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
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME8 7BS geodata
| Easting | 580811 |
| Northing | 167067 |
| Latitude | 51.373867 |
| Longitude | 0.596435 |
Where is ME8 7BS?
| Street | Ripon Close |
| Locality | Rainham |
| Town/City | Gillingham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME8 |
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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Politics
| Ward | Rainham North |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Gillingham And Rainham |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in ME8 7BS
2000 26 MAY £89,995 |
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 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 |
Broadband
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)
Download
| Median download speed | 39.5Mbps |
| Average download speed | 86.5Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| 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% |
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.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
44.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 7BS:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME8 7BS (metres)
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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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