ME8 6LS maps, stats, and open data

ME8 6LS lies on Bearsted Close in Gillingham. ME8 6LS 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 6LS maps

ME8 6LS map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

ME8 6LS 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 6LS geodata

Easting	579728
Northing	167393
Latitude	51.377138
Longitude	0.581057

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 6LS?

Street	Bearsted Close
Town/City	Gillingham
Country	England
Postcode District	ME8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME8 6LS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 6LS as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	50m	164ft

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	Twydall
Constituency	Gillingham And Rainham

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME8 6LS

January 2024	Other theft	On or near Parking Area	283m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Supermarket	320m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Supermarket	320m
➜ Bearsted Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 6LS

Goudhurst Road	Twydall	103m
Goudhurst Road (Eastcourt Lane)	Twydall	139m
Eastcourt Green (Eastcourt Lane)	Twydall	169m
Evangelical Church (Goudhurst Road)	Twydall	202m
Eastcourt Green (Beechings Way)	Twydall	261m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 6LS

Gillingham (Kent) Station	2.4km
Rainham (Kent) Station	2.4km
Chatham Station	4.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 6LS

Broadband access in ME8 6LS (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	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in ME8 6LS (2019 data)

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Median download speed	101.0Mbps
Average download speed	126.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	2.0Mbps
Average upload speed	4.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	9.76Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 6LS (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 6LS

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 6LS gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in ME8 6LS by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	105,520
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,552
Median (kWh/meter)	11,283

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	18,949
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,369
Median (kWh/meter)	2,674

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME8 6LS, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in ME8 6LS.
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

86.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 6LS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME8 6LS (meters)

Twydall Cafe

16 Twydall Green

255m

Fireaway

19 Twydall Green

275m

Crispin's Fish Bar

7 Twydall Green

280m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to ME8 6LS

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Headcorn Road	17:30	11:30	203m
Twydall Post Office	17:30	12:15	310m
Brabourne Avenue	17:30	12:00	539m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 6LS

Facility	Distance
Beechings Way Beechings Way, Gillingham Grass Pitches	360m
Featherby Junior School Chilham Road, Gillingham Grass Pitches, Sports Hall	468m
Twydall Primary School Twydall Lane, Gillingham Grass Pitches	594m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 6LS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Featherby Infant and Nursery School Allington Road, Gillingham, ME8 6PD	Primary	400m
Featherby Junior School Chilham Road, Featherby Junior School, Gillingham, ME8 6BT	Primary	468m
Twydall Primary School and Nursery Twydall Lane, Gillingham, ME8 6JS	Primary	536m

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Source: Edubase
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ME8 6LS ITL and ME8 6LS 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 6LS:

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 6LS 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 6LS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081677
LSOA	E01016160	Medway 018A
MSOA	E02003331	Medway 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 6LS

ME8 6LT	Lynsted Road	76m
ME8 6LR	Lynsted Road	83m
ME8 6LG	Goudhurst Road	93m
ME8 6HL	Eastcourt Lane	102m
ME8 6LU	Eastcourt Green	108m
ME8 6LD	Goudhurst Road	120m
ME8 6LP	Westerham Close	122m
ME8 6HN	Eastcourt Lane	152m
ME8 6LX	Beechings Way	156m
ME8 6LQ	Goudhurst Road	169m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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