ME8 8LB maps, stats, and open data

ME8 8LB lies on Church Mews in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 8LB 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 8LB maps

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

ME8 8LB 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 8LB geodata

Easting	581753
Northing	165806
Latitude	51.362239
Longitude	0.609310

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 8LB?

Street	Church Mews
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 8LB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 8LB 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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Rainham South West
Constituency	Gillingham And Rainham

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME8 8LB

January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Police Station	192m
January 2024	Burglary	On or near Police Station	192m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Police Station	192m
➜ Church Mews crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8LB

The Green Lion (High Street)	Rainham	95m
The White Horse (High Street)	Rainham	125m
The Cricketers (High Street)	Rainham	168m
Wilkinsons (Station Road)	Rainham	187m
Holding Street (High Street)	Rainham	323m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8LB

Rainham (Kent) Station	0.5km
Newington Station	4.2km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	4.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 8LB

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

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Median download speed	64.3Mbps
Average download speed	88.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 8LB (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 8LB

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 8LB gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	239,354
Meter count	24
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,973
Median (kWh/meter)	9,038

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	65,613
Meter count	19
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,453
Median (kWh/meter)	3,588

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

31.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 8LB:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Green Lion

The Green Lion

93m

Rainham Lunch Club At Millenium Hall

Rainham Lunch Club @ Millenium Hall

98m

Galata Mezze Restaurant

109 High Street

105m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Rainham Post Office	17:30	12:00	123m
Rainham Centre	17:30	12:00	255m
Rainham Centre	17:30	12:15	260m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8LB

Facility	Distance
Reynolds Wellness Centre High Street, Rainham, Gillingham Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	110m
St Margaret's C Of E Junior School Orchard Street, Gillingham Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches	363m
Rainham Recreation Ground Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	555m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8LB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Margaret's Infant School St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	353m
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	353m
Miers Court Primary School Silverspot Close, Rainham, ME8 8JR	Primary	653m

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ME8 8LB ITL and ME8 8LB 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 8LB:

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 8LB 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 8LB:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081315
LSOA	E01016089	Medway 029C
MSOA	E02003342	Medway 029

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 8LB

ME8 8JZ	Cherry Tree Road	91m
ME8 9BH	Gatekeeper Chase	101m
ME8 8JY	Cherry Tree Road	107m
ME8 8AA	High Street	122m
ME8 8AP	Stratford Lane	131m
ME8 8AN	High Street	138m
ME8 8LA	Cherry Amber Close	140m
ME8 8AG	Stratford Lane	145m
ME8 8AZ	High Street	150m
ME8 9AS	Hurst Place	152m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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