Bacteriostatic water in Gillingham

Local facts for Gillingham

Gillingham sits in the ME8 postcode district (ME area), within Medway, South East, England.

ME8 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Gillingham go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• The University of Kent, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 35 km
• Canterbury Christ Church University, Biological Sciences, 36.8 km
• University of Greenwich, Chemistry, 42.4 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Gillingham with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• Queen Mary University of London (UKPRN 10007775): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 46.2 km west
• King's College London (UKPRN 10003645): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 50.7 km west
• Birkbeck College (UKPRN 10007760): Biological Sciences, 52 km west
• University College London (UKPRN 10007784): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 52.3 km west
• Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital (The) (UKPRN 10003324): Biological Sciences, 53.9 km west
• Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (UKPRN 10003270): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 54.3 km west
• Institute of Zoology (UKPRN 10009315): Biological Sciences, 54.3 km west
• The University of Essex (UKPRN 10007791): Biological Sciences, 62.1 km north-east

Nearby: Rainham (1.7 km), Brompton (3.8 km), Chatham (4.1 km), Rochester (5.7 km), Strood (6.5 km).

Regional hub: Southampton.

Gillingham lies east of Southampton, about 147.7 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the ME postcode area (20 of the 298 we list for South East):

• Medway, ME3, 5.2 km
• ME, 5.7 km
• Snodland, ME6, 10.4 km
• Maidstone, ME14, 11.4 km
• Maidstone, ME14, 11.4 km
• Sittingbourne, ME10, 11.4 km
• Queenborough, ME11, 13 km
• West Malling, ME19, 14.4 km

Postcode districts in the ME area covered by our South East location pages: ME1, ME2, ME3, ME4, ME6, ME7, ME8, ME9, ME10, ME11, ME12, ME13, ME14, ME17, ME18, ME19.

More nearby location pages in South East (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Medway (8 location pages): Rainham 1.7 km, Brompton 3.8 km, Chatham 4.1 km, Medway 5.2 km, ME 5.7 km, Rochester 5.7 km, Strood 6.5 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Gillingham: north, Medway (5.2 km); east, Rainham (1.7 km); south, Snodland (10.4 km); west, Brompton (3.8 km).

Location pages in South East within 10 km of Gillingham: 7; within 25 km: 26; within 50 km: 62.

Map reference: 51.3692, 0.5786 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074546352).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.