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ME8 7DU lies on Bloors Lane in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 7DU 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 7DU maps

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

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ME8 7DU geodata

Easting581001
Northing166558
Latitude51.369234
Longitude0.598903

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Where is ME8 7DU?

StreetBloors Lane
LocalityRainham
Town/CityGillingham
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictME8

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ME8 7DU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 7DU 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

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in ME8 7DU

2011
3 AUG
£300,000
60, BLOORS LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7DU
2009
30 OCT
£305,000
64, BLOORS LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7DU
2006
24 JAN
£222,500
1998
30 JUN
£136,000

➜ Gillingham house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 7DU

Ely Close (Beechings Way)Twydall252m
Danson Way (Bloors Lane)Twydall270m
Danson Way (Bloors Lane)Twydall318m
Monmouth Close (Beechings Way)Twydall359m
Bloors Lane (London Road)Rainham414m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 7DU

Rainham (Kent) Station0.9km
Gillingham (Kent) Station3.9km
Newington Station5.2km

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Broadband

Broadband access in ME8 7DU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in ME8 7DU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed78.1Mbps
Average download speed79.0Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed5.7Mbps
Average upload speed8.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 7DU (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 30Mbps0.0%

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ME8 7DU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)210,252
Meter count14
Mean (kWh/meter)15,018
Median (kWh/meter)13,872

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)40,839
Meter count12
Mean (kWh/meter)3,403
Median (kWh/meter)3,735

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME8 7DU (metres)

Abm Catering @ Thames View
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Thames View Primary School
155m
Rainham Mark Grammar School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Pump Lane
336m
Birling Ave
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
36A Birling Avenue
347m

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Nearest post box to ME8 7DU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Bloors Lane17:3012:00195m
Salisbury Avenue17:4512:00391m
Tufton Road17:3012:15483m

ME8 7DU ITL and ME8 7DU 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 7DU:

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

ME8 7DU 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 7DU:

CodeName
OAE00081697
LSOAE01016166Medway 023C
MSOAE02003336Medway 023

Nearest postcodes to ME8 7DU

ME8 7DTPenshurst Close43m
ME8 7DSBloors Lane145m
ME8 7DPMayfield Close189m
ME8 7EHBloors Lane203m
ME8 7DWThe Willows222m
ME8 7DJHigh Elms224m
ME8 7ENDanson Way234m
ME8 7DLPembury Way249m
ME8 7BNBeechings Way254m
ME8 7HDCranford Close277m