ME8 8LJ maps, stats, and open data

ME8 8LJ lies on Ploughmans Way in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 8LJ 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 8LJ maps

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

ME8 8LJ 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 8LJ geodata

Easting	581192
Northing	164719
Latitude	51.352654
Longitude	0.600708

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is ME8 8LJ?

Street	Ploughmans Way
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 8LJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 8LJ 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 8LJ

June 2022	Vehicle crime	On or near Ploughmans Way	97m
June 2022	Other theft	On or near Honey Bee Glade	199m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Honey Bee Glade	199m
➜ Ploughmans Way crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8LJ

Tanker Hill (Lonsdale Drive)	Parkwood	199m
Tanker Hill (Lonsdale Drive)	Parkwood	215m
Ploughmans Way East (Miers Court Road)	Meresborough	216m
Ploughmans Way East (Miers Court Road)	Meresborough	232m
Ploughmans Way West (Lonsdale Drive)	Rainham	257m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8LJ

Rainham (Kent) Station	1.7km
Newington Station	4.7km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	5.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 8LJ

Broadband access in ME8 8LJ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	97.1%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	94.1%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in ME8 8LJ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	101.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.5Mbps
Average upload speed	1.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	2.63Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 8LJ (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	2.9%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 8LJ

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 8LJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	338,436
Meter count	34
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,954
Median (kWh/meter)	9,195

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	92,370
Meter count	34
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,717
Median (kWh/meter)	2,464

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

32.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 8LJ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Mierscourt Farm Shop

Mierscourt Road

245m

Caterlink Ltd At Parkwood Primary School

Parkwood Infant School

422m

Chartwells

Parkwood Junior School

422m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Ploughmans Way	17:30	12:00	33m
Tanker Hill	17:15	12:00	280m
Deanswood Post Office	17:30	12:00	629m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8LJ

Facility	Distance
Ryetop Playing Fields Beacon Close, Gillingham Grass Pitches	550m
Miers Court Primary School Silverspot Close, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	629m
St Margaret's C Of E Junior School Orchard Street, Gillingham Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches	1km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8LJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Parkwood Primary School Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9LP	Primary	469m
Miers Court Primary School Silverspot Close, Rainham, ME8 8JR	Primary	635m
St Margaret's Infant School St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	1.1km

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ME8 8LJ ITL and ME8 8LJ 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 8LJ:

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 8LJ 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 8LJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081398
LSOA	E01016103	Medway 032B
MSOA	E02003345	Medway 032

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 8LJ

ME8 8LQ	Mossy Glade	89m
ME8 8LP	Ploughmans Way	93m
ME8 9LZ	Sutherland Gardens	99m
ME8 9NA	Barleycorn Drive	120m
ME8 8LT	Ploughmans Way	124m
ME8 8LH	Ploughmans Way	138m
ME8 8LR	Ploughmans Way	145m
ME8 9LY	Chesham Drive	160m
ME8 8LF	Glistening Glade	165m
ME8 9JT	Lonsdale Drive	172m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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