ME8 8HG maps, stats, and open data

ME8 8HG lies on Taswell Road in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 8HG 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 8HG maps

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

ME8 8HG map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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ME8 8HG geodata

Easting	582450
Northing	166331
Latitude	51.366732
Longitude	0.619580

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 8HG?

Street	Taswell 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 8HG Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 8HG 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 8HG

December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Wakeley Road	140m
October 2023	Public order	On or near Burrstock Way	377m
October 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Burrstock Way	377m
➜ Taswell Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8HG

Taswell Road	Rainham	128m
William Street	Rainham	184m
The Concorde Ph (Wakeley Road)	Rainham	197m
Harwood Road (Wakeley Road)	Rainham	309m
Henry Street (Station Road)	Rainham	381m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8HG

Rainham (Kent) Station	0.6km
Newington Station	3.7km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	5.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 8HG

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

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Median download speed	89.0Mbps
Average download speed	88.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	5.6Mbps
Average upload speed	8.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 8HG (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 8HG

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 8HG gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	318,467
Meter count	35
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,099
Median (kWh/meter)	8,819

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	106,662
Meter count	31
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,441
Median (kWh/meter)	3,094

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

66.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 8HG:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Chartwells

Riverside Primary School

102m

For Goodness Cake

80 Dunsmore Court

193m

The Concorde

The Concord

231m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Wakeley Road	17:30	12:00	248m
Ten Acre Way	17:15	09:00	333m
Tilbury Road	17:30	12:15	391m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8HG

Facility	Distance
Riverside Primary School (Rainham) St. Edmunds Way, St. Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	101m
Rainham Recreation Ground Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	334m
Leigh Academy Rainham Otterham Quay Lane, Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Sports Hall, Studio, Grass Pitches	549m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8HG

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Riverside Primary School St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET	Primary	139m
Leigh Academy Rainham Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8GS	Secondary	602m
St Margaret's Infant School St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	1.2km

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Source: Edubase
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Environment

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

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

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 8HG 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 8HG:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081367
LSOA	E01016097	Medway 025C
MSOA	E02003338	Medway 025

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 8HG

ME8 8HJ	Skene Close	24m
ME8 8ER	St Edmunds Way	66m
ME8 7QJ	Warlingham Close	112m
ME8 8HW	William Street	117m
ME8 8HH	Taswell Road	136m
ME8 8ES	Durling Court	167m
ME8 8HL	Taswell Road	168m
ME8 8HF	Henry Street	170m
ME8 8SB	Shorefields	186m
ME8 7QE	Tilbury Road	192m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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