ME8 8LH maps, stats, and open data
ME8 8LH lies on Ploughmans Way in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 8LH 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 8LH maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME8 8LH geodata
| Easting | 581237 |
| Northing | 164849 |
| Latitude | 51.353808 |
| Longitude | 0.601419 |
Where is ME8 8LH?
| Street | Ploughmans Way |
| Locality | Rainham |
| Town/City | Gillingham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME8 |
ME8 8LH Elevation
Elevation or altitude of ME8 8LH as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 60m | 197ft |
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 East |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Gillingham And Rainham |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in ME8 8LH
2018 17 DEC £345,000 |
2010 20 AUG £230,000 |
2005 4 MAY £232,000 |
20, PLOUGHMANS WAY, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8LH 1997 20 MAR £84,500 |
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 8LH
| Ploughmans Way West (Lonsdale Drive) | Rainham | 139m |
| Ploughmans Way West (Lonsdale Drive) | Rainham | 220m |
| Ploughmans Way East (Miers Court Road) | Meresborough | 239m |
| Tanker Hill (Lonsdale Drive) | Parkwood | 264m |
| Ploughmans Way East (Miers Court Road) | Meresborough | 283m |
Nearest railway stations to ME8 8LH
| Rainham (Kent) Station | 1.6km |
| Newington Station | 4.7km |
| Gillingham (Kent) Station | 5.1km |
Broadband
Broadband access in ME8 8LH (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 8LH (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 100.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 120.5Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 0.8Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 1.2Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 6.90Mbps |
Broadband limitations in ME8 8LH (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 8LH gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in ME8 8LH by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 537,567 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 49 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 10,971 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 10,044 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 187,215 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 49 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,821 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,439 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME8 8LH, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in ME8 8LH.
- 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
15.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 8LH:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME8 8LH (metres)
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Nearest post box to ME8 8LH
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Ploughmans Way | 17:30 | 12:00 | 164m |
| Tanker Hill | 17:15 | 12:00 | 373m |
| Norreys Road | 17:30 | 12:00 | 563m |
ME8 8LH ITL and ME8 8LH 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 8LH:
| 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 8LH 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 8LH:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00081380 | |
| LSOA | E01016104 | Medway 032C |
| MSOA | E02003345 | Medway 032 |
Nearest postcodes to ME8 8LH
| ME8 9NA | Barleycorn Drive | 85m |
| ME8 8LQ | Mossy Glade | 90m |
| ME8 9JT | Lonsdale Drive | 126m |
| ME8 8LJ | Ploughmans Way | 138m |
| ME8 8HU | Laurel Walk | 146m |
| ME8 9JP | Lonsdale Drive | 160m |
| ME8 8HR | Nightingale Close | 172m |
| ME8 8LF | Glistening Glade | 184m |
| ME8 8LT | Ploughmans Way | 204m |
| ME8 9LZ | Sutherland Gardens | 214m |
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