ME8 6RU maps, stats, and open data

ME8 6RU lies on Pluckley Close in Gillingham. ME8 6RU 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 6RU maps

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

ME8 6RU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)

ME8 6RU geodata

Easting	580194
Northing	167346
Latitude	51.376569
Longitude	0.587721

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is ME8 6RU?

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

Elevation or altitude of ME8 6RU 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 6RU

January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Supermarket	336m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Supermarket	336m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Supermarket	336m
➜ Pluckley Close crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 6RU

Wingham Close (Beechings Way)	Twydall	103m
Wingham Close (Beechings Way)	Twydall	115m
Shops (Twydall Green)	Twydall	301m
Shops (Twydall Green)	Twydall	304m
Beechings Green (Beechings Way)	Twydall	327m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 6RU

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 6RU

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

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Median download speed	39.1Mbps
Average download speed	92.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	8.7Mbps
Average upload speed	6.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	9.99Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 6RU (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 6RU

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 6RU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	155,394
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,633
Median (kWh/meter)	7,340

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	45,157
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,656
Median (kWh/meter)	2,214

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Costa

Costa Coffee

221m

Spar / Subway

Spar

304m

Tasty Kebab & Fish Bar

63 Twydall Green

313m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
Licence: FSA terms & conditions

Nearest post box to ME8 6RU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Brabourne Avenue	17:30	12:00	78m
Millstead Road	17:30	12:00	299m
Twydall Post Office	17:30	12:15	433m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 6RU

Facility	Distance
Beechings Way Beechings Way, Gillingham Grass Pitches	109m
Twydall Primary School Twydall Lane, Gillingham Grass Pitches	562m
Rainham Mark Grammar School Pump Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts	781m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 6RU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Twydall Primary School and Nursery Twydall Lane, Gillingham, ME8 6JS	Primary	540m
Maritime Academy Frindsbury Hill, Rochester, Kent, Medway	Secondary	562m
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School Romany Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 6JH	Primary	769m

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Source: Edubase
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ME8 6RU ITL and ME8 6RU 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 6RU:

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 6RU 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 6RU:

	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 6RU

ME8 6RX	Ruckinge Way	33m
ME8 6SD	Brabourne Avenue	52m
ME8 6RT	Fordwich Green	62m
ME8 6SE	Brabourne Avenue	89m
ME8 6RP	Beechings Way	116m
ME8 6RS	Cranbrook Close	120m
ME8 6TQ	Beechings Way	123m
ME8 6RB	Brabourne Avenue	124m
ME8 6NF	Beechings Way	142m
ME8 6NG	Goudhurst Road	154m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence