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
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME8 8AF geodata
| Easting | 581792 |
| Northing | 165859 |
| Latitude | 51.362703 |
| Longitude | 0.609897 |
Where is ME8 8AF?
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME8 |
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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Politics
| Ward | Rainham South West |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Gillingham And Rainham |
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 |
Broadband
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% |
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.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
31.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 8AF:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME8 8AF (metres)
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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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