ME8 7LQ maps, stats, and open data

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

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

ME8 7LQ 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 7LQ geodata

Easting	581551
Northing	166499
Latitude	51.368529
Longitude	0.606765

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 7LQ?

Street	Tufton Road
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 7LQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 7LQ 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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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 7LQ

January 2024	Public order	On or near Parking Area	455m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	324m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	455m
➜ Tufton Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 7LQ

Parkfield Road (Childscroft Road)	Lower Rainham	172m
Broomcroft Road (Childscroft Road)	Lower Rainham	182m
Parkfield Road (Childscroft Road)	Lower Rainham	182m
Broomcroft Road (Childscroft Road)	Lower Rainham	186m
Streetfield Road (Childscroft Road)	Lower Rainham	341m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 7LQ

Rainham (Kent) Station	0.4km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	4.4km
Newington Station	4.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 7LQ

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

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Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	113.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 7LQ (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 7LQ

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 7LQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	445,183
Meter count	30
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,839
Median (kWh/meter)	13,827

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	84,109
Meter count	30
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,804
Median (kWh/meter)	2,919

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Suffolk Court

Suffolk Court Estate

367m

Snax On The Trax

Rainham Railway Station

397m

Jack`s Fish Bar

13 High Street

437m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Tufton Road	17:30	12:15	71m
Childscroft Road	17:30	12:15	313m
Berengrave Lane	17:30	12:00	419m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 7LQ

Facility	Distance
Berengrave Park Berengrave Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	126m
Cozenton Park Bloors Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	507m
Splashes Sports Centre (Closed) Bloors Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym	613m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 7LQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Thames View Primary School Bloors Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7DX	Primary	600m
St Margaret's Infant School St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	764m
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	764m

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Source: Edubase
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ME8 7LQ ITL and ME8 7LQ 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 7LQ:

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 7LQ 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 7LQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081360
LSOA	E01016096	Medway 023B
MSOA	E02003336	Medway 023

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 7LQ

ME8 7SX	Hartpiece Close	72m
ME8 7NB	Berengrave Lane	83m
ME8 7NA	Berengrave Lane	94m
ME8 7SY	Parkfield Road	111m
ME8 7LD	Tufton Road	114m
ME8 7SU	Parkfield Road	130m
ME8 7JZ	Northumberland Avenue	131m
ME8 7NJ	Berengrave Lane	142m
ME8 7LZ	Berengrave Lane	182m
ME8 7LG	Devon Close	183m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence