group The purpose of Scouting is to contribute to the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and… £6k a year · Derwent Way · 0.25 miles
My Shining Star Support includes help with debts, food, parking, toys, grants, respite, trauma therapy, bereavement care, sibling support, specialist… £227k a year · High Street · 0.3 miles
Avenue Tennis To promote community participation by the provision of a tennis academy and other sports facilities for healthy recreation or other… £681k a year · Bloors Lane · 0.3 miles
Rotary Club Of Medway Sunlight Trust Fund The Trustees shall hold and apply the Trust Fund and all monies received whether from donations bequests deeds of covenant or from any… £30k a year · Broadview Avenue · 0.3 miles
The Big Story Trust The Big Story Trust uses the creative arts to proclaim the Good News, equip Christians through training and provide them with resources to… Income not yet reported · Broadview Avenue · 0.3 miles
Rainham Evening Womens Institute eduational £2k a year · Arthur Road · 0.4 miles
Church Estate Specifically for the upkeep, repair & maintenance of St Margaret's Church Rainham and its churchyard. £17k a year · Gillingham · 0.4 miles
The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Margaret Of Antioch, Rainham, Kent Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the church: pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC's… £215k a year · Gillingham · 0.4 miles
Hope Into Action West Kent And Medway Income not yet reported · Rainham · 0.4 miles
The Bookmark Educational Trust LTD ?To advance the education of the public, in particular but not exclusively young people, the elderly, refugees and asylum seekers by the… £36k a year · Rainham · 0.4 miles
Deaf Rainbow Uk We support, represent and inform members of the Deaf Community in the UK who are LGBT plus. £487 a year · Beverley Close · 0.45 miles
Kent Bat Group ( Kbg ) Conservation and recording of bats and their habitats in Kent, raising public awareness of bats by giving talks, leading walks and… £5k a year · Suffolk Avenue · 0.45 miles
Eros Foundation Trust Helping widows and widowers in alleviating their poverty through provision of food and other goods in Nigeria £5k a year · Station Road · 0.5 miles

From the Charity Commission register. We show the street only, never trustees’ names.