ME8 8HQ maps, stats, and open data

ME8 8HQ 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 8HQ maps

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

ME8 8HQ 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 8HQ geodata

Easting	582417
Northing	166303
Latitude	51.366491
Longitude	0.619092

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 8HQ?

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

Elevation or altitude of ME8 8HQ 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 8HQ

December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Wakeley Road	106m
October 2023	Public order	On or near Burrstock Way	420m
October 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Burrstock Way	420m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8HQ

Taswell Road	Rainham	85m
William Street	Rainham	175m
The Concorde Ph (Wakeley Road)	Rainham	191m
Harwood Road (Wakeley Road)	Rainham	343m
Henry Street (Station Road)	Rainham	357m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8HQ

Rainham (Kent) Station	0.5km
Newington Station	3.7km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	5.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in ME8 8HQ (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	80.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 8HQ (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 8HQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	62,729
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	6,273
Median (kWh/meter)	6,531

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	11,120
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,236
Median (kWh/meter)	1,320

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Chartwells

Riverside Primary School

91m

For Goodness Cake

80 Dunsmore Court

168m

The Concorde

The Concord

233m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Wakeley Road	17:30	12:00	252m
Ten Acre Way	17:15	09:00	373m
Tilbury Road	17:30	12:15	400m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8HQ

Facility	Distance
Riverside Primary School (Rainham) St. Edmunds Way, St. Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	89m
Rainham Recreation Ground Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	293m
Leigh Academy Rainham Otterham Quay Lane, Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Sports Hall, Studio, Grass Pitches	543m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8HQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Riverside Primary School St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET	Primary	107m
Leigh Academy Rainham Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8GS	Secondary	597m
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 8HQ flooding from rivers and sea	Very Low
➜ ME8 8HQ flood map

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

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 8HQ 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 8HQ:

	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 8HQ

ME8 8HG	Taswell Road	43m
ME8 8HJ	Skene Close	67m
ME8 8HH	Taswell Road	92m
ME8 8ER	St Edmunds Way	104m
ME8 8HW	William Street	117m
ME8 8HF	Henry Street	136m
ME8 8ES	Durling Court	145m
ME8 7QJ	Warlingham Close	151m
ME8 8EP	Wakeley Road	161m
ME8 8EL	Wakeley Road	175m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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