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ME8 7LF lies on Tufton Road in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 7LF 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 7LF maps

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

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ME8 7LF geodata

Easting581734
Northing166290
Latitude51.366593
Longitude0.609285

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Where is ME8 7LF?

StreetTufton Road
LocalityRainham
Town/CityGillingham
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictME8

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ME8 7LF Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation30m98ft

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 7LF

2007
15 OCT
£222,000
1999
31 AUG
£100,000
1996
28 JUN
£72,700

➜ Gillingham house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 7LF

Rainham Railway Station (Station Road)Rainham189m
Rainham Station ForecourtRainham197m
Rainham Railway Station (Station Road)Rainham209m
Streetfield Road (Childscroft Road)Lower Rainham248m
Streetfield Road (Childscroft Road)Lower Rainham253m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 7LF

Rainham (Kent) Station0.1km
Newington Station4.4km
Gillingham (Kent) Station4.7km

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Broadband

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

Download

Median download speed56.4Mbps
Average download speed76.0Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed6.8Mbps
Average upload speed7.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 7LF (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 7LF gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)220,491
Meter count17
Mean (kWh/meter)12,970
Median (kWh/meter)12,379

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)38,969
Meter count14
Mean (kWh/meter)2,783
Median (kWh/meter)2,617

Deprivation

24.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 7LF:

Food Standards Agency

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

Snax On The Trax
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Rainham Railway Station
144m
JD Wetherspoon - The Railway Inn
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
The Railway
193m
Far East Express
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
88B Station Road
211m

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Nearest post box to ME8 7LF

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Childscroft Road17:3012:15235m
Station Road Post Office17:3012:15246m
Rainham Centre17:3012:15270m

ME8 7LF ITL and ME8 7LF 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 7LF:

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

ME8 7LF 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 7LF:

CodeName
OAE00081366
LSOAE01016096Medway 023B
MSOAE02003336Medway 023

Nearest postcodes to ME8 7LF

ME8 7LASuffolk Avenue66m
ME8 7LETufton Road95m
ME8 7SDWebster Road124m
ME8 7LGDevon Close126m
ME8 7SHTufton Road126m
ME8 7SZParkfield Road134m
ME8 7LDTufton Road168m
ME8 7RRGresham Close168m
ME8 7JYNorthumberland Avenue175m
ME8 7RTLongley Road177m