ME8 8NS maps, stats, and open data

ME8 8NS lies on Farnham Close in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 8NS 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 January 1980.

ME8 8NS maps

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

ME8 8NS 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 8NS geodata

Easting	582557
Northing	166082
Latitude	51.364461
Longitude	0.620987

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 8NS?

Street	Farnham Close
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 8NS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 8NS as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	30m	98ft

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 North
Constituency	Gillingham And Rainham

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME8 8NS

December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Wakeley Road	190m
December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	482m
October 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	482m
➜ Farnham Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8NS

The Concorde Ph (Wakeley Road)	Rainham	75m
Taswell Road	Rainham	254m
Harwood Road (Wakeley Road)	Rainham	318m
Blackthorne Road (Otterham Quay Lane)	Moor Street	338m
Otterham Quay Lane (High Street)	Moor Street	388m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8NS

Rainham (Kent) Station	0.7km
Newington Station	3.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 8NS

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

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Median download speed	70.0Mbps
Average download speed	93.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

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

Broadband limitations in ME8 8NS (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 8NS

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 8NS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	337,943
Meter count	37
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,134
Median (kWh/meter)	8,474

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	127,017
Meter count	37
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,433
Median (kWh/meter)	2,818

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

66.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 8NS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

The Concorde

The Concord

71m

For Goodness Cake

80 Dunsmore Court

120m

Chartwells

Riverside Primary School

171m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Wakeley Road	17:30	12:00	79m
High Street	17:30	12:00	392m
Ten Acre Way	17:15	09:00	410m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8NS

Facility	Distance
Riverside Primary School (Rainham) St. Edmunds Way, St. Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	173m
Leigh Academy Rainham Otterham Quay Lane, Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Sports Hall, Studio, Grass Pitches	281m
Rainham Recreation Ground Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	432m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8NS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Riverside Primary School St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET	Primary	181m
Leigh Academy Rainham Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8GS	Secondary	337m
St Margaret's Infant School St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	1.2km

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Source: Edubase
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ME8 8NS ITL and ME8 8NS 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 8NS:

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 8NS 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 8NS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081375
LSOA	E01016097	Medway 025C
MSOA	E02003338	Medway 025

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 8NS

ME8 8NP	Wakeley Road	66m
ME8 8NR	Farnham Close	69m
ME8 8NU	Smarden Walk	113m
ME8 8NT	Farnham Close	120m
ME8 8ES	Durling Court	125m
ME8 8NX	Mardale Close	128m
ME8 8ND	Otterham Quay Lane	152m
ME8 8LW	Bramley Close	160m
ME8 8NW	Wakeley Road	163m
ME8 8EP	Wakeley Road	174m

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