ME8 8ED maps, stats, and open data

ME8 8ED 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 June 1981.

ME8 8ED maps

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

ME8 8ED 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 8ED geodata

Easting	581936
Northing	166189
Latitude	51.365621
Longitude	0.612132

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 8ED?

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

Elevation or altitude of ME8 8ED 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 8ED

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Police Station	295m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Police Station	295m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Police Station	295m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8ED

Rainham Railway Station (Station Road)	Rainham	17m
Rainham Station Forecourt	Rainham	51m
Rainham Railway Station (Station Road)	Rainham	89m
Chalky Bank Road (Childscroft Road)	Lower Rainham	264m
Henry Street (Station Road)	Rainham	271m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8ED

Rainham (Kent) Station	0.1km
Newington Station	4.2km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	4.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 8ED

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

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

Broadband speed in ME8 8ED (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	19.5Mbps
Average download speed	32.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	70.92Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	5.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	18.11Mbps

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

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

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	34,751
Meter count	27
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,287
Median (kWh/meter)	1,132

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

77.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 8ED:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

JD Wetherspoon - The Railway Inn

The Railway

35m

Far East Express

88B Station Road

54m

Shakers Diner

105 Station Road

57m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Station Road Post Office	17:30	12:15	106m
Childscroft Road	17:30	12:15	306m
Rainham Post Office	17:30	12:00	317m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8ED

Facility	Distance
Rainham Recreation Ground Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	206m
Reynolds Wellness Centre High Street, Rainham, Gillingham Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	315m
Riverside Primary School (Rainham) St. Edmunds Way, St. Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	537m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8ED

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Riverside Primary School St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET	Primary	480m
St Margaret's Infant School St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	690m
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	690m

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Source: Edubase
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ME8 8ED ITL and ME8 8ED 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 8ED:

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 8ED 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 8ED:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081369
LSOA	E01016098	Medway 025D
MSOA	E02003338	Medway 025

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 8ED

ME8 7SF	Station Road	41m
ME8 7PJ	Station Road	55m
ME8 8EA	Solomon Road	70m
ME8 7SE	Station Road	82m
ME8 8BJ	Hothfield Road	98m
ME8 7SH	Tufton Road	100m
ME8 7SG	Granary Close	103m
ME8 7SP	Station Road	138m
ME8 7SD	Webster Road	141m
ME8 8BH	Ivy Street	143m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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