ME8 7QZ maps, stats, and open data
ME8 7QZ lies on Station Road in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 7QZ 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 7QZ maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME8 7QZ geodata
| Easting | 582368 |
| Northing | 166830 |
| Latitude | 51.371240 |
| Longitude | 0.618688 |
Where is ME8 7QZ?
| Street | Station Road |
| Locality | Rainham |
| Town/City | Gillingham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME8 |
ME8 7QZ Elevation
Elevation or altitude of ME8 7QZ as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 10m | 33ft |
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 7QZ
2025 20 FEB £575,000 |
398, STATION ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7QZ 2021 5 FEB £525,000 |
402, STATION ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7QZ 2020 18 DEC £532,000 |
2020 23 OCT £520,000 |
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 7QZ
| Ellison Way (Station Road) | Lower Rainham | 21m |
| Tilbury Road (Station Road) | Lower Rainham | 180m |
| Tilbury Road (Station Road) | Lower Rainham | 212m |
| The Angel (Station Road) | Lower Rainham | 274m |
| The Angel (Station Road) | Lower Rainham | 282m |
Nearest railway stations to ME8 7QZ
| Rainham (Kent) Station | 0.7km |
| Newington Station | 4km |
| Gillingham (Kent) Station | 5.1km |
Broadband
Broadband access in ME8 7QZ (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 | 78.9% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in ME8 7QZ (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 39.1Mbps |
| Average download speed | 60.2Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 1.2Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 6.8Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in ME8 7QZ (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 7QZ gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in ME8 7QZ by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 277,264 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 20 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 13,863 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 14,739 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 59,769 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 16 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,736 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,407 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME8 7QZ, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in ME8 7QZ.
- 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
28.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 7QZ:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME8 7QZ (metres)
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Nearest post box to ME8 7QZ
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Tilbury Road | 17:30 | 12:15 | 209m |
| East Rainham | 17:15 | 09:00 | 323m |
| Ten Acre Way | 17:15 | 09:00 | 561m |
ME8 7QZ ITL and ME8 7QZ 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 7QZ:
| 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 7QZ 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 7QZ:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00081354 | |
| LSOA | E01016094 | Medway 025A |
| MSOA | E02003338 | Medway 025 |
Nearest postcodes to ME8 7QZ
| ME8 7QB | Wivenhoe Close | 94m |
| ME8 7PL | Ellison Way | 107m |
| ME8 7PZ | Finwell Road | 122m |
| ME8 7QY | Station Road | 144m |
| ME8 7PW | Lambourne Place | 160m |
| ME8 7QD | Cooden Close | 160m |
| ME8 7QH | Twyford Close | 193m |
| ME8 7PN | Cobdown Grove | 198m |
| ME8 7PY | Finwell Road | 201m |
| ME8 7UE | Station Road | 202m |
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