ME8 6RX maps, stats, and open data

ME8 6RX lies on Ruckinge Way in Gillingham. ME8 6RX 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 6RX maps

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

ME8 6RX 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 6RX geodata

Easting	580170
Northing	167368
Latitude	51.376774
Longitude	0.587388

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is ME8 6RX?

Street	Ruckinge Way
Town/City	Gillingham
Country	England
Postcode District	ME8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME8 6RX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 6RX 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 6RX

January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Supermarket	332m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Supermarket	332m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Supermarket	332m
➜ Ruckinge Way crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 6RX

Wingham Close (Beechings Way)	Twydall	121m
Wingham Close (Beechings Way)	Twydall	142m
Shops (Twydall Green)	Twydall	293m
Shops (Twydall Green)	Twydall	294m
Evangelical Church (Goudhurst Road)	Twydall	320m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 6RX

Rainham (Kent) Station	2km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	2.8km
Chatham Station	4.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 6RX

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

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Median download speed	50.0Mbps
Average download speed	51.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	5.6Mbps
Average upload speed	4.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	6.41Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 6RX (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 6RX

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 6RX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	94,573
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	7,881
Median (kWh/meter)	8,872

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	11,566
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,652
Median (kWh/meter)	1,653

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Costa

Costa Coffee

218m

Spar / Subway

Spar

299m

Tasty Kebab & Fish Bar

63 Twydall Green

309m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
Licence: FSA terms & conditions

Nearest post box to ME8 6RX

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Brabourne Avenue	17:30	12:00	97m
Millstead Road	17:30	12:00	324m
Headcorn Road	17:30	11:30	407m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 6RX

Facility	Distance
Beechings Way Beechings Way, Gillingham Grass Pitches	88m
Twydall Primary School Twydall Lane, Gillingham Grass Pitches	572m
Rainham Mark Grammar School Pump Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts	813m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 6RX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Twydall Primary School and Nursery Twydall Lane, Gillingham, ME8 6JS	Primary	547m
Maritime Academy Frindsbury Hill, Rochester, Kent, Medway	Secondary	572m
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School Romany Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 6JH	Primary	779m

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Source: Edubase
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ME8 6RX ITL and ME8 6RX 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 6RX:

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 6RX 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 6RX:

	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 6RX

ME8 6RU	Pluckley Close	33m
ME8 6SD	Brabourne Avenue	72m
ME8 6RT	Fordwich Green	91m
ME8 6RB	Brabourne Avenue	106m
ME8 6SE	Brabourne Avenue	118m
ME8 6NF	Beechings Way	133m
ME8 6TQ	Beechings Way	139m
ME8 6RP	Beechings Way	146m
ME8 6QZ	Kingsnorth Road	147m
ME8 6RS	Cranbrook Close	152m

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