ME8 6RT maps, stats, and open data

ME8 6RT lies on Fordwich Green in Gillingham. ME8 6RT 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 6RT maps

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

ME8 6RT 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 6RT geodata

Easting	580212
Northing	167287
Latitude	51.376033
Longitude	0.587950

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is ME8 6RT?

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

Elevation or altitude of ME8 6RT 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 6RT

January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Supermarket	320m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Supermarket	320m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Supermarket	320m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 6RT

Wingham Close (Beechings Way)	Twydall	54m
Wingham Close (Beechings Way)	Twydall	62m
Beechings Green (Beechings Way)	Twydall	281m
Shops (Twydall Green)	Twydall	292m
Shops (Twydall Green)	Twydall	299m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 6RT

Rainham (Kent) Station	2km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	2.9km
Chatham Station	4.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 6RT

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

Download

Median download speed	52.1Mbps
Average download speed	69.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	7.0Mbps
Average upload speed	6.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.23Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 6RT (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 6RT

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 6RT gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	117,529
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	6,529
Median (kWh/meter)	5,417

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	35,693
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,231
Median (kWh/meter)	2,286

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

91.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 6RT:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Costa

Costa Coffee

206m

Spar / Subway

Spar

289m

Tasty Kebab & Fish Bar

63 Twydall Green

299m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Brabourne Avenue	17:30	12:00	103m
Millstead Road	17:30	12:00	239m
Twydall Post Office	17:30	12:15	419m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 6RT

Facility	Distance
Beechings Way Beechings Way, Gillingham Grass Pitches	140m
Twydall Primary School Twydall Lane, Gillingham Grass Pitches	519m
Rainham Mark Grammar School Pump Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts	724m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 6RT

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Twydall Primary School and Nursery Twydall Lane, Gillingham, ME8 6JS	Primary	502m
Maritime Academy Frindsbury Hill, Rochester, Kent, Medway	Secondary	519m
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School Romany Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 6JH	Primary	725m

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Source: Edubase
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ME8 6RT ITL and ME8 6RT 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 6RT:

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 6RT 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 6RT:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081687
LSOA	E01016161	Medway 018B
MSOA	E02003331	Medway 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 6RT

ME8 6RP	Beechings Way	55m
ME8 6RU	Pluckley Close	62m
ME8 6RS	Cranbrook Close	77m
ME8 6TQ	Beechings Way	81m
ME8 6SE	Brabourne Avenue	83m
ME8 6SD	Brabourne Avenue	85m
ME8 6RX	Ruckinge Way	91m
ME8 6TG	Beechings Way	116m
ME8 6RW	Sellinge Green	118m
ME8 6NG	Goudhurst Road	123m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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