ME8 8PS maps, stats, and open data
ME8 8PS lies on South Bush Lane in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 8PS is located in the Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch electoral ward, within the local authority district of Swale and the English Parliamentary constituency of Sittingbourne and Sheppey. 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 8PS maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME8 8PS geodata
| Easting | 582894 |
| Northing | 165021 |
| Latitude | 51.354822 |
| Longitude | 0.625278 |
Where is ME8 8PS?
| Street | South Bush Lane |
| Locality | Rainham |
| Town/City | Gillingham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME8 |
ME8 8PS Elevation
Elevation or altitude of ME8 8PS as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 40m | 131ft |
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 | Hartlip, Newington And Upchurch |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Sittingbourne And Sheppey |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to ME8 8PS
| Seymour Road (Moor Street) | Moor Street | 546m |
| Seymour Road (Moor Street) | Moor Street | 562m |
| Otterham Quay Lane (High Street) | Moor Street | 771m |
| Otterham Quay Lane (High Street) | Moor Street | 786m |
| Blackthorne Road (Otterham Quay Lane) | Moor Street | 794m |
Nearest railway stations to ME8 8PS
| Rainham (Kent) Station | 1.6km |
| Newington Station | 3km |
Broadband
Broadband access in ME8 8PS (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 77.8% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in ME8 8PS (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 17.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 21.3Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 43.63Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 3.2Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 3.9Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 10.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in ME8 8PS (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 | 22.2% |
ME8 8PS gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in ME8 8PS by fuel type, 2015.
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 74,206 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 12 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 6,184 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 5,674 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME8 8PS, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in ME8 8PS.
- 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
42.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 8PS:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME8 8PS (metres)
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Nearest post box to ME8 8PS
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| High Street | 17:30 | 12:00 | 861m |
| Wakeley Road | 17:30 | 12:00 | 1,155m |
| Hartlip | 16:15 | 09:00 | 1,278m |
ME8 8PS ITL and ME8 8PS 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 8PS:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLJ | South East (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLJ4 | Kent |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLJ43 | Kent Thames Gateway |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E07000113 | Swale |
ME8 8PS 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 8PS:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00166797 | |
| LSOA | E01024572 | Swale 008C |
| MSOA | E02005122 | Swale 008 |
Nearest postcodes to ME8 8PS
| ME9 7LZ | Spade Lane | 423m |
| ME8 8QB | The Homestead | 522m |
| ME8 8QJ | Meresborough Road | 524m |
| ME8 8QA | Moor Street | 527m |
| ME8 8QE | Moor Street | 538m |
| ME8 8QF | Moor Street | 566m |
| ME8 8QG | Moor Street | 598m |
| ME8 8PT | London Road | 620m |
| ME8 8PY | Seymour Road | 622m |
| ME8 8QQ | Moor Street | 702m |
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