ME8 8AX maps, stats, and open data

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

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

ME8 8AX 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 8AX geodata

Easting	582257
Northing	165737
Latitude	51.361458
Longitude	0.616506

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 8AX?

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 8AX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 8AX 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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in ME8 8AX

206, HIGH STREET, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8AX 2016 9 NOV £332,500
228, HIGH STREET, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8AX 1996 27 JUN £85,000

➜ Gillingham house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME8 8AX

December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	136m
December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Wakeley Road	484m
October 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	136m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8AX

Mierscourt Road Bottom (London Road)	Rainham	40m
Mierscourt Road Bottom (High Street)	Rainham	88m
Mierscourt Close (Miers Court Road)	Moor Street	154m
Mierscourt Close (Mierscourt Road)	Moor Street	190m
Otterham Quay Lane (High Street)	Moor Street	230m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8AX

Rainham (Kent) Station	0.6km
Newington Station	3.7km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	5.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 8AX

Broadband access in ME8 8AX (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	90.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in ME8 8AX (2019 data)

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Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	115.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	7.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

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

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	253,339
Meter count	19
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,334
Median (kWh/meter)	14,209

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	87,575
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,379
Median (kWh/meter)	3,981

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Bonny Cockle

The Rose Inn

51m

The Rose Inn

The Rose Inn

51m

Asda Service Station

217-225 High Street

69m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
High Street	17:30	12:00	141m
Rainham Post Office	17:30	12:00	435m
Wakeley Road	17:30	12:00	536m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8AX

Facility	Distance
Rainham Recreation Ground Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	479m
Leigh Academy Rainham Otterham Quay Lane, Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Sports Hall, Studio, Grass Pitches	479m
Reynolds Wellness Centre High Street, Rainham, Gillingham Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	482m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8AX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Riverside Primary School St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET	Primary	486m
Leigh Academy Rainham Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8GS	Secondary	524m
Miers Court Primary School Silverspot Close, Rainham, ME8 8JR	Primary	838m

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ME8 8AX ITL and ME8 8AX 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 8AX:

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 8AX 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 8AX:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081389
LSOA	E01016102	Medway 025E
MSOA	E02003338	Medway 025

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 8AX

ME8 8DR	High Street	83m
ME8 8AY	High Street	110m
ME8 8JJ	Oastview	112m
ME8 8JG	Oastview	116m
ME8 8DN	High Dewar Road	117m
ME8 8DB	Russell Avenue	129m
ME8 8JA	Oastview Terrace	138m
ME8 8JP	Middlefields	139m
ME8 8JD	Mierscourt Close	140m
ME8 8JB	Mierscourt Road	144m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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