Rainham South East sits within the unitary authority of Medway in Kent, forming a largely suburban pocket on the outskirts of Rainham with a mix of housing, local shops and small industrial estates. The ward lies close to the tidal reaches of the River Medway and is edged by green spaces and pockets of countryside, giving a balance between commuter convenience and access to open land.
Historically the area grew out of a small village core and still shows traces of older buildings and a parish church amid post‑war expansion; today it has a mixed social profile of long‑standing residents and newer commuters, good road and rail links into nearby town centres and London, and an active set of community groups and local clubs that help define its neighbourhood character.
Postcode districts covering Rainham South East
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 14.8 miles
- Bexley 21.4 miles
- Basildon 16.4 miles
- Maidstone 6.6 miles
- Gillingham 2.1 miles
- Grays 15.1 miles
- Chatham 3.3 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 20.7 miles
- Ashford 18.4 miles
- Dartford 18.1 miles
- Canterbury 21.5 miles
- Gravesend 11 miles
Neighbouring places
- Rainham South West Ward 0.9 miles
- Hartlip Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Hempstead & Wigmore Ward 1.5 miles
- Bredhurst Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Rainham North Ward 1.8 miles
- Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch Ward 2 miles
- Gillingham Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Twydall Ward 2.1 miles
- Upchurch Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Newington Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Watling Ward 2.5 miles
- Ham Green Built-up area 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Rainham South East
ME8 8SR, ME8 8JS, ME8 8JB, ME8 8JE, ME8 9RE, ME8 8BW, ME8 9TF, ME8 8RD, ME8 9QL … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 15.8 miles
- London City Airport 26.1 miles
- Rainham Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Newington Railway Station 2.7 miles
Hotels near Rainham South East Ad
- The Black Horse Inn 4 4 miles
- Tonge Barn 4 7.3 miles
- Hempstead House Hotel & Restaurant 4 7.3 miles
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 7.9 miles
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Tudor Park Country Club 4 5.7 miles
- King Charles Hotel 3 4.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Rochester Chatham 4 4.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Sittingbourne 4 5 miles
- Orida Maidstone Hotel 4 5.1 miles
- Miller & Carter Maidstone by Innkeeper's Collection 4 6.1 miles
Schools in Rainham South East
- Deanwood Primary School Primary
- Miers Court Primary School Primary
- Parkwood Primary School Primary
- St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 3.2 miles
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 3.9 miles
- Boxley Hills Hill 3.9 miles
- MidKent College - Medway College 4.1 miles
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 4.5 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 4.5 miles
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 4.9 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 7.1 miles
- Sheerness Harbour Harbour 8.7 miles
- Yantlet beach Beach 9 miles
- Boughton Place Estate 9.7 miles
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 11.9 miles