ME8 8AP maps, stats, and open data

ME8 8AP lies on Stratford Lane in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 8AP 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 August 2003.

ME8 8AP maps

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

ME8 8AP map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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ME8 8AP geodata

Easting	581881
Northing	165836
Latitude	51.362468
Longitude	0.611191

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 8AP?

Street	Stratford Lane
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 8AP Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 8AP 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 8AP

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Police Station	229m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Police Station	229m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Police Station	229m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8AP

The Green Lion (High Street)	Rainham	63m
The White Horse (High Street)	Rainham	192m
Wilkinsons (Station Road)	Rainham	221m
Mierscourt Close (Mierscourt Road)	Moor Street	223m
Mierscourt Close (Miers Court Road)	Moor Street	239m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8AP

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 access in ME8 8AP (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 limitations in ME8 8AP (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 8AP gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	55,982
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,330
Median (kWh/meter)	5,439

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	19,607
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,451
Median (kWh/meter)	2,029

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

The Grill Guys

134 High Street

45m

The Prince Of Ales

121 High Street

48m

Rainham Post Office And Convenience

119-121 High Street

51m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Rainham Post Office	17:30	12:00	58m
Rainham Centre	17:30	12:00	313m
Rainham Centre	17:30	12:15	318m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8AP

Facility	Distance
Reynolds Wellness Centre High Street, Rainham, Gillingham Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	101m
Rainham Recreation Ground Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	450m
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 8AP

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Margaret's Infant School St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	484m
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	484m
Riverside Primary School St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET	Primary	645m

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ME8 8AP ITL and ME8 8AP 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 8AP:

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 8AP 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 8AP:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081312
LSOA	E01016089	Medway 029C
MSOA	E02003342	Medway 029

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 8AP

ME8 8AG	Stratford Lane	43m
ME8 8AN	High Street	44m
ME8 8AR	High Street	53m
ME8 8BA	High Street	73m
ME8 8BB	Pudding Road	88m
ME8 8AZ	High Street	90m
ME8 8LA	Cherry Amber Close	94m
ME8 8JZ	Cherry Tree Road	105m
ME8 8JX	Shelden Drive	119m
ME8 8LB	Church Mews	131m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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