ME8 0HY maps, stats, and open data
ME8 0HY lies on Maidstone Road in Gillingham. ME8 0HY is located in the Rainham South East electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Medway and the English Parliamentary constituency of Gillingham and Rainham. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q and the police force is Kent. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
ME8 0HY maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME8 0HY geodata
| Easting | 580424 |
| Northing | 164342 |
| Latitude | 51.349512 |
| Longitude | 0.589499 |
Where is ME8 0HY?
| Street | Maidstone Road |
| Town/City | Gillingham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME8 |
ME8 0HY Elevation
Elevation or altitude of ME8 0HY as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 100m | 328ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | Rainham South East |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Gillingham And Rainham |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in ME8 0HY
2018 12 FEB £555,000 |
2018 5 JAN £535,000 |
409, MAIDSTONE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0HY 2017 11 AUG £570,000 |
2016 18 APR £505,000 |
2016 18 MAR £540,000 |
417, MAIDSTONE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0HY 2015 13 JAN £250,000 |
439, MAIDSTONE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0HY 2014 19 JUN £415,000 |
2007 5 JAN £340,000 |
2005 10 JUN £240,000 |
2004 27 SEP £407,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to ME8 0HY
| Drewery Drive East (Maidstone Road) | Parkwood | 64m |
| Drewery Drive East (Maidstone Road) | Parkwood | 83m |
| Fairfax Close (Long Catlis Road) | Parkwood | 269m |
| Wigmore Harvester (Maidstone Road) | Parkwood | 280m |
| Wigmore Harvester (Woodside) | Parkwood | 317m |
Nearest railway stations to ME8 0HY
| Rainham (Kent) Station | 2.4km |
| Gillingham (Kent) Station | 5km |
| Chatham Station | 5.9km |
Broadband
Broadband access in ME8 0HY (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 95.2% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in ME8 0HY (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 57.5Mbps |
| Average download speed | 81.5Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 16.8Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 13.9Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in ME8 0HY (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
ME8 0HY gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in ME8 0HY by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 543,871 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 20 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 27,194 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 22,807 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 128,846 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 18 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 7,158 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 4,480 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME8 0HY, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in ME8 0HY.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
19.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 0HY:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME8 0HY (metres)
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Nearest post box to ME8 0HY
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Maidstone Road | 17:30 | 12:00 | 160m |
| Deanswood Post Office | 17:30 | 12:00 | 365m |
| Fairview Avenue (Ex P.o.) | 17:30 | 12:00 | 442m |
ME8 0HY ITL and ME8 0HY LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for ME8 0HY:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLJ | South East (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLJ4 | Kent |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLJ41 | Medway |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E06000035 | Medway |
ME8 0HY census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for ME8 0HY:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00081399 | |
| LSOA | E01016105 | Medway 036D |
| MSOA | E02003349 | Medway 036 |
Nearest postcodes to ME8 0HY
| ME8 0HZ | Maidstone Road | 57m |
| ME8 9NX | Donet Close | 88m |
| ME8 9NZ | Queendown Avenue | 112m |
| ME8 0NR | St Margarets Drive | 115m |
| ME8 0NP | Drewery Drive | 133m |
| ME8 9NY | Queendown Avenue | 142m |
| ME8 9PB | Cheney Close | 170m |
| ME8 0NU | Drewery Drive | 180m |
| ME8 9PD | Queendown Avenue | 184m |
| ME8 9PA | Callis Way | 186m |
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