ME8 8AN maps, stats, and open data

ME8 8AN lies on High Street in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 8AN 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 8AN maps

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

ME8 8AN 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 8AN geodata

Easting	581870
Northing	165879
Latitude	51.362858
Longitude	0.611055

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 8AN?

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 8AN Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 8AN 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 North
Constituency	Gillingham And Rainham

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME8 8AN

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Police Station	193m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Police Station	193m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Police Station	193m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8AN

The Green Lion (High Street)	Rainham	46m
The White Horse (High Street)	Rainham	166m
Wilkinsons (Station Road)	Rainham	185m
The Cricketers (High Street)	Rainham	239m
Mierscourt Close (Mierscourt Road)	Moor Street	258m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8AN

Rainham (Kent) Station	0.4km
Newington Station	4.1km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 8AN

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

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Median download speed	150.0Mbps
Average download speed	122.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	1.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.24Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 8AN (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 8AN gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	156,890
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,074
Median (kWh/meter)	7,389

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	13,995
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,333
Median (kWh/meter)	1,645

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

77.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 8AN:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

The Prince Of Ales

121 High Street

Rainham Post Office And Convenience

119-121 High Street

13m

Green Lion

The Green Lion

47m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Rainham Post Office	17:30	12:00	23m
Rainham Centre	17:30	12:00	278m
Rainham Centre	17:30	12:15	283m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8AN

Facility	Distance
Reynolds Wellness Centre High Street, Rainham, Gillingham Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	69m
Rainham Recreation Ground Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	422m
St Margaret's C Of E Junior School Orchard Street, Gillingham Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches	495m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8AN

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Margaret's Infant School St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	483m
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	483m
Riverside Primary School St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET	Primary	631m

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ME8 8AN ITL and ME8 8AN 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 8AN:

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 8AN 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 8AN:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081373
LSOA	E01016098	Medway 025D
MSOA	E02003338	Medway 025

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 8AN

ME8 8AP	Stratford Lane	44m
ME8 8AZ	High Street	47m
ME8 8BB	Pudding Road	75m
ME8 8AR	High Street	79m
ME8 8BA	High Street	82m
ME8 8AG	Stratford Lane	87m
ME8 8BE	Ivy Street	108m
ME8 8AA	High Street	120m
ME8 8LA	Cherry Amber Close	137m
ME8 8LB	Church Mews	138m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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