ME8 6YU maps, stats, and open data

ME8 6YU lies on London Road in Gillingham. ME8 6YU 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 6YU maps

ME8 6YU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
ME8 6YU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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ME8 6YU geodata

Easting580014
Northing166356
Latitude51.367733
Longitude0.584666

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 6YU?

StreetLondon Road
Town/CityGillingham
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictME8
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ME8 6YU Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation70m230ft

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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Politics

WardRainham South West
ConstituencyGillingham And Rainham

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in ME8 6YU

2018
12 OCT
£599,950
2007
25 MAY
£392,000
287, LONDON ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6YU
1996
23 AUG
£137,000
1996
12 JUL
£135,000

➜ 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 6YU

September 2023Public orderOn or near Woodchurch Crescent486m
September 2023Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Woodchurch Crescent486m
September 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Woodchurch Crescent486m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 6YU

Tesco (London Road)Rainham40m
Edwin RoadRainham46m
Edwin RoadRainham48m
Caldew Avenue (London Road)Rainham135m
Tesco (London Road)Rainham188m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 6YU

Rainham (Kent) Station1.9km
Gillingham (Kent) Station3.2km
Chatham Station4.6km

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Broadband

Broadband access in ME8 6YU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband limitations in ME8 6YU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Domino's Pizza
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
28 London Road
59m
Rainham Mark Social Club
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
Rainham Mark Social Club
74m
Rainham Fish And Kebab
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
40 London Road
82m

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Nearest post box to ME8 6YU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Tesco18:3012:15157m
Pump Lane17:3012:15449m
Marshall Road17:3012:15489m

Nearest sports facilities to ME8 6YU

FacilityDistance
Twydall Primary School
Twydall Lane, Gillingham
Grass Pitches
490m
Planet Ice Gillingham
Ambley Road, Gillingham Business Park, Gillingham
Ice Rinks
579m
Howard School
Derwent Way, Gillingham
Sports Hall, Grass Pitches
724m

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Nearest schools to ME8 6YU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
Romany Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 6JH
Primary332m
Maritime Academy
Frindsbury Hill, Rochester, Kent, Medway
Secondary490m
Twydall Primary School and Nursery
Twydall Lane, Gillingham, ME8 6JS
Primary542m

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ME8 6YU ITL and ME8 6YU 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 6YU:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLJSouth East (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLJ4Kent
ITL 3 CodeName
TLJ41Medway
LAU 1 CodeName
E06000035Medway

ME8 6YU 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 6YU:

CodeName
OAE00081345
LSOAE01016086Medway 030B
MSOAE02003343Medway 030

Nearest postcodes to ME8 6YU

ME8 6YXLondon Road73m
ME8 6YSLondon Road111m
ME8 0AAEdwin Road142m
ME8 6UESelstead Close156m
ME8 6JBWilmington Way173m
ME8 6JDPhillips Court199m
ME8 6UADetling Close199m
ME8 6UFPatrixbourne Avenue213m
ME8 0ARMarshall Road217m
ME8 6JAFranks Court223m