ME8 8BA maps, stats, and open data

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

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

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ME8 8BA geodata

Easting581950
Northing165861
Latitude51.362670
Longitude0.612165

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Where is ME8 8BA?

StreetHigh Street
LocalityRainham
Town/CityGillingham
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictME8
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ME8 8BA Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation40m131ft

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 8BA

January 2024BurglaryOn or near Police Station270m
January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Police Station270m
January 2024ShopliftingOn or near Police Station270m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8BA

The Green Lion (High Street)Rainham124m
Mierscourt Close (Mierscourt Road)Moor Street189m
Mierscourt Close (Miers Court Road)Moor Street191m
Mierscourt Road Bottom (High Street)Rainham246m
The White Horse (High Street)Rainham248m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8BA

Rainham (Kent) Station0.4km
Newington Station4.1km
Gillingham (Kent) Station5.1km

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Broadband

Broadband access in ME8 8BA (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband33.3%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband limitations in ME8 8BA (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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Deprivation

83.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 8BA:

Food Standards Agency

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

Hon's Restaurant
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
143 High Street
11m
The Grill Guys
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
134 High Street
31m
Super Grill
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
146 High Street
33m

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Nearest post box to ME8 8BA

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Rainham Post Office17:3012:00105m
Rainham Centre17:3012:00355m
Rainham Centre17:3012:15360m

Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8BA

FacilityDistance
Reynolds Wellness Centre
High Street, Rainham, Gillingham
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
151m
Rainham Recreation Ground
Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham
Grass Pitches
391m
St Margaret's C Of E Junior School
Orchard Street, Gillingham
Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches
567m

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Nearest schools to ME8 8BA

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St Margaret's Infant School
St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE
Primary556m
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School
Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE
Primary556m
Riverside Primary School
St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET
Primary574m

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ME8 8BA ITL and ME8 8BA 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 8BA:

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

ME8 8BA 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 8BA:

CodeName
OAE00081389
LSOAE01016102Medway 025E
MSOAE02003338Medway 025

Nearest postcodes to ME8 8BA

ME8 8ARHigh Street32m
ME8 8BBPudding Road38m
ME8 8BLScott Avenue69m
ME8 8APStratford Lane73m
ME8 8ANHigh Street82m
ME8 8AGStratford Lane82m
ME8 8BEIvy Street114m
ME8 8AZHigh Street117m
ME8 8JXShelden Drive120m
ME8 8DTThe Old Orchard134m