ME8 6SY maps, stats, and open data

ME8 6SY 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 6SY maps

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

ME8 6SY 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 6SY geodata

Easting	580303
Northing	166976
Latitude	51.373211
Longitude	0.589127

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 6SY?

Country	England
Postcode District	ME8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME8 6SY Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	50m	164ft

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 6SY

January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Supermarket	411m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Supermarket	411m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Supermarket	411m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 6SY

Begonia Avenue	Twydall	86m
Bodiam Close (Waltham Road)	Twydall	238m
Beechings Green (Beechings Way)	Twydall	244m
Beechings Green (Beechings Way)	Twydall	263m
Wingham Close (Beechings Way)	Twydall	272m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 6SY

Rainham (Kent) Station	1.7km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	3.1km
Chatham Station	4.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 6SY

Broadband access in ME8 6SY (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	88.7%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	88.7%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	88.7%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in ME8 6SY (2019 data)

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Median download speed	12.3Mbps
Average download speed	40.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.0Mbps
Average upload speed	3.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 6SY (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 6SY

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 6SY gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	333,378
Meter count	47
Mean (kWh/meter)	7,093
Median (kWh/meter)	7,217

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	69,356
Meter count	44
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,576
Median (kWh/meter)	1,415

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

77.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 6SY:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Rainham Christian Fellowship Baptist Church

Baptist Church

222m

TPA Supported Living Ltd

31 Waltham Road

245m

The Dewdrop

100-102 Hawthorne Avenue

282m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Millstead Road	17:30	12:00	108m
Doddington Road	17:30	12:00	329m
Brabourne Avenue	17:30	12:00	400m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 6SY

Facility	Distance
Twydall Primary School Twydall Lane, Gillingham Grass Pitches	381m
Beechings Way Beechings Way, Gillingham Grass Pitches	430m
Rainham Mark Grammar School Pump Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts	455m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 6SY

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Maritime Academy Frindsbury Hill, Rochester, Kent, Medway	Secondary	381m
Twydall Primary School and Nursery Twydall Lane, Gillingham, ME8 6JS	Primary	405m
Rainham Mark Grammar School Pump Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7AJ	Secondary	480m

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Source: Edubase
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ME8 6SY ITL and ME8 6SY 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 6SY:

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 6SY 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 6SY:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081702
LSOA	E01016164	Medway 018E
MSOA	E02003331	Medway 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 6SY

ME8 6YB	Begonia Avenue	75m
ME8 6SS	Hollingbourne Road	87m
ME8 6SU	Milsted Road	111m
ME8 6SX	Milsted Road	127m
ME8 6SW	Newnham Close	132m
ME8 6YQ	Frinsted Close	156m
ME8 6SN	Hollingbourne Road	164m
ME8 6XF	Bodiam Close	172m
ME8 6TA	Crundale Road	172m
ME8 6ST	Beechings Way	179m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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