ME8 7EJ maps, stats, and open data

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

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

ME8 7EJ 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 7EJ geodata

Easting	580816
Northing	166334
Latitude	51.367281
Longitude	0.596134

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 7EJ?

Street	Bloors 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 7EJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 7EJ as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	50m	164ft

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 7EJ

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Langdale Close	327m
January 2024	Public order	On or near Parking Area	462m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	462m
➜ Bloors Lane crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 7EJ

Danson Way (Bloors Lane)	Twydall	29m
Danson Way (Bloors Lane)	Twydall	35m
Bloors Lane (London Road)	Rainham	130m
Bloors Lane (London Road)	Rainham	158m
Roberts Road (London Road)	Rainham	391m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 7EJ

Rainham (Kent) Station	1.1km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	3.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 7EJ

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

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Median download speed	66.6Mbps
Average download speed	60.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	11.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 7EJ (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 7EJ

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 7EJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	273,910
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	15,217
Median (kWh/meter)	12,405

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	51,472
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,217
Median (kWh/meter)	3,234

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Rik 's One Stop

Rik 's One Stop

85m

Birling Ave

36A Birling Avenue

102m

Rocket And Rolls

Scallywags Day Nursery

154m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Salisbury Avenue	17:45	12:00	191m
Danson Way	17:30	12:00	234m
Pump Lane	17:30	12:15	470m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 7EJ

Facility	Distance
Splashes Sports Centre (Closed) Bloors Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym	157m
Psa Performance Centre London Road, Rainham, Gillingham Artificial Grass Pitch	182m
Cozenton Park Bloors Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	246m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 7EJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Rainham Mark Grammar School Pump Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7AJ	Secondary	430m
Thames View Primary School Bloors Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7DX	Primary	462m
The Howard School Derwent Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 0BX	Secondary	479m

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Source: Edubase
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ME8 7EJ ITL and ME8 7EJ 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 7EJ:

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 7EJ 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 7EJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081712
LSOA	E01016166	Medway 023C
MSOA	E02003336	Medway 023

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 7EJ

ME8 7EP	Bedford Avenue	78m
ME8 7EH	Bloors Lane	93m
ME8 7EN	Danson Way	142m
ME8 7HA	Denbigh Avenue	143m
ME8 7EY	Birling Avenue	145m
ME8 7RJ	London Road	158m
ME8 7EX	Dorset Square	177m
ME8 7EU	Denbigh Avenue	196m
ME8 7EW	Danson Way	208m
ME8 7HD	Cranford Close	211m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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