ME8 8AF maps, stats, and open data

ME8 8AF is located in the Rainham South West 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 September 1981.

ME8 8AF maps

ME8 8AF map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

ME8 8AF 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 8AF geodata

Easting	581792
Northing	165859
Latitude	51.362703
Longitude	0.609897

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 8AF?

Country	England
Postcode District	ME8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME8 8AF Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 8AF as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	40m	131ft

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 South West
Constituency	Gillingham And Rainham

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME8 8AF

January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Police Station	155m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Police Station	155m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Police Station	155m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8AF

The Green Lion (High Street)	Rainham	35m
The White Horse (High Street)	Rainham	104m
Wilkinsons (Station Road)	Rainham	149m
The Cricketers (High Street)	Rainham	170m
Rainham Railway Station (Station Road)	Rainham	295m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8AF

Rainham (Kent) Station	0.4km
Newington Station	4.2km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 8AF

Broadband access in ME8 8AF (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 8AF (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	22.5Mbps
Average download speed	42.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	78.21Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	7.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 8AF (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 8AF

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 8AF gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in ME8 8AF by fuel type, 2015.

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	44,136
Meter count	35
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,261
Median (kWh/meter)	1,172

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME8 8AF, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in ME8 8AF.
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

31.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 8AF:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME8 8AF (meters)

Green Lion

The Green Lion

36m

Galata Mezze Restaurant

109 High Street

47m

Rainham Post Office And Convenience

119-121 High Street

70m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to ME8 8AF

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Rainham Post Office	17:30	12:00	61m
Rainham Centre	17:30	12:00	233m
Rainham Centre	17:30	12:15	237m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8AF

Facility	Distance
Reynolds Wellness Centre High Street, Rainham, Gillingham Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	46m
St Margaret's C Of E Junior School Orchard Street, Gillingham Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches	414m
Rainham Recreation Ground Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	490m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8AF

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Margaret's Infant School St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	402m
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	402m
Riverside Primary School St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET	Primary	709m

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Source: Edubase
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ME8 8AF ITL and ME8 8AF 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 8AF:

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 8AF 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 8AF:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081315
LSOA	E01016089	Medway 029C
MSOA	E02003342	Medway 029

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 8AF

ME8 8LB	Church Mews	66m
ME8 8AA	High Street	76m
ME8 8AN	High Street	81m
ME8 8AZ	High Street	85m
ME8 8AP	Stratford Lane	92m
ME8 8JZ	Cherry Tree Road	115m
ME8 8AG	Stratford Lane	123m
ME8 8AR	High Street	144m
ME8 8LA	Cherry Amber Close	145m
ME8 8JY	Cherry Tree Road	146m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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