ME8 8BY maps, stats, and open data

ME8 8BY lies on Russell Avenue in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 8BY 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 8BY maps

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

ME8 8BY 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 8BY geodata

Easting	582401
Northing	165894
Latitude	51.362822
Longitude	0.618653

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 8BY?

Street	Russell 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 8BY Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 8BY 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 8BY

December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	260m
December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Wakeley Road	304m
October 2023	Shoplifting	On or near Parking Area	260m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8BY

Otterham Quay Lane (High Street)	Moor Street	219m
Blackthorne Road (Otterham Quay Lane)	Moor Street	224m
Mierscourt Road Bottom (London Road)	Rainham	226m
Otterham Quay Lane (High Street)	Moor Street	232m
Mierscourt Road Bottom (High Street)	Rainham	241m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8BY

Rainham (Kent) Station	0.6km
Newington Station	3.6km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	5.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 8BY

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

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Median download speed	80.0Mbps
Average download speed	81.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 8BY (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 8BY gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	114,335
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,528
Median (kWh/meter)	9,238

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	30,910
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,810
Median (kWh/meter)	2,245

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Bonny Cockle

The Rose Inn

166m

The Rose Inn

The Rose Inn

166m

Asda Service Station

217-225 High Street

215m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
High Street	17:30	12:00	170m
Wakeley Road	17:30	12:00	324m
Rainham Post Office	17:30	12:00	553m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8BY

Facility	Distance
Leigh Academy Rainham Otterham Quay Lane, Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Sports Hall, Studio, Grass Pitches	323m
Riverside Primary School (Rainham) St. Edmunds Way, St. Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	345m
Rainham Recreation Ground Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	402m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8BY

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Riverside Primary School St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET	Primary	302m
Leigh Academy Rainham Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8GS	Secondary	380m
St Margaret's Infant School St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	1km

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ME8 8BY ITL and ME8 8BY 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 8BY:

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 8BY 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 8BY:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081391
LSOA	E01016102	Medway 025E
MSOA	E02003338	Medway 025

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 8BY

ME8 8DL	Solomon Road	19m
ME8 8BX	Solomon Road	49m
ME8 8DD	Winchester Way	49m
ME8 8DA	Gloucester Close	62m
ME8 8DB	Russell Avenue	89m
ME8 8DN	High Dewar Road	97m
ME8 8DH	Winchester Way	128m
ME8 8BZ	Chichester Close	130m
ME8 8LN	Blackthorn Road	157m
ME8 8DR	High Street	158m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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