ME8 7AY maps, stats, and open data
ME8 7AY lies on Beechings Way in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 7AY is located in the Rainham North 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 7AY maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME8 7AY geodata
| Easting | 580823 |
| Northing | 166987 |
| Latitude | 51.373144 |
| Longitude | 0.596567 |
Where is ME8 7AY?
| Street | Beechings Way |
| Locality | Rainham |
| Town/City | Gillingham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME8 |
ME8 7AY Elevation
Elevation or altitude of ME8 7AY as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 30m | 98ft |
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
| Ward | Rainham North |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Gillingham And Rainham |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in ME8 7AY
2021 23 DEC £410,000 |
2019 2 OCT £350,000 |
2017 16 MAY £328,000 |
2012 26 OCT £175,000 |
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 7AY
| Truro Close (Beechings Way) | Twydall | 73m |
| Pump Lane Roundabout (Pump Lane) | Twydall | 109m |
| Monmouth Close (Beechings Way) | Twydall | 184m |
| Rainham Mark Grammar School (Pump Lane) | Twydall | 282m |
| Ely Close (Beechings Way) | Twydall | 314m |
Nearest railway stations to ME8 7AY
| Rainham (Kent) Station | 1.3km |
| Gillingham (Kent) Station | 3.6km |
Broadband
Broadband access in ME8 7AY (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 7AY (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 85.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 104.1Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 4.1Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 4.4Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 10.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in ME8 7AY (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 7AY gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in ME8 7AY by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 255,345 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 26 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 9,821 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 9,016 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 72,697 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 24 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,029 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 2,923 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME8 7AY, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in ME8 7AY.
- 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
44.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 7AY:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME8 7AY (metres)
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Nearest post box to ME8 7AY
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Doddington Road | 17:30 | 12:00 | 217m |
| Bloors Lane | 17:30 | 12:00 | 346m |
| Pump Lane | 17:30 | 12:15 | 588m |
ME8 7AY ITL and ME8 7AY 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 7AY:
| 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 7AY 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 7AY:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00081700 | |
| LSOA | E01016166 | Medway 023C |
| MSOA | E02003336 | Medway 023 |
Nearest postcodes to ME8 7AY
| ME8 7AZ | Lichfield Close | 45m |
| ME8 7BS | Ripon Close | 81m |
| ME8 7BA | Emmeline Close | 86m |
| ME8 7BT | Truro Close | 101m |
| ME8 7BB | Beechings Way | 102m |
| ME8 7BD | Hereford Close | 140m |
| ME8 7AX | Aylward Way | 142m |
| ME8 7AP | Pump Lane | 144m |
| ME8 7BP | Beechings Way | 154m |
| ME8 7BU | Pump Lane | 156m |
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