ME8 8EL maps, stats, and open data

ME8 8EL lies on Wakeley Road in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 8EL 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 8EL maps

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

ME8 8EL 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 8EL geodata

Easting	582329
Northing	166152
Latitude	51.365163
Longitude	0.617752

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 8EL?

Street	Wakeley 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 8EL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 8EL as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	20m	66ft

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 8EL

December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Wakeley Road	90m
December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	375m
October 2023	Shoplifting	On or near Parking Area	375m
➜ Wakeley Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8EL

Taswell Road	Rainham	94m
The Concorde Ph (Wakeley Road)	Rainham	208m
William Street	Rainham	278m
Henry Street (Station Road)	Rainham	366m
Henry Street (Station Road)	Rainham	386m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8EL

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 8EL

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

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Median download speed	70.0Mbps
Average download speed	89.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 8EL (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 8EL

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 8EL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	76,547
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	6,379
Median (kWh/meter)	6,476

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	53,660
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,981
Median (kWh/meter)	2,549

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

For Goodness Cake

80 Dunsmore Court

121m

Chartwells

Riverside Primary School

165m

The Concorde

The Concord

259m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Wakeley Road	17:30	12:00	281m
Station Road Post Office	17:30	12:15	373m
High Street	17:30	12:00	433m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8EL

Facility	Distance
Riverside Primary School (Rainham) St. Edmunds Way, St. Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	163m
Rainham Recreation Ground Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	194m
Leigh Academy Rainham Otterham Quay Lane, Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Sports Hall, Studio, Grass Pitches	493m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8EL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Riverside Primary School St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET	Primary	97m
Leigh Academy Rainham Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8GS	Secondary	553m
St Margaret's Infant School St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	1km

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Source: Edubase
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Environment

Risk of ME8 8EL flooding from rivers and sea	Very Low
➜ ME8 8EL flood map

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Source: Open Flood Risk by Postcode
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ME8 8EL ITL and ME8 8EL 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 8EL:

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 8EL 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 8EL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081376
LSOA	E01016097	Medway 025C
MSOA	E02003338	Medway 025

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 8EL

ME8 8EH	Scott Avenue	41m
ME8 8EP	Wakeley Road	65m
ME8 8HH	Taswell Road	94m
ME8 8NX	Mardale Close	121m
ME8 8ES	Durling Court	135m
ME8 8DH	Winchester Way	165m
ME8 8HF	Henry Street	166m
ME8 8BS	Scott Avenue	171m
ME8 8HG	Taswell Road	216m
ME8 8NP	Wakeley Road	216m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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