ME8 8AZ maps, stats, and open data

ME8 8AZ lies on High Street in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 8AZ 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 August 2004.

ME8 8AZ maps

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

ME8 8AZ 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 8AZ geodata

Easting	581850
Northing	165921
Latitude	51.363241
Longitude	0.610761

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is ME8 8AZ?

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 8AZ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 8AZ 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 8AZ

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Police Station	153m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Police Station	153m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Police Station	153m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8AZ

The Green Lion (High Street)	Rainham	59m
The White Horse (High Street)	Rainham	140m
Wilkinsons (Station Road)	Rainham	145m
The Cricketers (High Street)	Rainham	214m
Rainham Railway Station (Station Road)	Rainham	226m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8AZ

Rainham (Kent) Station	0.3km
Newington Station	4.2km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 8AZ

Broadband access in ME8 8AZ (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 speed in ME8 8AZ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	18.8Mbps
Average download speed	22.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	55.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	2.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 8AZ (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 8AZ

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 8AZ gas and electricity consumption

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

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	178,203
Meter count	33
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,400
Median (kWh/meter)	4,863

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Rainham Post Office And Convenience

119-121 High Street

41m

The Prince Of Ales

121 High Street

43m

Asham Indian

109A High Street

57m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Rainham Post Office	17:30	12:00	37m
Rainham Centre	17:30	12:00	239m
Rainham Centre	17:30	12:15	244m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8AZ

Facility	Distance
Reynolds Wellness Centre High Street, Rainham, Gillingham Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	48m
Rainham Recreation Ground Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	405m
St Margaret's C Of E Junior School Orchard Street, Gillingham Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches	490m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8AZ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Margaret's Infant School St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	477m
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	477m
Riverside Primary School St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET	Primary	629m

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Source: Edubase
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ME8 8AZ ITL and ME8 8AZ 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 8AZ:

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 8AZ 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 8AZ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081349
LSOA	E01016098	Medway 025D
MSOA	E02003338	Medway 025

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 8AZ

ME8 8AN	High Street	47m
ME8 8AA	High Street	90m
ME8 8AP	Stratford Lane	90m
ME8 8BE	Ivy Street	90m
ME8 8BG	Maplins Close	94m
ME8 8BB	Pudding Road	96m
ME8 8BQ	Maplins Close	100m
ME8 8BA	High Street	117m
ME8 8AR	High Street	122m
ME8 7PH	Station Road	128m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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