ME8 8LY maps, stats, and open data
ME8 8LY lies on Clover Lay in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 8LY is located in the Rainham North 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 December 1995.
ME8 8LY maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME8 8LY geodata
| Easting | 582516 |
| Northing | 166674 |
| Latitude | 51.369791 |
| Longitude | 0.620703 |
Where is ME8 8LY?
| Street | Clover Lay |
| Locality | Rainham |
| Town/City | Gillingham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME8 |
ME8 8LY Elevation
Elevation or altitude of ME8 8LY as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 20m | 66ft |
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 North |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Gillingham And Rainham |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in ME8 8LY
2025 27 OCT £445,000 |
2021 15 OCT £527,500 |
2021 24 JUN £310,000 |
2021 11 JUN £498,000 |
2018 23 OCT £395,000 |
2017 12 MAY £385,500 |
2015 5 JUN £292,000 |
2013 30 MAY £300,000 |
1, CLOVER LAY, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8LY 2011 14 JUL £247,500 |
2007 28 SEP £250,000 |
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 8LY
| Ellison Way (Station Road) | Lower Rainham | 220m |
| Tilbury Road (Station Road) | Lower Rainham | 267m |
| Tilbury Road (Station Road) | Lower Rainham | 277m |
| William Street | Rainham | 331m |
| The Angel (Station Road) | Lower Rainham | 385m |
Nearest railway stations to ME8 8LY
| Rainham (Kent) Station | 0.8km |
| Newington Station | 3.8km |
| Gillingham (Kent) Station | 5.3km |
Broadband
Broadband access in ME8 8LY (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 | 90.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in ME8 8LY (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 39.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 30.5Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 54.85Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 9.8Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 6.9Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 12.74Mbps |
Broadband limitations in ME8 8LY (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 8LY gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in ME8 8LY by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 119,422 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 10 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 11,942 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 13,552 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 35,710 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 10 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,571 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,311 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME8 8LY, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in ME8 8LY.
- 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
28.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 8LY:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME8 8LY (metres)
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Nearest post box to ME8 8LY
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Tilbury Road | 17:30 | 12:15 | 273m |
| Ten Acre Way | 17:15 | 09:00 | 346m |
| East Rainham | 17:15 | 09:00 | 490m |
ME8 8LY ITL and ME8 8LY 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 8LY:
| 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 8LY 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 8LY:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00081355 | |
| LSOA | E01016094 | Medway 025A |
| MSOA | E02003338 | Medway 025 |
Nearest postcodes to ME8 8LY
| ME8 7PZ | Finwell Road | 93m |
| ME8 7PY | Finwell Road | 111m |
| ME8 8SA | Shorefields | 142m |
| ME8 7QB | Wivenhoe Close | 150m |
| ME8 8SB | Shorefields | 165m |
| ME8 7QD | Cooden Close | 172m |
| ME8 7QH | Twyford Close | 179m |
| ME8 7QE | Tilbury Road | 191m |
| ME8 8TL | Ten Acre Way | 195m |
| ME8 7QZ | Station Road | 215m |
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