ME8 8EW maps, stats, and open data

ME8 8EW is located in the Rainham South West 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 8EW maps

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

ME8 8EW 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 8EW geodata

Easting	582036
Northing	165766
Latitude	51.361790
Longitude	0.613379

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 8EW?

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

Elevation or altitude of ME8 8EW 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 South West
Constituency	Gillingham And Rainham

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME8 8EW

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Police Station	394m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Police Station	394m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Police Station	394m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8EW

Mierscourt Close (Mierscourt Road)	Moor Street	61m
Mierscourt Close (Miers Court Road)	Moor Street	70m
Mierscourt Road Bottom (High Street)	Rainham	150m
Mierscourt Road Bottom (London Road)	Rainham	186m
The Green Lion (High Street)	Rainham	233m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8EW

Rainham (Kent) Station	0.5km
Newington Station	4km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	5.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 8EW

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

Download

Median download speed	45.0Mbps
Average download speed	58.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	150.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 8EW (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 8EW

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 8EW gas and electricity consumption

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

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	27,025
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,590
Median (kWh/meter)	1,303

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

31.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 8EW:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Durland House Residential Care Home

Durland House

49m

New Tandoori Parlour

175 High Street

91m

Peking Chef

177 High Street

95m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Rainham Post Office	17:30	12:00	222m
High Street	17:30	12:00	363m
Rainham Centre	17:30	12:00	479m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8EW

Facility	Distance
Reynolds Wellness Centre High Street, Rainham, Gillingham Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	269m
Rainham Recreation Ground Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	449m
Riverside Primary School (Rainham) St. Edmunds Way, St. Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	637m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8EW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Riverside Primary School St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET	Primary	574m
St Margaret's Infant School St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	631m
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	631m

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Source: Edubase
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ME8 8EW ITL and ME8 8EW 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 8EW:

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 8EW 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 8EW:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081312
LSOA	E01016089	Medway 029C
MSOA	E02003342	Medway 029

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 8EW

ME8 8JH	Shelden Drive	26m
ME8 8AT	High Street	45m
ME8 8JB	Mierscourt Road	87m
ME8 8JA	Oastview Terrace	87m
ME8 8JX	Shelden Drive	88m
ME8 8AR	High Street	122m
ME8 8BL	Scott Avenue	123m
ME8 8JE	Mierscourt Road	127m
ME8 8BA	High Street	128m
ME8 8AG	Stratford Lane	141m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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