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
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME8 8BJ geodata
| Easting | 581892 |
| Northing | 166101 |
| Latitude | 51.364845 |
| Longitude | 0.611455 |
Where is ME8 8BJ?
| Street | Hothfield Road |
| Locality | Rainham |
| Town/City | Gillingham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME8 |
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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Politics
| Ward | Rainham North |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Gillingham And Rainham |
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 |
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 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 |
Broadband
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)
Download
| Median download speed | 39.5Mbps |
| Average download speed | 61.6Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| 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% |
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.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
77.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 8BJ:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME8 8BJ (metres)
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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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