ME8 8BL maps, stats, and open data

ME8 8BL lies on Scott Avenue in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 8BL 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 8BL maps

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

ME8 8BL 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 8BL geodata

Easting	582014
Northing	165887
Latitude	51.362883
Longitude	0.613096

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 8BL?

Street	Scott Avenue
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 8BL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 8BL 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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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME8 8BL

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Police Station	318m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Police Station	318m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Police Station	318m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8BL

Mierscourt Close (Miers Court Road)	Moor Street	166m
Mierscourt Close (Mierscourt Road)	Moor Street	181m
The Green Lion (High Street)	Rainham	189m
Mierscourt Road Bottom (High Street)	Rainham	198m
Mierscourt Road Bottom (London Road)	Rainham	246m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8BL

Rainham (Kent) Station	0.4km
Newington Station	4km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	5.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 8BL

Broadband access in ME8 8BL (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	74.4%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in ME8 8BL (2019 data)

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Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	65.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	6.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.96Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 8BL (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 8BL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	201,238
Meter count	28
Mean (kWh/meter)	7,187
Median (kWh/meter)	6,781

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	136,360
Meter count	42
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,247
Median (kWh/meter)	2,040

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Durland House Residential Care Home

Durland House

77m

Hon's Restaurant

143 High Street

79m

Super Grill

146 High Street

82m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Rainham Post Office	17:30	12:00	166m
Station Road Post Office	17:30	12:15	399m
Rainham Centre	17:30	12:00	402m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8BL

Facility	Distance
Reynolds Wellness Centre High Street, Rainham, Gillingham Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	210m
Rainham Recreation Ground Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	340m
Riverside Primary School (Rainham) St. Edmunds Way, St. Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	573m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8BL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Riverside Primary School St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET	Primary	507m
St Margaret's Infant School St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	624m
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	624m

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ME8 8BL ITL and ME8 8BL 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 8BL:

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 8BL 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 8BL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081389
LSOA	E01016102	Medway 025E
MSOA	E02003338	Medway 025

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 8BL

ME8 8BA	High Street	69m
ME8 8BB	Pudding Road	72m
ME8 8DT	The Old Orchard	94m
ME8 8AR	High Street	97m
ME8 8AT	High Street	104m
ME8 8BE	Ivy Street	124m
ME8 8BP	Scott Avenue	134m
ME8 8AP	Stratford Lane	142m
ME8 8AN	High Street	144m
ME8 8JH	Shelden Drive	144m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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