ME8 7BS maps, stats, and open data

ME8 7BS lies on Ripon Close in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 7BS 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 7BS maps

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

ME8 7BS 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 7BS geodata

Easting	580811
Northing	167067
Latitude	51.373867
Longitude	0.596435

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 7BS?

Street	Ripon Close
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 7BS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 7BS 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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in ME8 7BS

12, RIPON CLOSE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7BS 2000 26 MAY £89,995

➜ 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 7BS

November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Thornham Road	468m
February 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Thornham Road	468m
January 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Thornham Road	468m
➜ Ripon Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 7BS

Truro Close (Beechings Way)	Twydall	52m
Pump Lane Roundabout (Pump Lane)	Twydall	114m
Monmouth Close (Beechings Way)	Twydall	236m
Beechings Green (Beechings Way)	Twydall	307m
Rainham Mark Grammar School (Pump Lane)	Twydall	337m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 7BS

Rainham (Kent) Station	1.3km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	3.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 7BS

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

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Median download speed	39.5Mbps
Average download speed	86.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	5.4Mbps
Average upload speed	5.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 7BS (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 7BS

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 7BS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	150,415
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,744
Median (kWh/meter)	11,382

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	47,331
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,641
Median (kWh/meter)	3,625

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

6 O'Clock Shop

231 Beechings Way

305m

Rainham Mark Grammar School

Pump Lane

321m

Thamesview Primary School

Thames View Primary School

390m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Doddington Road	17:30	12:00	191m
Bloors Lane	17:30	12:00	414m
Millstead Road	17:30	12:00	589m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 7BS

Facility	Distance
Rainham Mark Grammar School Pump Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts	337m
Thames View Primary School Bloors Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	388m
Splashes Sports Centre (Closed) Bloors Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym	652m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 7BS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Rainham Mark Grammar School Pump Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7AJ	Secondary	323m
Thames View Primary School Bloors Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7DX	Primary	370m
Maritime Academy Frindsbury Hill, Rochester, Kent, Medway	Secondary	893m

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ME8 7BS ITL and ME8 7BS 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 7BS:

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 7BS 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 7BS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081700
LSOA	E01016166	Medway 023C
MSOA	E02003336	Medway 023

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 7BS

ME8 7BT	Truro Close	29m
ME8 7AY	Beechings Way	81m
ME8 7BU	Pump Lane	94m
ME8 7AZ	Lichfield Close	124m
ME8 7BB	Beechings Way	153m
ME8 7BA	Emmeline Close	160m
ME8 6XS	Beechings Way	166m
ME8 7AP	Pump Lane	182m
ME8 7BP	Beechings Way	192m
ME8 6YH	Hawthorne Avenue	204m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence