ME8 8HU maps, stats, and open data

ME8 8HU lies on Laurel Walk in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 8HU is located in the Rainham South East 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 8HU maps

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

ME8 8HU 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 8HU geodata

Easting	581382
Northing	164834
Latitude	51.353627
Longitude	0.603492

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 8HU?

Street	Laurel Walk
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 8HU Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	70m	230ft

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 East
Constituency	Gillingham And Rainham

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME8 8HU

June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Mierscourt Road	129m
June 2022	Vehicle crime	On or near Ploughmans Way	149m
June 2022	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Nightingale Close	151m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8HU

Ploughmans Way East (Miers Court Road)	Meresborough	141m
Nightingale Close (Miers Court Road)	Meresborough	154m
Nightingale Close (Miers Court Road)	Meresborough	189m
Ploughmans Way East (Miers Court Road)	Meresborough	233m
Ploughmans Way West (Lonsdale Drive)	Rainham	246m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8HU

Rainham (Kent) Station	1.5km
Newington Station	4.5km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	5.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 8HU

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

Download

Median download speed	50.0Mbps
Average download speed	82.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	2.4Mbps
Average upload speed	4.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	17.03Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 8HU (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 8HU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	252,315
Meter count	27
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,345
Median (kWh/meter)	9,164

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	88,740
Meter count	28
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,169
Median (kWh/meter)	2,409

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

15.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 8HU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Mierscourt Farm Shop

Mierscourt Road

255m

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Mierscourt Primary School

406m

Rainbow Pre-School

Rainbow Preschool Nursery

406m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Ploughmans Way	17:30	12:00	230m
Tanker Hill	17:15	12:00	496m
Norreys Road	17:30	12:00	606m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8HU

Facility	Distance
Miers Court Primary School Silverspot Close, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	414m
Ryetop Playing Fields Beacon Close, Gillingham Grass Pitches	502m
St Margaret's C Of E Junior School Orchard Street, Gillingham Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches	900m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8HU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Miers Court Primary School Silverspot Close, Rainham, ME8 8JR	Primary	422m
Parkwood Primary School Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9LP	Primary	645m
St Margaret's Infant School St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	915m

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Source: Edubase
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ME8 8HU ITL and ME8 8HU 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 8HU:

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 8HU 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 8HU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081380
LSOA	E01016104	Medway 032C
MSOA	E02003345	Medway 032

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 8HU

ME8 8HR	Nightingale Close	76m
ME8 8JW	Mierscourt Road	99m
ME8 8LF	Glistening Glade	127m
ME8 8LQ	Mossy Glade	133m
ME8 8LD	Mierscourt Road	142m
ME8 8LH	Ploughmans Way	146m
ME8 8PB	Harvesters Close	178m
ME8 8LT	Ploughmans Way	199m
ME8 8HS	Nightingale Close	218m
ME8 8LJ	Ploughmans Way	222m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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