ME8 8GL maps, stats, and open data

ME8 8GL 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 March 2003.

ME8 8GL maps

ME8 8GL map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
ME8 8GL map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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ME8 8GL geodata

Easting583052
Northing166445
Latitude51.367562
Longitude0.628277

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Where is ME8 8GL?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictME8
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ME8 8GL Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation20m66ft

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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Politics

WardRainham North
ConstituencyGillingham And Rainham

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME8 8GL

October 2023Public orderOn or near Burrstock Way279m
October 2023Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Burrstock Way279m
September 2023Anti-social behaviourOn or near Burrstock Way279m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8GL

Harwood Road (Wakeley Road)Rainham316m
Three Sisters (Otterham Quay Lane)Otterham Quay322m
Three Sisters (Otterham Quay Lane)Otterham Quay333m
The Concorde Ph (Wakeley Road)Rainham592m
Otterham Quay (Otterham Quay Lane)Otterham Quay599m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8GL

Rainham (Kent) Station1.2km
Newington Station3.2km

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Broadband

Broadband speed in ME8 8GL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed67.0Mbps
Average download speed46.6Mbps
Maximum download speed80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed20.0Mbps
Average upload speed11.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

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Deprivation

26.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 8GL:

Food Standards Agency

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

The Three Sisters
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Three Sisters
314m
The Concorde
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
The Concord
550m
Chartwells
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Riverside Primary School
615m

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Nearest post box to ME8 8GL

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Ten Acre Way17:1509:00286m
Wakeley Road17:3012:00536m
Beckenham Park16:0011:45573m

Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8GL

FacilityDistance
Riverside Primary School (Rainham)
St. Edmunds Way, St. Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham
Grass Pitches
619m
Leigh Academy Rainham
Otterham Quay Lane, Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham
Sports Hall, Studio, Grass Pitches
677m
Upchurch River Valley Golf Club
Oak Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne
Golf, Swimming Pool
763m

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Nearest schools to ME8 8GL

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Leigh Academy Rainham
Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8GS
Secondary680m
Riverside Primary School
St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET
Primary683m
St Margaret's Infant School
St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE
Primary1.8km

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ME8 8GL ITL and ME8 8GL 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 8GL:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLJSouth East (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLJ4Kent
ITL 3 CodeName
TLJ41Medway
LAU 1 CodeName
E06000035Medway

ME8 8GL 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 8GL:

CodeName
OAE00081370
LSOAE01016095Medway 025B
MSOAE02003338Medway 025

Nearest postcodes to ME8 8GL

ME8 8QPKent Terrace137m
ME8 8SELittlefield Road208m
ME8 8TNBythorne Court247m
ME8 8NHOtterham Quay Lane250m
ME8 8STWoolbrook Close271m
ME8 8TRBurrstock Way280m
ME8 8EYWilks Close286m
ME8 8TSBurrstock Way287m
ME8 8QROtterham Quay Lane312m
ME8 8QWOtterham Quay Lane312m