ME8 8BZ maps, stats, and open data

ME8 8BZ lies on Chichester Close in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 8BZ 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 8BZ maps

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

ME8 8BZ 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 8BZ geodata

Easting	582455
Northing	165776
Latitude	51.361745
Longitude	0.619367

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is ME8 8BZ?

Street	Chichester Close
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 8BZ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 8BZ 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 8BZ

December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	307m
December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Wakeley Road	425m
October 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	307m
➜ Chichester Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8BZ

Otterham Quay Lane (High Street)	Moor Street	90m
Otterham Quay Lane (High Street)	Moor Street	104m
Blackthorne Road (Otterham Quay Lane)	Moor Street	116m
Mierscourt Road Bottom (London Road)	Rainham	234m
Mierscourt Road Bottom (High Street)	Rainham	270m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8BZ

Rainham (Kent) Station	0.8km
Newington Station	3.6km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	5.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 8BZ

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

Download

Median download speed	60.3Mbps
Average download speed	61.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	11.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 8BZ (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 8BZ

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 8BZ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	335,650
Meter count	29
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,574
Median (kWh/meter)	11,655

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	113,927
Meter count	35
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,255
Median (kWh/meter)	2,700

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Darjeeling Heights

Darjeeling Heights

110m

Bonny Cockle

The Rose Inn

153m

The Rose Inn

The Rose Inn

153m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
High Street	17:30	12:00	78m
Wakeley Road	17:30	12:00	397m
Rainham Post Office	17:30	12:00	617m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8BZ

Facility	Distance
Leigh Academy Rainham Otterham Quay Lane, Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Sports Hall, Studio, Grass Pitches	278m
Riverside Primary School (Rainham) St. Edmunds Way, St. Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	456m
Rainham Recreation Ground Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	529m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8BZ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Leigh Academy Rainham Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8GS	Secondary	323m
Riverside Primary School St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET	Primary	422m
Miers Court Primary School Silverspot Close, Rainham, ME8 8JR	Primary	1km

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Source: Edubase
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ME8 8BZ ITL and ME8 8BZ 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 8BZ:

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 8BZ 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 8BZ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081379
LSOA	E01016102	Medway 025E
MSOA	E02003338	Medway 025

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 8BZ

ME8 8DS	High Street	57m
ME8 8DB	Russell Avenue	101m
ME8 8LN	Blackthorn Road	104m
ME8 8LL	Otterham Quay Lane	108m
ME8 8AJ	High Street	109m
ME8 8DA	Gloucester Close	112m
ME8 8BX	Solomon Road	113m
ME8 8DR	High Street	119m
ME8 8BY	Russell Avenue	130m
ME8 8DN	High Dewar Road	135m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence