ME8 7BU maps, stats, and open data

ME8 7BU lies on Pump Lane in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 7BU 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 7BU maps

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

ME8 7BU 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 7BU geodata

Easting	580729
Northing	167112
Latitude	51.374297
Longitude	0.595281

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 7BU?

Street	Pump Lane
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 7BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 7BU 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 7BU

November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Thornham Road	376m
February 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Thornham Road	376m
January 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Thornham Road	376m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 7BU

Truro Close (Beechings Way)	Twydall	86m
Pump Lane Roundabout (Pump Lane)	Twydall	108m
Beechings Green (Beechings Way)	Twydall	218m
Beechings Green (Beechings Way)	Twydall	270m
Monmouth Close (Beechings Way)	Twydall	328m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 7BU

Rainham (Kent) Station	1.4km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	3.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 7BU

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

Download

Median download speed	70.0Mbps
Average download speed	83.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	4.9Mbps
Average upload speed	4.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	6.26Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 7BU (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 7BU

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 7BU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	275,881
Meter count	25
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,035
Median (kWh/meter)	10,884

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	65,090
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,255
Median (kWh/meter)	2,803

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

77.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 7BU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

6 O'Clock Shop

231 Beechings Way

214m

Rainham Mark Grammar School

Pump Lane

356m

The Dewdrop

100-102 Hawthorne Avenue

457m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Doddington Road	17:30	12:00	119m
Bloors Lane	17:30	12:00	501m
Millstead Road	17:30	12:00	511m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 7BU

Facility	Distance
Rainham Mark Grammar School Pump Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts	363m
Thames View Primary School Bloors Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	461m
Beechings Way Beechings Way, Gillingham Grass Pitches	686m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 7BU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Rainham Mark Grammar School Pump Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7AJ	Secondary	357m
Thames View Primary School Bloors Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7DX	Primary	454m
Maritime Academy Frindsbury Hill, Rochester, Kent, Medway	Secondary	828m

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ME8 7BU ITL and ME8 7BU 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 7BU:

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 7BU 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 7BU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081693
LSOA	E01016164	Medway 018E
MSOA	E02003331	Medway 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 7BU

ME8 7BT	Truro Close	65m
ME8 6XS	Beechings Way	76m
ME8 7BS	Ripon Close	94m
ME8 6XT	Eastling Close	113m
ME8 6YJ	Hawthorne Avenue	143m
ME8 6XW	River View	155m
ME8 7AY	Beechings Way	156m
ME8 6YH	Hawthorne Avenue	161m
ME8 6SP	Beechings Way	182m
ME8 7AP	Pump Lane	185m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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