ME8 8BJ maps, stats, and open data

ME8 8BJ lies on Hothfield Road in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 8BJ 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 8BJ maps

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

ME8 8BJ 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 8BJ geodata

Easting	581892
Northing	166101
Latitude	51.364845
Longitude	0.611455

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 8BJ?

Street	Hothfield Road
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 8BJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 8BJ 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 North
Constituency	Gillingham And Rainham

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in ME8 8BJ

14, HOTHFIELD ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8BJ 2004 25 FEB £400,000
1, HOTHFIELD ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8BJ 2000 11 OCT £129,000

➜ 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 8BJ

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Police Station	207m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Police Station	207m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Police Station	207m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8BJ

Rainham Railway Station (Station Road)	Rainham	57m
Rainham Railway Station (Station Road)	Rainham	95m
Rainham Station Forecourt	Rainham	142m
Wilkinsons (Station Road)	Rainham	203m
The Green Lion (High Street)	Rainham	243m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8BJ

Rainham (Kent) Station	0.2km
Newington Station	4.2km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	4.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 8BJ

Broadband access in ME8 8BJ (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	73.3%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in ME8 8BJ (2019 data)

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Median download speed	39.5Mbps
Average download speed	61.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	8.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 8BJ (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 8BJ

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 8BJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	251,098
Meter count	23
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,917
Median (kWh/meter)	9,996

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	80,523
Meter count	26
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,097
Median (kWh/meter)	2,671

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Rainham (Kent) Social

86 Station Road

28m

Nutmegs Patisserie Ltd

76B Station Road

42m

Far East Express

88B Station Road

52m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Station Road Post Office	17:30	12:15	204m
Rainham Post Office	17:30	12:00	221m
Rainham Centre	17:30	12:00	260m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8BJ

Facility	Distance
Reynolds Wellness Centre High Street, Rainham, Gillingham Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	216m
Rainham Recreation Ground Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	270m
Riverside Primary School (Rainham) St. Edmunds Way, St. Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	594m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8BJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Riverside Primary School St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET	Primary	533m
St Margaret's Infant School St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	601m
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	601m

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Source: Edubase
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ME8 8BJ ITL and ME8 8BJ 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 8BJ:

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 8BJ 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 8BJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081369
LSOA	E01016098	Medway 025D
MSOA	E02003338	Medway 025

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 8BJ

ME8 7PJ	Station Road	52m
ME8 7SE	Station Road	66m
ME8 8EA	Solomon Road	68m
ME8 8BQ	Maplins Close	86m
ME8 7SB	Station Road	95m
ME8 8BG	Maplins Close	113m
ME8 8BH	Ivy Street	114m
ME8 7SF	Station Road	117m
ME8 7SD	Webster Road	126m
ME8 8BE	Ivy Street	133m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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