ME8 7DU maps, stats, and open data
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
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME8 7DU geodata
| Easting | 581001 |
| Northing | 166558 |
| Latitude | 51.369234 |
| Longitude | 0.598903 |
Where is ME8 7DU?
| Street | Bloors Lane |
| Locality | Rainham |
| Town/City | Gillingham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME8 |
ME8 7DU Elevation
Elevation or altitude of ME8 7DU as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 40m | 131ft |
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 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 |
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 7DU
| Ely Close (Beechings Way) | Twydall | 252m |
| Danson Way (Bloors Lane) | Twydall | 270m |
| Danson Way (Bloors Lane) | Twydall | 318m |
| Monmouth Close (Beechings Way) | Twydall | 359m |
| Bloors Lane (London Road) | Rainham | 414m |
Nearest railway stations to ME8 7DU
| Rainham (Kent) Station | 0.9km |
| Gillingham (Kent) Station | 3.9km |
| Newington Station | 5.2km |
Broadband
Broadband access in ME8 7DU (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 7DU (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 78.1Mbps |
| Average download speed | 79.0Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 5.7Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 8.9Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in ME8 7DU (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 7DU gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in ME8 7DU by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 210,252 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 14 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 15,018 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 13,872 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 40,839 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 12 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,403 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,735 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME8 7DU, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in ME8 7DU.
- 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 7DU:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME8 7DU (metres)
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Nearest post box to ME8 7DU
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Bloors Lane | 17:30 | 12:00 | 195m |
| Salisbury Avenue | 17:45 | 12:00 | 391m |
| Tufton Road | 17:30 | 12:15 | 483m |
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 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 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:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00081697 | |
| LSOA | E01016166 | Medway 023C |
| MSOA | E02003336 | Medway 023 |
Nearest postcodes to ME8 7DU
| ME8 7DT | Penshurst Close | 43m |
| ME8 7DS | Bloors Lane | 145m |
| ME8 7DP | Mayfield Close | 189m |
| ME8 7EH | Bloors Lane | 203m |
| ME8 7DW | The Willows | 222m |
| ME8 7DJ | High Elms | 224m |
| ME8 7EN | Danson Way | 234m |
| ME8 7DL | Pembury Way | 249m |
| ME8 7BN | Beechings Way | 254m |
| ME8 7HD | Cranford Close | 277m |
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