ME8 7BE maps, stats, and open data

ME8 7BE lies on Birling Avenue in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 7BE 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 September 2014.

ME8 7BE maps

ME8 7BE map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
ME8 7BE map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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ME8 7BE geodata

Easting581317
Northing166136
Latitude51.365343
Longitude0.603222

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Where is ME8 7BE?

StreetBirling Avenue
LocalityRainham
Town/CityGillingham
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictME8
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ME8 7BE Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 7BE as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation40m131ft

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 North
ConstituencyGillingham And Rainham

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME8 7BE

January 2024Public orderOn or near Parking Area77m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Police Station423m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Police Station423m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 7BE

Roberts Road (London Road)Rainham87m
Manor Farm Ph (Maidstone Road)Rainham106m
Manor Farm Ph (Maidstone Road)Rainham132m
Roberts Road (London Road)Rainham175m
Holding Street (High Street)Rainham224m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 7BE

Rainham (Kent) Station0.6km
Gillingham (Kent) Station4.4km
Newington Station4.7km

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Broadband

Broadband access in ME8 7BE (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access0.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband0.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in ME8 7BE (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed21.0Mbps
Average download speed19.9Mbps
Maximum download speed23.44Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.1Mbps
Average upload speed0.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed1.28Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 7BE (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 30Mbps100.0%

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ME8 7BE gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in ME8 7BE by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)90,595
Meter count23
Mean (kWh/meter)3,939
Median (kWh/meter)3,461

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)32,702
Meter count16
Mean (kWh/meter)2,044
Median (kWh/meter)1,971
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME8 7BE, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in ME8 7BE.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

24.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 7BE:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME8 7BE (meters)

The Manor Farm
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Manor Farm
78m
Jack`s Fish Bar
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
13 High Street
99m
Welcome House
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Welcome House - Leeza Court
153m

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Nearest post box to ME8 7BE

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Holding Street17:3012:15203m
Rainham Centre17:3012:15334m
Rainham Centre17:3012:00338m

Nearest sports facilities to ME8 7BE

FacilityDistance
Cozenton Park
Bloors Lane, Rainham, Gillingham
Grass Pitches
360m
Berengrave Park
Berengrave Lane, Rainham, Gillingham
Grass Pitches
407m
St Margaret's C Of E Junior School
Orchard Street, Gillingham
Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches
410m

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Nearest schools to ME8 7BE

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St Margaret's Infant School
St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE
Primary397m
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School
Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE
Primary397m
Thames View Primary School
Bloors Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7DX
Primary691m

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ME8 7BE ITL and ME8 7BE 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 7BE:

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

ME8 7BE 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 7BE:

CodeName
OAE00081365
LSOAE01016096Medway 023B
MSOAE02003336Medway 023

Nearest postcodes to ME8 7BE

ME8 7LSBerengrave Lane109m
ME8 7JWQuinnell Street124m
ME8 7HXHigh Street129m
ME8 7RGLondon Road139m
ME8 0DHMaidstone Road144m
ME8 7JEHigh Street161m
ME8 7LYCozenton Close192m
ME8 7HBBirling Avenue200m
ME8 0DGMaidstone Road202m
ME8 0AYRoberts Road205m