ME8 6LU maps, stats, and open data

ME8 6LU lies on Eastcourt Green in Gillingham. ME8 6LU 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 6LU maps

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

ME8 6LU 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 6LU geodata

Easting	579680
Northing	167490
Latitude	51.378025
Longitude	0.580417

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is ME8 6LU?

Street	Eastcourt Green
Town/City	Gillingham
Country	England
Postcode District	ME8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME8 6LU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 6LU 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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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 6LU

January 2024	Other theft	On or near Parking Area	391m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Supermarket	427m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Supermarket	427m
➜ Eastcourt Green crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 6LU

Eastcourt Green (Eastcourt Lane)	Twydall	65m
Goudhurst Road (Eastcourt Lane)	Twydall	149m
Eastcourt Green (Beechings Way)	Twydall	154m
Goudhurst Road	Twydall	161m
Featherby Road North (Beechings Way)	Twydall	281m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 6LU

Gillingham (Kent) Station	2.3km
Rainham (Kent) Station	2.5km
Chatham Station	4.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 6LU

Broadband access in ME8 6LU (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 6LU (2019 data)

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Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	99.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	12.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 6LU (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 6LU

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 6LU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	150,806
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,772
Median (kWh/meter)	10,570

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	43,395
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,945
Median (kWh/meter)	3,849

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Co-Op

Co-operative

192m

Featherby Infants

Featherby Infant School

305m

Twydall Cafe

16 Twydall Green

362m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Headcorn Road	17:30	11:30	162m
Twydall Post Office	17:30	12:15	418m
Brabourne Avenue	17:30	12:00	598m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 6LU

Facility	Distance
Beechings Way Beechings Way, Gillingham Grass Pitches	430m
Featherby Junior School Chilham Road, Gillingham Grass Pitches, Sports Hall	485m
Esabs Field Cornwallis Avenue, Gillingham Grass Pitches	602m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 6LU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Featherby Infant and Nursery School Allington Road, Gillingham, ME8 6PD	Primary	376m
Featherby Junior School Chilham Road, Featherby Junior School, Gillingham, ME8 6BT	Primary	485m
Twydall Primary School and Nursery Twydall Lane, Gillingham, ME8 6JS	Primary	644m

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Source: Edubase
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ME8 6LU ITL and ME8 6LU 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 6LU:

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 6LU 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 6LU:

	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 6LU

ME8 6LT	Lynsted Road	45m
ME8 6HW	Eastcourt Lane	96m
ME8 6HL	Eastcourt Lane	96m
ME8 6LS	Bearsted Close	108m
ME8 6HN	Eastcourt Lane	117m
ME8 6LP	Westerham Close	139m
ME8 6NT	Aylesford Crescent	140m
ME8 6PY	Beechings Way	148m
ME8 6LX	Beechings Way	151m
ME8 6LR	Lynsted Road	164m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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