ME8 7UD maps, stats, and open data
ME8 7UD lies on Lower Rainham Road in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 7UD 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 7UD maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME8 7UD geodata
| Easting | 582583 |
| Northing | 167065 |
| Latitude | 51.373282 |
| Longitude | 0.621865 |
Where is ME8 7UD?
| Street | Lower Rainham Road |
| Locality | Rainham |
| Town/City | Gillingham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME8 |
ME8 7UD Elevation
Elevation or altitude of ME8 7UD 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.
➜ How high above sea level am I? Find the elevation of your current position using your device's GPS.
Politics
| Ward | Rainham North |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Gillingham And Rainham |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in ME8 7UD
2024 21 NOV £675,000 |
2014 11 JUL £280,000 |
2012 14 DEC £275,000 |
786, LOWER RAINHAM ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7UD 2012 9 AUG £215,000 |
782, LOWER RAINHAM ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7UD 2003 10 NOV £240,995 |
792, LOWER RAINHAM ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7UD 1999 12 NOV £165,000 |
1999 7 JUL £128,000 |
782, LOWER RAINHAM ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7UD 1997 24 OCT £68,000 |
1996 24 DEC £106,000 |
792, LOWER RAINHAM ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7UD 1996 30 AUG £40,000 |
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 7UD
| The Angel (Station Road) | Lower Rainham | 64m |
| The Angel (Station Road) | Lower Rainham | 85m |
| Ellison Way (Station Road) | Lower Rainham | 339m |
| Tilbury Road (Station Road) | Lower Rainham | 499m |
| Three Sisters (Otterham Quay Lane) | Otterham Quay | 522m |
Nearest railway stations to ME8 7UD
| Rainham (Kent) Station | 1.1km |
| Newington Station | 3.9km |
Broadband
Broadband access in ME8 7UD (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 | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in ME8 7UD (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 24.4Mbps |
| Average download speed | 20.4Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 33.85Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 6.3Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 4.7Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 8.19Mbps |
Broadband limitations in ME8 7UD (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 7UD gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in ME8 7UD by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 165,832 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 10 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 16,583 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 15,904 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 26,428 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 8 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,304 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,528 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME8 7UD, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in ME8 7UD.
- 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 7UD:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME8 7UD (metres)
➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency
Nearest post box to ME8 7UD
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| East Rainham | 17:15 | 09:00 | 199m |
| Beckenham Park | 16:00 | 11:45 | 509m |
| Tilbury Road | 17:30 | 12:15 | 527m |
Environment
| Risk of ME8 7UD flooding from rivers and sea | Very Low |
ME8 7UD ITL and ME8 7UD 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 7UD:
| 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 7UD 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 7UD:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00081352 | |
| LSOA | E01016094 | Medway 025A |
| MSOA | E02003338 | Medway 025 |
Nearest postcodes to ME8 7UD
| ME8 7UH | Station Road | 96m |
| ME8 7UL | Station Road | 106m |
| ME8 7UE | Station Road | 124m |
| ME8 7UF | Station Road | 131m |
| ME8 7UB | Lower Rainham Road | 175m |
| ME8 7UQ | Station Road | 189m |
| ME8 7QZ | Station Road | 319m |
| ME8 7PZ | Finwell Road | 342m |
| ME8 7QB | Wivenhoe Close | 386m |
| ME8 8LY | Clover Lay | 397m |
- Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2026)
- Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and Database right (2026)
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right (2026)
- Data produced by Land Registry © Crown copyright (2026)
- Contains Environment Agency data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0
- Everything else © GetTheData Publishing Limited (2026)
GetTheData.com is owned and operated by GetTheData Publishing Limited.
Company Number: 11075184 · Registered in England and Wales.
Registered Office: 3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street, London, England, EC2A 4NE
By accessing our site you agree to us using cookies, and sharing information about your use of our site, in accordance with our privacy policy.