ME8 8BS maps, stats, and open data

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

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

ME8 8BS 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 8BS geodata

Easting	582202
Northing	166037
Latitude	51.364170
Longitude	0.615871

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 8BS?

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 8BS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 8BS 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 8BS

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Police Station	489m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Police Station	489m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Police Station	489m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8BS

Mierscourt Road Bottom (High Street)	Rainham	251m
Taswell Road	Rainham	257m
Mierscourt Road Bottom (London Road)	Rainham	282m
Mierscourt Close (Miers Court Road)	Moor Street	306m
Rainham Railway Station (Station Road)	Rainham	323m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8BS

Rainham (Kent) Station	0.4km
Newington Station	3.9km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	5.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 8BS

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

Download

Median download speed	64.0Mbps
Average download speed	68.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	152.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	16.9Mbps
Average upload speed	11.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 8BS (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 8BS

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 8BS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	42,364
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,295
Median (kWh/meter)	5,774

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	11,465
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,911
Median (kWh/meter)	1,369

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Busy Bees

Kinder Care

146m

United Services Club Ltd

169-171 High Street

199m

The Chocolate Box

179 High Street

240m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Station Road Post Office	17:30	12:15	333m
High Street	17:30	12:00	369m
Rainham Post Office	17:30	12:00	386m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8BS

Facility	Distance
Rainham Recreation Ground Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	176m
Riverside Primary School (Rainham) St. Edmunds Way, St. Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	332m
Reynolds Wellness Centre High Street, Rainham, Gillingham Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	419m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8BS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Riverside Primary School St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET	Primary	267m
Leigh Academy Rainham Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8GS	Secondary	610m
St Margaret's Infant School St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	847m

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Environment

Risk of ME8 8BS flooding from rivers and sea	Very Low
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Source: Open Flood Risk by Postcode
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ME8 8BS ITL and ME8 8BS 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 8BS:

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 8BS 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 8BS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081378
LSOA	E01016102	Medway 025E
MSOA	E02003338	Medway 025

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 8BS

ME8 8BP	Scott Avenue	117m
ME8 8DH	Winchester Way	122m
ME8 8EH	Scott Avenue	132m
ME8 8EB	Solomon Road	145m
ME8 8EL	Wakeley Road	171m
ME8 8DT	The Old Orchard	200m
ME8 8DD	Winchester Way	204m
ME8 8BH	Ivy Street	205m
ME8 8EP	Wakeley Road	220m
ME8 8DL	Solomon Road	230m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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