ME8 6YS maps, stats, and open data
ME8 6YS lies on London Road in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 6YS 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 6YS maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME8 6YS geodata
| Easting | 580124 |
| Northing | 166338 |
| Latitude | 51.367536 |
| Longitude | 0.586206 |
Where is ME8 6YS?
| Street | London Road |
| Locality | Rainham |
| Town/City | Gillingham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME8 |
ME8 6YS Elevation
Elevation or altitude of ME8 6YS 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.
➜ How high above sea level am I? Find the elevation of your current position using your device's GPS.
Politics
| Ward | Rainham South West |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Gillingham And Rainham |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in ME8 6YS
263, LONDON ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6YS 2023 18 AUG £665,000 |
259, LONDON ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6YS 2011 2 SEP £270,000 |
257, LONDON ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6YS 2011 9 AUG £285,000 |
255, LONDON ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6YS 1997 2 SEP £148,000 |
255, LONDON ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6YS 1995 24 FEB £120,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to ME8 6YS
| Caldew Avenue (London Road) | Rainham | 41m |
| Edwin Road | Rainham | 64m |
| Edwin Road | Rainham | 79m |
| Tesco (London Road) | Rainham | 143m |
| Pump Lane (London Road) | Rainham | 225m |
Nearest railway stations to ME8 6YS
| Rainham (Kent) Station | 1.8km |
| Gillingham (Kent) Station | 3.3km |
| Chatham Station | 4.7km |
Broadband
Broadband access in ME8 6YS (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 6YS (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 79.1Mbps |
| Average download speed | 83.3Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 20.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 14.3Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in ME8 6YS (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% |
ME8 6YS gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in ME8 6YS by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 331,052 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 14 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 23,647 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 22,020 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 42,350 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 11 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,850 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 4,146 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME8 6YS, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in ME8 6YS.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
14.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 6YS:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME8 6YS (metres)
➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency
Nearest post box to ME8 6YS
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Tesco | 18:30 | 12:15 | 263m |
| Pump Lane | 17:30 | 12:15 | 367m |
| Marshall Road | 17:30 | 12:15 | 452m |
ME8 6YS ITL and ME8 6YS 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 6YS:
| 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 |
ME8 6YS 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 6YS:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00081345 | |
| LSOA | E01016086 | Medway 030B |
| MSOA | E02003343 | Medway 030 |
Nearest postcodes to ME8 6YS
| ME8 6YU | London Road | 111m |
| ME8 0AR | Marshall Road | 133m |
| ME8 6TP | Caldew Avenue | 142m |
| ME8 0AA | Edwin Road | 143m |
| ME8 6YX | London Road | 152m |
| ME8 6YR | London Road | 155m |
| ME8 6UA | Detling Close | 175m |
| ME8 6TR | Hawthorne Avenue | 187m |
| ME8 6UE | Selstead Close | 215m |
| ME8 6TZ | Patrixbourne Avenue | 217m |
- Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2026)
- Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and Database right (2026)
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right (2026)
- Data produced by Land Registry © Crown copyright (2026)
- Contains Environment Agency data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0
- Everything else © GetTheData Publishing Limited (2026)
GetTheData.com is owned and operated by GetTheData Publishing Limited.
Company Number: 11075184 · Registered in England and Wales.
Registered Office: 3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street, London, England, EC2A 4NE
By accessing our site you agree to us using cookies, and sharing information about your use of our site, in accordance with our privacy policy.