ME8 7BJ maps, stats, and open data

ME8 7BJ lies on Beechings Way in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 7BJ 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 7BJ maps

ME8 7BJ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

ME8 7BJ 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 7BJ geodata

Easting	581026
Northing	166836
Latitude	51.371723
Longitude	0.599403

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 7BJ?

Street	Beechings Way
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 7BJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 7BJ 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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Rainham North
Constituency	Gillingham And Rainham

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME8 7BJ

June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Chestfield Close	138m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Beechings Way	165m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Beechings Way	165m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 7BJ

Ely Close (Beechings Way)	Twydall	61m
Monmouth Close (Beechings Way)	Twydall	87m
Truro Close (Beechings Way)	Twydall	326m
Pump Lane Roundabout (Pump Lane)	Twydall	354m
Rainham Mark Grammar School (Pump Lane)	Twydall	401m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 7BJ

Rainham (Kent) Station	1km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	3.8km
Newington Station	5.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 7BJ

Broadband access in ME8 7BJ (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 7BJ (2019 data)

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Median download speed	74.0Mbps
Average download speed	66.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	15.8Mbps
Average upload speed	11.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 7BJ (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 7BJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	198,539
Meter count	19
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,449
Median (kWh/meter)	8,907

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	56,577
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,772
Median (kWh/meter)	2,615

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME8 7BJ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in ME8 7BJ.
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

44.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 7BJ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Thamesview Primary School

Thames View Primary School

173m

Rainham Mark Grammar School

Pump Lane

307m

The Dewdrop

100-102 Hawthorne Avenue

572m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to ME8 7BJ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Bloors Lane	17:30	12:00	103m
Doddington Road	17:30	12:00	466m
Tufton Road	17:30	12:15	558m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 7BJ

Facility	Distance
Thames View Primary School Bloors Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	165m
Rainham Mark Grammar School Pump Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts	339m
Splashes Sports Centre (Closed) Bloors Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym	417m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 7BJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Thames View Primary School Bloors Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7DX	Primary	84m
Rainham Mark Grammar School Pump Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7AJ	Secondary	308m
The Howard School Derwent Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 0BX	Secondary	1km

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Source: Edubase
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ME8 7BJ ITL and ME8 7BJ 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 7BJ:

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 7BJ 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 7BJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081706
LSOA	E01016166	Medway 023C
MSOA	E02003336	Medway 023

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 7BJ

ME8 7BQ	Monmouth Close	45m
ME8 7BN	Beechings Way	73m
ME8 7BW	Ely Close	90m
ME8 7BG	Beechings Way	100m
ME8 7BD	Hereford Close	117m
ME8 7BP	Beechings Way	141m
ME8 7DS	Bloors Lane	147m
ME8 7BB	Beechings Way	163m
ME8 7DR	Chestfield Close	163m
ME8 7DP	Mayfield Close	183m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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