ME8 8DG maps, stats, and open data

ME8 8DG 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 May 1994.

ME8 8DG maps

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

ME8 8DG 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 8DG geodata

Easting	582207
Northing	165888
Latitude	51.362830
Longitude	0.615866

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is ME8 8DG?

Country	England
Postcode District	ME8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME8 8DG Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 8DG 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 8DG

December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	87m
December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Wakeley Road	368m
October 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	87m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8DG

Mierscourt Road Bottom (High Street)	Rainham	103m
Mierscourt Road Bottom (London Road)	Rainham	133m
Mierscourt Close (Miers Court Road)	Moor Street	175m
Mierscourt Close (Mierscourt Road)	Moor Street	223m
Otterham Quay Lane (High Street)	Moor Street	339m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8DG

Rainham (Kent) Station	0.5km
Newington Station	3.8km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	5.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 8DG

Broadband access in ME8 8DG (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	96.2%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in ME8 8DG (2019 data)

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Median download speed	55.0Mbps
Average download speed	85.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	9.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 8DG (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 8DG

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 8DG gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	227,235
Meter count	26
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,740
Median (kWh/meter)	9,517

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	119,377
Meter count	26
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,591
Median (kWh/meter)	4,566

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Asda Service Station

217-225 High Street

98m

United Services Club Ltd

169-171 High Street

102m

The Chocolate Box

179 High Street

111m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
High Street	17:30	12:00	251m
Rainham Post Office	17:30	12:00	359m
Station Road Post Office	17:30	12:15	457m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8DG

Facility	Distance
Rainham Recreation Ground Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	321m
Reynolds Wellness Centre High Street, Rainham, Gillingham Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	402m
Riverside Primary School (Rainham) St. Edmunds Way, St. Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	434m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8DG

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Riverside Primary School St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET	Primary	372m
Leigh Academy Rainham Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8GS	Secondary	571m
St Margaret's Infant School St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	814m

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Source: Edubase
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ME8 8DG ITL and ME8 8DG 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 8DG:

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 8DG 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 8DG:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081390
LSOA	E01016102	Medway 025E
MSOA	E02003338	Medway 025

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 8DG

ME8 8BP	Scott Avenue	87m
ME8 8AY	High Street	90m
ME8 8DN	High Dewar Road	137m
ME8 8DH	Winchester Way	146m
ME8 8BS	Scott Avenue	149m
ME8 8AX	High Street	159m
ME8 8AT	High Street	166m
ME8 8BX	Solomon Road	169m
ME8 8JA	Oastview Terrace	171m
ME8 8DB	Russell Avenue	171m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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