ME8 8BD maps, stats, and open data

ME8 8BD 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 8BD maps

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

ME8 8BD 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 8BD geodata

Easting	581913
Northing	165868
Latitude	51.362745
Longitude	0.611637

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 8BD?

Country	England
Postcode District	ME8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME8 8BD Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 8BD 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 8BD

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Police Station	235m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Police Station	235m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Police Station	235m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8BD

The Green Lion (High Street)	Rainham	87m
The White Horse (High Street)	Rainham	210m
Mierscourt Close (Mierscourt Road)	Moor Street	218m
Mierscourt Close (Miers Court Road)	Moor Street	225m
Wilkinsons (Station Road)	Rainham	227m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8BD

Rainham (Kent) Station	0.4km
Newington Station	4.1km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	5.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 8BD

Broadband access in ME8 8BD (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 8BD (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	54.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	4.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 8BD (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 8BD

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 8BD gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	45,085
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,636
Median (kWh/meter)	6,179

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	47,697
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	7,950
Median (kWh/meter)	3,157

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Hon's Restaurant

143 High Street

26m

The Grill Guys

134 High Street

32m

The Prince Of Ales

121 High Street

51m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Rainham Post Office	17:30	12:00	67m
Rainham Centre	17:30	12:00	320m
Rainham Centre	17:30	12:15	325m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8BD

Facility	Distance
Reynolds Wellness Centre High Street, Rainham, Gillingham Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	114m
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	533m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8BD

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Margaret's Infant School St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	522m
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	522m
Riverside Primary School St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET	Primary	600m

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Source: Edubase
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ME8 8BD ITL and ME8 8BD 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 8BD:

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 8BD 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 8BD:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081373
LSOA	E01016098	Medway 025D
MSOA	E02003338	Medway 025

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 8BD

ME8 8BA	High Street	38m
ME8 8AR	High Street	41m
ME8 8BB	Pudding Road	42m
ME8 8AN	High Street	44m
ME8 8AP	Stratford Lane	45m
ME8 8AG	Stratford Lane	73m
ME8 8AZ	High Street	82m
ME8 8BL	Scott Avenue	103m
ME8 8BE	Ivy Street	105m
ME8 8LA	Cherry Amber Close	131m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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