ME8 8JU maps, stats, and open data
ME8 8JU lies on Cherry Tree Road in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 8JU is located in the Rainham South West 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 8JU maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME8 8JU geodata
| Easting | 581930 |
| Northing | 165648 |
| Latitude | 51.360763 |
| Longitude | 0.611769 |
Where is ME8 8JU?
| Street | Cherry Tree Road |
| Locality | Rainham |
| Town/City | Gillingham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME8 |
ME8 8JU Elevation
Elevation or altitude of ME8 8JU as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 40m | 131ft |
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
| Ward | Rainham South West |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Gillingham And Rainham |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in ME8 8JU
2021 25 OCT £460,000 |
2010 31 AUG £249,950 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to ME8 8JU
| Mierscourt Close (Mierscourt Road) | Moor Street | 153m |
| Lonsdale Drive End (Lonsdale Drive) | Rainham | 170m |
| Lonsdale Drive End (Lonsdale Drive) | Rainham | 179m |
| Mierscourt Close (Miers Court Road) | Moor Street | 199m |
| Lonsdale Drive (Miers Court Road) | Moor Street | 236m |
Nearest railway stations to ME8 8JU
| Rainham (Kent) Station | 0.6km |
| Newington Station | 4km |
| Gillingham (Kent) Station | 5.2km |
Broadband
Broadband access in ME8 8JU (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 8JU (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 70.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 98.0Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 5.6Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 9.2Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in ME8 8JU (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% |
ME8 8JU gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in ME8 8JU by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 254,306 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 19 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 13,385 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 12,680 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 54,764 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 17 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,221 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,174 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME8 8JU, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in ME8 8JU.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
31.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 8JU:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME8 8JU (metres)
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Nearest post box to ME8 8JU
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Rainham Post Office | 17:30 | 12:00 | 250m |
| High Street | 17:30 | 12:00 | 473m |
| Rainham Centre | 17:30 | 12:00 | 484m |
ME8 8JU ITL and ME8 8JU 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 8JU:
| 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 |
ME8 8JU 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 8JU:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00081313 | |
| LSOA | E01016089 | Medway 029C |
| MSOA | E02003342 | Medway 029 |
Nearest postcodes to ME8 8JU
| ME8 8JF | Mierscourt Road | 58m |
| ME8 8JX | Shelden Drive | 96m |
| ME8 8LA | Cherry Amber Close | 108m |
| ME8 8JE | Mierscourt Road | 119m |
| ME8 8JH | Shelden Drive | 133m |
| ME8 8PH | Mierscourt Road | 135m |
| ME8 9HZ | Lonsdale Drive | 139m |
| ME8 8JY | Cherry Tree Road | 140m |
| ME8 8JZ | Cherry Tree Road | 146m |
| ME8 8AG | Stratford Lane | 152m |
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