ME8 8EA maps, stats, and open data

ME8 8EA lies on Solomon Road in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 8EA 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 8EA maps

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

ME8 8EA 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 8EA geodata

Easting	581957
Northing	166122
Latitude	51.365013
Longitude	0.612427

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 8EA?

Street	Solomon Road
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 8EA Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 8EA 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 8EA

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Police Station	274m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Police Station	274m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Police Station	274m
➜ Solomon Road crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8EA

Rainham Railway Station (Station Road)	Rainham	80m
Rainham Railway Station (Station Road)	Rainham	102m
Rainham Station Forecourt	Rainham	122m
Wilkinsons (Station Road)	Rainham	270m
The Green Lion (High Street)	Rainham	287m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8EA

Rainham (Kent) Station	0.2km
Newington Station	4.1km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 8EA

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

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Median download speed	63.0Mbps
Average download speed	82.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 8EA (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 8EA

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 8EA gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	383,843
Meter count	30
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,795
Median (kWh/meter)	12,454

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	98,603
Meter count	28
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,522
Median (kWh/meter)	3,667

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

66.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 8EA:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Rainham (Kent) Social

86 Station Road

59m

Far East Express

88B Station Road

70m

Shakers Diner

105 Station Road

95m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Station Road Post Office	17:30	12:15	165m
Rainham Post Office	17:30	12:00	262m
Rainham Centre	17:30	12:00	329m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8EA

Facility	Distance
Rainham Recreation Ground Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	202m
Reynolds Wellness Centre High Street, Rainham, Gillingham Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	267m
Riverside Primary School (Rainham) St. Edmunds Way, St. Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	526m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8EA

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Riverside Primary School St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET	Primary	465m
St Margaret's Infant School St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	666m
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	666m

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Source: Edubase
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ME8 8EA ITL and ME8 8EA 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 8EA:

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 8EA 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 8EA:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081371
LSOA	E01016097	Medway 025C
MSOA	E02003338	Medway 025

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 8EA

ME8 8BJ	Hothfield Road	68m
ME8 7PJ	Station Road	70m
ME8 8BH	Ivy Street	74m
ME8 7SE	Station Road	104m
ME8 7SF	Station Road	108m
ME8 8EB	Solomon Road	114m
ME8 8BQ	Maplins Close	130m
ME8 8DT	The Old Orchard	151m
ME8 8BE	Ivy Street	154m
ME8 7SH	Tufton Road	159m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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