ME8 8LQ maps, stats, and open data

ME8 8LQ lies on Mossy Glade in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 8LQ 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 8LQ maps

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

ME8 8LQ 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 8LQ geodata

Easting	581268
Northing	164765
Latitude	51.353043
Longitude	0.601821

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 8LQ?

Street	Mossy Glade
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 8LQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 8LQ 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 8LQ

June 2022	Vehicle crime	On or near Ploughmans Way	52m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Mierscourt Road	164m
June 2022	Other theft	On or near Honey Bee Glade	209m
➜ Mossy Glade crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8LQ

Ploughmans Way East (Miers Court Road)	Meresborough	168m
Ploughmans Way East (Miers Court Road)	Meresborough	195m
Ploughmans Way West (Lonsdale Drive)	Rainham	228m
Tanker Hill (Lonsdale Drive)	Parkwood	274m
Nightingale Close (Miers Court Road)	Meresborough	288m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8LQ

Rainham (Kent) Station	1.6km
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 8LQ

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

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Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	117.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	0.8Mbps
Average upload speed	2.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	9.76Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 8LQ (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 8LQ

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 8LQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	386,220
Meter count	35
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,035
Median (kWh/meter)	9,724

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	104,226
Meter count	34
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,065
Median (kWh/meter)	2,734

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Mierscourt Farm Shop

Mierscourt Road

224m

Caterlink Ltd At Parkwood Primary School

Parkwood Infant School

492m

Chartwells

Parkwood Junior School

492m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Ploughmans Way	17:30	12:00	100m
Tanker Hill	17:15	12:00	366m
Norreys Road	17:30	12:00	649m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8LQ

Facility	Distance
Ryetop Playing Fields Beacon Close, Gillingham Grass Pitches	520m
Miers Court Primary School Silverspot Close, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	542m
St Margaret's C Of E Junior School Orchard Street, Gillingham Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches	978m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8LQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Parkwood Primary School Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9LP	Primary	535m
Miers Court Primary School Silverspot Close, Rainham, ME8 8JR	Primary	549m
St Margaret's Infant School St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	993m

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Source: Edubase
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ME8 8LQ ITL and ME8 8LQ 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 8LQ:

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 8LQ 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 8LQ:

	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 8LQ

ME8 8LJ	Ploughmans Way	89m
ME8 8LH	Ploughmans Way	90m
ME8 8LF	Glistening Glade	105m
ME8 8LT	Ploughmans Way	115m
ME8 9NA	Barleycorn Drive	133m
ME8 8HU	Laurel Walk	133m
ME8 8LD	Mierscourt Road	149m
ME8 8LP	Ploughmans Way	176m
ME8 9LZ	Sutherland Gardens	187m
ME8 9JT	Lonsdale Drive	188m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence