ME8 8AS maps, stats, and open data

ME8 8AS 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 December 2000.

ME8 8AS maps

ME8 8AS map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
ME8 8AS map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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ME8 8AS geodata

Easting582933
Northing166444
Latitude51.367591
Longitude0.626568

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Where is ME8 8AS?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictME8
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ME8 8AS Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation20m66ft

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

WardRainham North
ConstituencyGillingham And Rainham

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME8 8AS

October 2023Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Burrstock Way167m
October 2023Public orderOn or near Burrstock Way167m
September 2023Anti-social behaviourOn or near Burrstock Way167m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8AS

Harwood Road (Wakeley Road)Rainham210m
Three Sisters (Otterham Quay Lane)Otterham Quay337m
Three Sisters (Otterham Quay Lane)Otterham Quay343m
The Concorde Ph (Wakeley Road)Rainham491m
Taswell RoadRainham609m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8AS

Rainham (Kent) Station1.1km
Newington Station3.3km

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Deprivation

26.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 8AS:

Food Standards Agency

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

The Three Sisters
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Three Sisters
328m
The Concorde
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
The Concord
454m
Chartwells
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Riverside Primary School
505m

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Nearest post box to ME8 8AS

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Ten Acre Way17:1509:00167m
Wakeley Road17:3012:00443m
Beckenham Park16:0011:45594m

Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8AS

FacilityDistance
Riverside Primary School (Rainham)
St. Edmunds Way, St. Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham
Grass Pitches
508m
Leigh Academy Rainham
Otterham Quay Lane, Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham
Sports Hall, Studio, Grass Pitches
627m
Rainham Recreation Ground
Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham
Grass Pitches
827m

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Nearest schools to ME8 8AS

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Riverside Primary School
St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET
Primary573m
Leigh Academy Rainham
Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8GS
Secondary640m
St Margaret's Infant School
St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE
Primary1.7km

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ME8 8AS ITL and ME8 8AS 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 8AS:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLJSouth East (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLJ4Kent
ITL 3 CodeName
TLJ41Medway
LAU 1 CodeName
E06000035Medway

ME8 8AS 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 8AS:

CodeName
OAE00081370
LSOAE01016095Medway 025B
MSOAE02003338Medway 025

Nearest postcodes to ME8 8AS

ME8 8TNBythorne Court133m
ME8 8NHOtterham Quay Lane148m
ME8 8SELittlefield Road173m
ME8 8TRBurrstock Way174m
ME8 8TSBurrstock Way175m
ME8 8STWoolbrook Close181m
ME8 8QPKent Terrace199m
ME8 8NJWakeley Road231m
ME8 8NFOtterham Quay Lane245m
ME8 8NLHarwood Road259m