ME8 7RU maps, stats, and open data

ME8 7RU 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 7RU maps

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

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ME8 7RU geodata

Easting581701
Northing166164
Latitude51.365472
Longitude0.608747

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Where is ME8 7RU?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictME8
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ME8 7RU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 7RU 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

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME8 7RU

January 2024BurglaryOn or near Police Station171m
January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Police Station171m
January 2024ShopliftingOn or near Police Station171m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 7RU

Rainham Railway Station (Station Road)Rainham158m
Wilkinsons (Station Road)Rainham175m
Rainham Railway Station (Station Road)Rainham220m
Rainham Station ForecourtRainham235m
The White Horse (High Street)Rainham241m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 7RU

Rainham (Kent) Station0.2km
Newington Station4.4km
Gillingham (Kent) Station4.7km

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Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Suffolk Court
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Suffolk Court Estate
87m
The Star Grill
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
20 Rainham Shopping Centre
133m
Mohim Express
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
27 Station Road
140m

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Nearest post box to ME8 7RU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Rainham Centre17:3012:15142m
Rainham Centre17:3012:00143m
Holding Street17:3012:15230m

Nearest sports facilities to ME8 7RU

FacilityDistance
Reynolds Wellness Centre
High Street, Rainham, Gillingham
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
281m
Rainham Recreation Ground
Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham
Grass Pitches
443m
Berengrave Park
Berengrave Lane, Rainham, Gillingham
Grass Pitches
455m

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Nearest schools to ME8 7RU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St Margaret's Infant School
St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE
Primary510m
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School
Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE
Primary510m
Riverside Primary School
St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET
Primary716m

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ME8 7RU ITL and ME8 7RU 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 7RU:

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

ME8 7RU 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 7RU:

CodeName
OAE00081373
LSOAE01016098Medway 025D
MSOAE02003338Medway 025

Nearest postcodes to ME8 7RU

ME8 7RTLongley Road51m
ME8 7RRGresham Close65m
ME8 7LASuffolk Avenue88m
ME8 7SDWebster Road96m
ME8 7SBStation Road120m
ME8 7LFTufton Road130m
ME8 7RSStation Road156m
ME8 7JPHolding Street157m
ME8 7PHStation Road158m
ME8 7SEStation Road159m