ME8 8AY maps, stats, and open data
ME8 8AY lies on High Street in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 8AY 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 8AY maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME8 8AY geodata
| Easting | 582171 |
| Northing | 165805 |
| Latitude | 51.362097 |
| Longitude | 0.615336 |
Where is ME8 8AY?
| Street | High Street |
| Locality | Rainham |
| Town/City | Gillingham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME8 |
ME8 8AY Elevation
Elevation or altitude of ME8 8AY 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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Politics
| Ward | Rainham North |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Gillingham And Rainham |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in ME8 8AY
165, HIGH STREET, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8AY 2006 11 AUG £165,000 |
165, HIGH STREET, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8AY 2000 31 AUG £103,500 |
209, HIGH STREET, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8AY 2000 4 FEB £77,000 |
165, HIGH STREET, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8AY 1997 2 OCT £70,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to ME8 8AY
| Mierscourt Road Bottom (High Street) | Rainham | 23m |
| Mierscourt Road Bottom (London Road) | Rainham | 71m |
| Mierscourt Close (Miers Court Road) | Moor Street | 89m |
| Mierscourt Close (Mierscourt Road) | Moor Street | 137m |
| Otterham Quay Lane (High Street) | Moor Street | 332m |
Nearest railway stations to ME8 8AY
| Rainham (Kent) Station | 0.5km |
| Newington Station | 3.8km |
| Gillingham (Kent) Station | 5.3km |
Broadband
Broadband access in ME8 8AY (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 8AY (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 50.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 125.9Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 1.3Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 4.6Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 9.99Mbps |
Broadband limitations in ME8 8AY (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% |
ME8 8AY gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in ME8 8AY by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 261,245 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 12 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 21,770 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 13,317 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 60,271 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 10 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 6,027 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 5,996 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME8 8AY, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in ME8 8AY.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
83.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 8AY:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME8 8AY (metres)
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Nearest post box to ME8 8AY
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| High Street | 17:30 | 12:00 | 240m |
| Rainham Post Office | 17:30 | 12:00 | 333m |
| Station Road Post Office | 17:30 | 12:15 | 517m |
ME8 8AY ITL and ME8 8AY 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 8AY:
| 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 |
ME8 8AY 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 8AY:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00081389 | |
| LSOA | E01016102 | Medway 025E |
| MSOA | E02003338 | Medway 025 |
Nearest postcodes to ME8 8AY
| ME8 8JA | Oastview Terrace | 82m |
| ME8 8JB | Mierscourt Road | 99m |
| ME8 8AT | High Street | 103m |
| ME8 8AX | High Street | 110m |
| ME8 8BP | Scott Avenue | 139m |
| ME8 8JD | Mierscourt Close | 151m |
| ME8 8JH | Shelden Drive | 160m |
| ME8 8DN | High Dewar Road | 161m |
| ME8 8BL | Scott Avenue | 177m |
| ME8 8DR | High Street | 177m |
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