ME8 6HW maps, stats, and open data
ME8 6HW lies on Eastcourt Lane in Gillingham. ME8 6HW is located in the Twydall 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 6HW maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME8 6HW geodata
| Easting | 579613 |
| Northing | 167559 |
| Latitude | 51.378666 |
| Longitude | 0.579490 |
Where is ME8 6HW?
| Street | Eastcourt Lane |
| Town/City | Gillingham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME8 |
ME8 6HW Elevation
Elevation or altitude of ME8 6HW as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 40m | 131ft |
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 | Twydall |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Gillingham And Rainham |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to ME8 6HW
| Eastcourt Green (Eastcourt Lane) | Twydall | 33m |
| Eastcourt Green (Beechings Way) | Twydall | 60m |
| Featherby Road North (Beechings Way) | Twydall | 187m |
| Goudhurst Road (Eastcourt Lane) | Twydall | 190m |
| Goudhurst Road | Twydall | 228m |
Nearest railway stations to ME8 6HW
| Gillingham (Kent) Station | 2.2km |
| Rainham (Kent) Station | 2.6km |
| Chatham Station | 4.1km |
Broadband
Broadband access in ME8 6HW (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 | 83.3% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in ME8 6HW (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 60.6Mbps |
| Average download speed | 68.2Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 5.4Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 7.9Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 19.53Mbps |
Broadband limitations in ME8 6HW (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 6HW gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in ME8 6HW by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 57,014 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 6 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 9,502 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 9,427 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME8 6HW, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in ME8 6HW.
- 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
86.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 6HW:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME8 6HW (metres)
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Nearest post box to ME8 6HW
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Headcorn Road | 17:30 | 11:30 | 207m |
| Twydall Post Office | 17:30 | 12:15 | 509m |
| Ladds Corner | 17:45 | 09:00 | 616m |
ME8 6HW ITL and ME8 6HW 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 6HW:
| 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 6HW 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 6HW:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00081677 | |
| LSOA | E01016160 | Medway 018A |
| MSOA | E02003331 | Medway 018 |
Nearest postcodes to ME8 6HW
| ME8 6LU | Eastcourt Green | 96m |
| ME8 6PS | Godden Way | 99m |
| ME8 6NT | Aylesford Crescent | 100m |
| ME8 6PT | Beechings Way | 119m |
| ME8 6HN | Eastcourt Lane | 134m |
| ME8 6LT | Lynsted Road | 140m |
| ME8 6HL | Eastcourt Lane | 150m |
| ME8 6QQ | Littlebourne Avenue | 161m |
| ME8 6PY | Beechings Way | 162m |
| ME8 6NY | Hawkhurst Road | 188m |
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