ME8 6LX maps, stats, and open data

ME8 6LX lies on Beechings Way in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 6LX 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 6LX maps

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

ME8 6LX 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 6LX geodata

Easting	579829
Northing	167512
Latitude	51.378175
Longitude	0.582566

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 6LX?

Street	Beechings Way
Locality	Rainham
Town/City	Gillingham
Country	England
Postcode District	ME8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME8 6LX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 6LX 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 6LX

January 2024	Other theft	On or near Parking Area	367m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Supermarket	383m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Supermarket	383m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 6LX

Eastcourt Green (Eastcourt Lane)	Twydall	200m
Goudhurst Road	Twydall	257m
Eastcourt Green (Beechings Way)	Twydall	262m
Evangelical Church (Goudhurst Road)	Twydall	265m
Goudhurst Road (Eastcourt Lane)	Twydall	277m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 6LX

Rainham (Kent) Station	2.4km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	2.5km
Chatham Station	4.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 6LX

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

Download

Median download speed	77.6Mbps
Average download speed	73.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	9.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 6LX (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 6LX

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 6LX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	370,991
Meter count	35
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,600
Median (kWh/meter)	10,010

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	159,007
Meter count	35
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,543
Median (kWh/meter)	3,967

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Gourmet Touch

Unit V-z

274m

Co-Op

Co-operative

294m

Twydall Cafe

16 Twydall Green

328m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Headcorn Road	17:30	11:30	63m
Twydall Post Office	17:30	12:15	410m
Brabourne Avenue	17:30	12:00	459m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 6LX

Facility	Distance
Beechings Way Beechings Way, Gillingham Grass Pitches	305m
Featherby Junior School Chilham Road, Gillingham Grass Pitches, Sports Hall	617m
Twydall Primary School Twydall Lane, Gillingham Grass Pitches	681m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 6LX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Featherby Infant and Nursery School Allington Road, Gillingham, ME8 6PD	Primary	524m
Featherby Junior School Chilham Road, Featherby Junior School, Gillingham, ME8 6BT	Primary	617m
Twydall Primary School and Nursery Twydall Lane, Gillingham, ME8 6JS	Primary	629m

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Source: Edubase
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ME8 6LX ITL and ME8 6LX 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 6LX:

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 6LX 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 6LX:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081681
LSOA	E01016160	Medway 018A
MSOA	E02003331	Medway 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 6LX

ME8 6LP	Westerham Close	38m
ME8 6PZ	Beechings Way	66m
ME8 6QA	Headcorn Road	91m
ME8 6QE	Denton Green	99m
ME8 6QG	Littlebourne Avenue	115m
ME8 6PY	Beechings Way	116m
ME8 6LT	Lynsted Road	117m
ME8 6QF	Littlebourne Avenue	117m
ME8 6LR	Lynsted Road	122m
ME8 6QB	Lower Twydall Lane	124m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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