ME8 6YR maps, stats, and open data

ME8 6YR lies on London Road in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 6YR is located in the Rainham South West 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 6YR maps

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

ME8 6YR 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 6YR geodata

Easting	580276
Northing	166306
Latitude	51.367201
Longitude	0.588371

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 6YR?

Street	London Road
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 6YR Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	70m	230ft

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	Rainham South West
Constituency	Gillingham And Rainham

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in ME8 6YR

247, LONDON ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6YR 2019 13 DEC £750,000
251, LONDON ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6YR 2004 20 AUG £300,000
251, LONDON ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6YR 2001 25 MAY £199,950
251, LONDON ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6YR 2000 22 JUN £160,000

➜ Gillingham house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME8 6YR

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Langdale Close	294m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Langdale Close	294m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Langdale Close	294m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 6YR

Pump Lane (London Road)	Rainham	72m
Pump Lane (London Road)	Rainham	122m
Caldew Avenue (London Road)	Rainham	144m
Edwin Road	Rainham	219m
Edwin Road	Rainham	231m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 6YR

Rainham (Kent) Station	1.6km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	3.4km
Chatham Station	4.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 6YR

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

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Median download speed	80.0Mbps
Average download speed	83.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	18.9Mbps
Average upload speed	17.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 6YR (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 6YR

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 6YR gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	208,827
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	26,103
Median (kWh/meter)	26,459

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

14.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 6YR:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Domino's Pizza

28 London Road

270m

Rainham Mark Social Club

Rainham Mark Social Club

303m

Rainham Fish And Kebab

40 London Road

329m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Pump Lane	17:30	12:15	295m
Danson Way	17:30	12:00	308m
Tesco	18:30	12:15	414m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 6YR

Facility	Distance
Howard School Derwent Way, Gillingham Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	501m
Rainham School For Girls Derwent Way, Gillingham Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts	583m
Rainham Mark Grammar School Pump Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts	613m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 6YR

School	Phase of Education	Distance
The Howard School Derwent Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 0BX	Secondary	474m
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School Romany Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 6JH	Primary	539m
Rainham School for Girls Derwent Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 0BX	Secondary	593m

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Source: Edubase
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ME8 6YR ITL and ME8 6YR 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 6YR:

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 6YR 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 6YR:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081343
LSOA	E01016086	Medway 030B
MSOA	E02003343	Medway 030

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 6YR

ME8 7HQ	London Road	82m
ME8 6TP	Caldew Avenue	97m
ME8 7HP	Guardian Court	103m
ME8 0DL	Boston Gardens	122m
ME8 7AA	Pump Lane	123m
ME8 0AR	Marshall Road	131m
ME8 6YS	London Road	155m
ME8 6TR	Hawthorne Avenue	196m
ME8 0DE	Hudson Close	196m
ME8 0DD	Vancouver Drive	211m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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