ME8 7LF maps, stats, and open data
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
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME8 7LF geodata
| Easting | 581734 |
| Northing | 166290 |
| Latitude | 51.366593 |
| Longitude | 0.609285 |
Where is ME8 7LF?
| Street | Tufton Road |
| Locality | Rainham |
| Town/City | Gillingham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME8 |
ME8 7LF Elevation
Elevation or altitude of ME8 7LF as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 30m | 98ft |
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 7LF
2007 15 OCT £222,000 |
1999 31 AUG £100,000 |
1996 28 JUN £72,700 |
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 7LF
| Rainham Railway Station (Station Road) | Rainham | 189m |
| Rainham Station Forecourt | Rainham | 197m |
| Rainham Railway Station (Station Road) | Rainham | 209m |
| Streetfield Road (Childscroft Road) | Lower Rainham | 248m |
| Streetfield Road (Childscroft Road) | Lower Rainham | 253m |
Nearest railway stations to ME8 7LF
| Rainham (Kent) Station | 0.1km |
| Newington Station | 4.4km |
| Gillingham (Kent) Station | 4.7km |
Broadband
Broadband access in ME8 7LF (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 7LF (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 56.4Mbps |
| Average download speed | 76.0Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 6.8Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 7.9Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in ME8 7LF (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 7LF gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in ME8 7LF by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 220,491 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 17 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 12,970 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 12,379 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 38,969 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 14 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 2,783 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 2,617 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME8 7LF, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in ME8 7LF.
- 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
24.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 7LF:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME8 7LF (metres)
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Nearest post box to ME8 7LF
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Childscroft Road | 17:30 | 12:15 | 235m |
| Station Road Post Office | 17:30 | 12:15 | 246m |
| Rainham Centre | 17:30 | 12:15 | 270m |
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 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 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:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00081366 | |
| LSOA | E01016096 | Medway 023B |
| MSOA | E02003336 | Medway 023 |
Nearest postcodes to ME8 7LF
| ME8 7LA | Suffolk Avenue | 66m |
| ME8 7LE | Tufton Road | 95m |
| ME8 7SD | Webster Road | 124m |
| ME8 7LG | Devon Close | 126m |
| ME8 7SH | Tufton Road | 126m |
| ME8 7SZ | Parkfield Road | 134m |
| ME8 7LD | Tufton Road | 168m |
| ME8 7RR | Gresham Close | 168m |
| ME8 7JY | Northumberland Avenue | 175m |
| ME8 7RT | Longley Road | 177m |
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