ME8 8DS maps, stats, and open data

ME8 8DS lies on High Street in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 8DS 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 8DS maps

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

ME8 8DS 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 8DS geodata

Easting	582425
Northing	165727
Latitude	51.361315
Longitude	0.618940

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 8DS?

Street	High Street
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 8DS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 8DS 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 8DS

December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	290m
December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Wakeley Road	471m
October 2023	Shoplifting	On or near Parking Area	290m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8DS

Otterham Quay Lane (High Street)	Moor Street	68m
Otterham Quay Lane (High Street)	Moor Street	102m
Blackthorne Road (Otterham Quay Lane)	Moor Street	143m
Mierscourt Road Bottom (London Road)	Rainham	205m
Mierscourt Road Bottom (High Street)	Rainham	247m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8DS

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 8DS

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

Download

Median download speed	50.0Mbps
Average download speed	87.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	7.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

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

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	111,725
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,157
Median (kWh/meter)	9,347

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	18,877
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,360
Median (kWh/meter)	2,494

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Darjeeling Heights

Darjeeling Heights

113m

Bonny Cockle

The Rose Inn

129m

The Rose Inn

The Rose Inn

129m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
High Street	17:30	12:00	28m
Wakeley Road	17:30	12:00	453m
Rainham Post Office	17:30	12:00	598m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8DS

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	507m
Rainham Recreation Ground Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	553m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8DS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Leigh Academy Rainham Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8GS	Secondary	362m
Riverside Primary School St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET	Primary	469m
Miers Court Primary School Silverspot Close, Rainham, ME8 8JR	Primary	962m

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ME8 8DS ITL and ME8 8DS 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 8DS:

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 8DS 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 8DS:

	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 8DS

ME8 8BZ	Chichester Close	57m
ME8 8AJ	High Street	77m
ME8 8DR	High Street	89m
ME8 8DB	Russell Avenue	108m
ME8 8QS	Moor Park Close	133m
ME8 8SR	Meresborough Road	133m
ME8 8BX	Solomon Road	137m
ME8 8DN	High Dewar Road	139m
ME8 8QH	Otterham Quay Lane	144m
ME8 8LL	Otterham Quay Lane	145m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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