ME8 8AJ maps, stats, and open data

ME8 8AJ lies on High Street in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 8AJ is located in the Rainham South East 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 8AJ maps

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

ME8 8AJ 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 8AJ geodata

Easting	582476
Northing	165669
Latitude	51.360777
Longitude	0.619613

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 8AJ?

Street	High Street
Locality	Rainham
Town/City	Gillingham
Country	England
Postcode District	ME8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME8 8AJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 8AJ 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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Rainham South East
Constituency	Gillingham And Rainham

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME8 8AJ

December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	359m
October 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	359m
October 2023	Shoplifting	On or near Parking Area	359m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8AJ

Otterham Quay Lane (High Street)	Moor Street	22m
Otterham Quay Lane (High Street)	Moor Street	53m
Blackthorne Road (Otterham Quay Lane)	Moor Street	118m
Mierscourt Road Bottom (London Road)	Rainham	268m
Mierscourt Road Bottom (High Street)	Rainham	314m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8AJ

Rainham (Kent) Station	0.8km
Newington Station	3.5km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	5.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 8AJ

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

Download

Median download speed	32.5Mbps
Average download speed	87.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	5.4Mbps
Average upload speed	6.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.12Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 8AJ (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 8AJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	130,409
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,855
Median (kWh/meter)	10,419

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	33,976
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,854
Median (kWh/meter)	5,116

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

83.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 8AJ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Darjeeling Heights

Darjeeling Heights

72m

Bonny Cockle

The Rose Inn

197m

The Rose Inn

The Rose Inn

197m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
High Street	17:30	12:00	96m
Wakeley Road	17:30	12:00	491m
Rainham Post Office	17:30	12:00	664m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8AJ

Facility	Distance
Leigh Academy Rainham Otterham Quay Lane, Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Sports Hall, Studio, Grass Pitches	308m
Riverside Primary School (Rainham) St. Edmunds Way, St. Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	563m
Rainham Recreation Ground Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	629m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8AJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Leigh Academy Rainham Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8GS	Secondary	336m
Riverside Primary School St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET	Primary	530m
Miers Court Primary School Silverspot Close, Rainham, ME8 8JR	Primary	972m

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Source: Edubase
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ME8 8AJ ITL and ME8 8AJ 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 8AJ:

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 8AJ 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 8AJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081379
LSOA	E01016102	Medway 025E
MSOA	E02003338	Medway 025

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 8AJ

ME8 8SR	Meresborough Road	65m
ME8 8DS	High Street	77m
ME8 8QH	Otterham Quay Lane	91m
ME8 8QT	Moor Park Close	96m
ME8 8BZ	Chichester Close	109m
ME8 8QS	Moor Park Close	132m
ME8 8LL	Otterham Quay Lane	135m
ME8 8QQ	Moor Street	152m
ME8 8DR	High Street	159m
ME8 8LN	Blackthorn Road	175m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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