ME8 6LW maps, stats, and open data

ME8 6LW lies on Charing Road in Gillingham. ME8 6LW 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 6LW maps

ME8 6LW map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
ME8 6LW map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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ME8 6LW geodata

Easting579942
Northing167381
Latitude51.376963
Longitude0.584122

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 6LW?

StreetCharing Road
Town/CityGillingham
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictME8
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ME8 6LW Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation40m131ft

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

WardTwydall
ConstituencyGillingham And Rainham

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME8 6LW

January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Supermarket239m
January 2024ShopliftingOn or near Supermarket239m
January 2024ShopliftingOn or near Supermarket239m
➜ Charing Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 6LW

Evangelical Church (Goudhurst Road)Twydall148m
Shops (Twydall Green)Twydall175m
Shops (Twydall Green)Twydall191m
Wingham Close (Beechings Way)Twydall260m
Goudhurst RoadTwydall302m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 6LW

Rainham (Kent) Station2.2km
Gillingham (Kent) Station2.6km
Chatham Station4.4km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 6LW

Broadband access in ME8 6LW (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in ME8 6LW (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed40.0Mbps
Average download speed56.4Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed10.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed19.70Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 6LW (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 6LW

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ME8 6LW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)198,693
Meter count19
Mean (kWh/meter)10,458
Median (kWh/meter)11,805

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)39,661
Meter count15
Mean (kWh/meter)2,644
Median (kWh/meter)2,525
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME8 6LW, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in ME8 6LW.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Costa
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Costa Coffee
190m
Twydall Cafe
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
16 Twydall Green
203m
Fireaway
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
19 Twydall Green
207m

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Nearest post box to ME8 6LW

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Headcorn Road17:3011:30229m
Twydall Post Office17:3012:15298m
Brabourne Avenue17:3012:00325m

Nearest sports facilities to ME8 6LW

FacilityDistance
Beechings Way
Beechings Way, Gillingham
Grass Pitches
147m
Twydall Primary School
Twydall Lane, Gillingham
Grass Pitches
540m
Featherby Junior School
Chilham Road, Gillingham
Grass Pitches, Sports Hall
661m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 6LW

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Twydall Primary School and Nursery
Twydall Lane, Gillingham, ME8 6JS
Primary494m
Maritime Academy
Frindsbury Hill, Rochester, Kent, Medway
Secondary540m
Featherby Infant and Nursery School
Allington Road, Gillingham, ME8 6PD
Primary613m

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ME8 6LW ITL and ME8 6LW 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 6LW:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLJSouth East (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLJ4Kent
ITL 3 CodeName
TLJ41Medway
LAU 1 CodeName
E06000035Medway

ME8 6LW 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 6LW:

CodeName
OAE00081681
LSOAE01016160Medway 018A
MSOAE02003331Medway 018

Nearest postcodes to ME8 6LW

ME8 6NEBeechings Way40m
ME8 6LNCharing Road88m
ME8 6NDBoughton Close117m
ME8 6NHGoudhurst Road130m
ME8 6LRLynsted Road131m
ME8 6LQGoudhurst Road133m
ME8 6QBLower Twydall Lane153m
ME8 6NFBeechings Way153m
ME8 6LPWesterham Close156m
ME8 6PZBeechings Way165m