ME8 7SX maps, stats, and open data
ME8 7SX lies on Hartpiece Close in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 7SX 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 7SX maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME8 7SX geodata
| Easting | 581571 |
| Northing | 166568 |
| Latitude | 51.369142 |
| Longitude | 0.607088 |
Where is ME8 7SX?
| Street | Hartpiece Close |
| Locality | Rainham |
| Town/City | Gillingham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME8 |
ME8 7SX Elevation
Elevation or altitude of ME8 7SX 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 7SX
2024 4 NOV £305,000 |
2021 5 MAY £280,000 |
2019 1 FEB £230,000 |
2017 11 DEC £225,000 |
2013 3 SEP £198,000 |
2008 5 FEB £175,000 |
2007 2 AUG £228,000 |
5, HARTPIECE CLOSE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7SX 2007 21 MAR £230,000 |
12, HARTPIECE CLOSE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7SX 2006 26 OCT £174,995 |
2006 6 JUL £181,000 |
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 7SX
| Parkfield Road (Childscroft Road) | Lower Rainham | 104m |
| Parkfield Road (Childscroft Road) | Lower Rainham | 114m |
| Broomcroft Road (Childscroft Road) | Lower Rainham | 154m |
| Broomcroft Road (Childscroft Road) | Lower Rainham | 154m |
| Berengrave Lane | Lower Rainham | 277m |
Nearest railway stations to ME8 7SX
| Rainham (Kent) Station | 0.4km |
| Gillingham (Kent) Station | 4.4km |
| Newington Station | 4.6km |
Broadband
Broadband access in ME8 7SX (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 7SX (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 40.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 57.4Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 100.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 5.6Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 6.0Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 11.98Mbps |
Broadband limitations in ME8 7SX (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 7SX gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in ME8 7SX by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 130,962 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 16 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 8,185 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 7,173 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 42,916 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 12 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,576 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 2,543 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME8 7SX, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in ME8 7SX.
- 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 7SX:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME8 7SX (metres)
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Nearest post box to ME8 7SX
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Tufton Road | 17:30 | 12:15 | 104m |
| Childscroft Road | 17:30 | 12:15 | 304m |
| Berengrave Lane | 17:30 | 12:00 | 349m |
ME8 7SX ITL and ME8 7SX 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 7SX:
| 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 7SX 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 7SX:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00081360 | |
| LSOA | E01016096 | Medway 023B |
| MSOA | E02003336 | Medway 023 |
Nearest postcodes to ME8 7SX
| ME8 7SU | Parkfield Road | 67m |
| ME8 7LQ | Tufton Road | 72m |
| ME8 7NJ | Berengrave Lane | 76m |
| ME8 7NB | Berengrave Lane | 99m |
| ME8 7SY | Parkfield Road | 115m |
| ME8 7ST | Childscroft Road | 124m |
| ME8 7NA | Berengrave Lane | 152m |
| ME8 7LD | Tufton Road | 172m |
| ME8 7SS | Childscroft Road | 178m |
| ME8 7PB | Broomcroft Road | 196m |
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