ME8 7LB maps, stats, and open data

ME8 7LB 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 7LB maps

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

ME8 7LB 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 7LB geodata

Easting	581619
Northing	166137
Latitude	51.365255
Longitude	0.607556

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 7LB?

Country	England
Postcode District	ME8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME8 7LB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 7LB 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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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 7LB

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Police Station	172m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Police Station	172m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Police Station	172m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 7LB

Holding Street (High Street)	Rainham	178m
Wilkinsons (Station Road)	Rainham	179m
The Cricketers (High Street)	Rainham	212m
The White Horse (High Street)	Rainham	233m
Rainham Railway Station (Station Road)	Rainham	239m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 7LB

Rainham (Kent) Station	0.3km
Newington Station	4.5km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	4.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 7LB

Broadband access in ME8 7LB (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	29.3%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in ME8 7LB (2019 data)

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Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	51.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.3Mbps
Average upload speed	5.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	16.15Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 7LB (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 7LB

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 7LB gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	81,228
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	7,384
Median (kWh/meter)	7,521

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	83,815
Meter count	45
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,863
Median (kWh/meter)	1,346

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

77.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 7LB:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Suffolk Court

Suffolk Court Estate

The Star Grill

20 Rainham Shopping Centre

104m

Tesco

2 Rainham Shopping Centre

118m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Rainham Centre	17:30	12:15	100m
Rainham Centre	17:30	12:00	104m
Holding Street	17:30	12:15	146m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 7LB

Facility	Distance
Reynolds Wellness Centre High Street, Rainham, Gillingham Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	299m
Berengrave Park Berengrave Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	435m
St Margaret's C Of E Junior School Orchard Street, Gillingham Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches	460m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 7LB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Margaret's Infant School St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	443m
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	443m
Riverside Primary School St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET	Primary	799m

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Source: Edubase
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ME8 7LB ITL and ME8 7LB 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 7LB:

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 7LB 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 7LB:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081372
LSOA	E01016098	Medway 025D
MSOA	E02003338	Medway 025

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 7LB

ME8 7JP	Holding Street	70m
ME8 7RT	Longley Road	95m
ME8 7JN	Brown Street	116m
ME8 7LA	Suffolk Avenue	129m
ME8 7RR	Gresham Close	133m
ME8 7JY	Northumberland Avenue	142m
ME8 7RS	Station Road	168m
ME8 7HS	High Street	169m
ME8 7SD	Webster Road	182m
ME8 7SB	Station Road	184m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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