ME8 8EY maps, stats, and open data

ME8 8EY lies on Wilks Close in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 8EY is located in the Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch electoral ward, within the local authority district of Swale and the English Parliamentary constituency of Sittingbourne and Sheppey. 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 1998.

ME8 8EY maps

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

ME8 8EY 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 8EY geodata

Easting	582946
Northing	166711
Latitude	51.369986
Longitude	0.626892

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 8EY?

Street	Wilks Close
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 8EY Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	10m	33ft

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	Hartlip, Newington And Upchurch
Constituency	Sittingbourne And Sheppey

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in ME8 8EY

17, WILKS CLOSE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8EY 2023 27 JAN £580,000
16, WILKS CLOSE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8EY 2021 25 JUN £575,000
7, WILKS CLOSE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8EY 2020 6 MAR £395,000
17, WILKS CLOSE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8EY 2019 1 FEB £500,000
2, WILKS CLOSE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8EY 2018 2 NOV £360,000
5, WILKS CLOSE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8EY 2012 1 JUN £233,000
7, WILKS CLOSE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8EY 2010 8 DEC £275,000
15, WILKS CLOSE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8EY 2010 15 OCT £325,000
2, WILKS CLOSE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8EY 2010 26 FEB £246,000
6, WILKS CLOSE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8EY 2010 29 JAN £215,000

➜ Gillingham house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME8 8EY

October 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Burrstock Way	259m
October 2023	Public order	On or near Burrstock Way	259m
September 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Burrstock Way	259m
➜ Wilks Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8EY

Three Sisters (Otterham Quay Lane)	Otterham Quay	97m
Three Sisters (Otterham Quay Lane)	Otterham Quay	102m
Otterham Quay (Otterham Quay Lane)	Otterham Quay	373m
Otterham Quay (Otterham Quay Lane)	Otterham Quay	377m
Harwood Road (Wakeley Road)	Rainham	427m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8EY

Rainham (Kent) Station	1.2km
Newington Station	3.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 8EY

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

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Median download speed	58.6Mbps
Average download speed	79.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	9.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 8EY (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 8EY

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 8EY gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	268,095
Meter count	19
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,110
Median (kWh/meter)	14,128

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	81,783
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,543
Median (kWh/meter)	4,043

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

42.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 8EY:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

The Three Sisters

Three Sisters

95m

The Angel PH

The Angel

581m

Elemental Productions UK

3 Beckenham Park

639m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Ten Acre Way	17:15	09:00	330m
Beckenham Park	16:00	11:45	338m
Wakeley Road	17:30	12:00	662m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8EY

Facility	Distance
Riverside Primary School (Rainham) St. Edmunds Way, St. Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	675m
Upchurch River Valley Golf Club Oak Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne Golf, Swimming Pool	880m
Leigh Academy Rainham Otterham Quay Lane, Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Sports Hall, Studio, Grass Pitches	886m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8EY

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Riverside Primary School St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET	Primary	739m
Leigh Academy Rainham Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8GS	Secondary	904m
Holywell Primary School Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne, ME9 7AE	Primary	1.7km

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ME8 8EY ITL and ME8 8EY 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 8EY:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLJ	South East (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLJ4	Kent
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLJ43	Kent Thames Gateway
LAU 1 Code	Name
E07000113	Swale

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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ME8 8EY 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 8EY:

	Code	Name
OA	E00124724
LSOA	E01024572	Swale 008C
MSOA	E02005122	Swale 008

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 8EY

ME8 8RS	Homefield Drive	70m
ME8 8SE	Littlefield Road	95m
ME8 8NQ	Grenadier Close	104m
ME8 8QR	Otterham Quay Lane	145m
ME8 8ST	Woolbrook Close	177m
ME8 8QP	Kent Terrace	187m
ME8 8TR	Burrstock Way	231m
ME8 7UT	Otterham Quay Lane	256m
ME8 8TS	Burrstock Way	260m
ME8 8TL	Ten Acre Way	333m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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