ME8 0LU maps, stats, and open data

ME8 0LU lies on Wigmore Road in Gillingham. ME8 0LU is located in the Hempstead & Wigmore 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 0LU maps

ME8 0LU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

ME8 0LU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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ME8 0LU geodata

Easting	580004
Northing	163061
Latitude	51.338139
Longitude	0.582828

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is ME8 0LU?

Street	Wigmore Road
Town/City	Gillingham
Country	England
Postcode District	ME8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME8 0LU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 0LU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	130m	427ft

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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Hempstead & Wigmore
Constituency	Gillingham And Rainham

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in ME8 0LU

314, WIGMORE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0LU 2015 30 APR £270,000

➜ Gillingham house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME8 0LU

June 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Hoath Way	146m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Regency Close	167m
June 2022	Public order	On or near A278	285m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 0LU

Fowler Close (Wigmore Road)	Wigmore	59m
Fowler Close (Wigmore Road)	Wigmore	86m
Car Park (Maidstone Road)	Wigmore	176m
Deanwood Drive Bottom (Deanwood Drive)	Parkwood	306m
Deanwood Drive Bottom (Deanwood Drive)	Parkwood	365m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 0LU

Rainham (Kent) Station	3.7km
Chatham Station	6.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 0LU

Broadband access in ME8 0LU (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	90.9%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in ME8 0LU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	30.9Mbps
Average download speed	39.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	4.2Mbps
Average upload speed	4.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	9.62Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 0LU (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 0LU

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 0LU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in ME8 0LU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	163,290
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,845
Median (kWh/meter)	15,728

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	42,805
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,280
Median (kWh/meter)	5,032

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME8 0LU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in ME8 0LU.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

14.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 0LU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME8 0LU (meters)

Voyage 1 Ltd

579 Maidstone Road

551m

Abailin Asian Foods Supermarket

Unit 46 Queensmere Shopping Centre

633m

Argos

28 Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre

716m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to ME8 0LU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
New Bredhurst	17:30	12:00	176m
Grain Road	17:30	12:00	440m
Lambsfrith Grove	17:30	12:15	449m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 0LU

Facility	Distance
Jd Gyms (Hempstead Valley) Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre, Hempstead, Gillingham Health and Fitness Gym	694m
Deanwood Primary School Long Catlis Road, Gillingham Grass Pitches	760m
Kings Frith Wigmore Road, Gillingham Grass Pitches	793m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 0LU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Deanwood Primary School Deanwood Primary School, Long Catlis Road, Parkwood, Gillingham, ME8 9TX	Primary	804m
Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School The Street, Bredhurst, Gillingham, ME7 3JY	Primary	869m
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9NP	Primary	966m

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Source: Edubase
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ME8 0LU ITL and ME8 0LU 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 0LU:

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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ME8 0LU 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 0LU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081152
LSOA	E01016052	Medway 035C
MSOA	E02003348	Medway 035

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 0LU

ME8 0LY	Wigmore Road	98m
ME8 0LX	Fowler Close	98m
ME8 0LR	Maidstone Road	109m
ME8 0GW	Eleanor Court	160m
ME8 0LA	Regency Close	179m
ME8 0LL	Maidstone Road	248m
ME8 0LZ	Wigmore Road	254m
ME8 0LW	Chart Place	299m
ME8 0LP	Lime Court	303m
ME8 0RH	Bredhurst Road	305m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence