ME8 8RQ maps, stats, and open data

ME8 8RQ lies on Mierscourt Road in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 8RQ 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 8RQ maps

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

ME8 8RQ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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ME8 8RQ geodata

Easting	581317
Northing	163534
Latitude	51.341970
Longitude	0.601897

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 8RQ?

Street	Mierscourt Road
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 8RQ Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	110m	361ft

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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in ME8 8RQ

598, MIERSCOURT ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8RQ 2012 16 FEB £290,000

➜ Gillingham house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME8 8RQ

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Willowby Gardens	166m
January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Nares Road	400m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Nares Road	400m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8RQ

Tyler Drive (Miers Court Road)	Meresborough	78m
Tyler Drive (Miers Court Road)	Meresborough	108m
Thrale Way (Tyler Drive)	Parkwood	167m
Thrale Way (Tyler Drive)	Parkwood	281m
Middleton Close (Miers Court Road)	Meresborough	316m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8RQ

Rainham (Kent) Station	2.8km
Newington Station	4.8km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	6.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 8RQ

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

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Median download speed	75.2Mbps
Average download speed	128.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	500.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	19.5Mbps
Average upload speed	19.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 8RQ (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%

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ME8 8RQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	144,661
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,466
Median (kWh/meter)	13,696

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	29,228
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,175
Median (kWh/meter)	3,947

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

23.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 8RQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

WH Smith

Farthing Corner Motorway Services

438m

Costa

Moto Services

438m

Moto Medway

Dover Bound Forecourt

450m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Burnham Walk	17:15	09:00	61m
Mierscourt Road	17:15	09:00	368m
Farthing Corner	17:00	12:00	404m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8RQ

Facility	Distance
St Augustine's Of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Deanwood Drive, Gillingham Grass Pitches	432m
Deanwood Primary School Long Catlis Road, Gillingham Grass Pitches	719m
Fairview School Drewery Drive, Gillingham Grass Pitches	1.3km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8RQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9NP	Primary	432m
Deanwood Primary School Deanwood Primary School, Long Catlis Road, Parkwood, Gillingham, ME8 9TX	Primary	704m
Parkwood Primary School Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9LP	Primary	764m

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ME8 8RQ ITL and ME8 8RQ 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 8RQ:

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 8RQ 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 8RQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081420
LSOA	E01016101	Medway 032A
MSOA	E02003345	Medway 032

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 8RQ

ME8 8RH	Sandringham Road	50m
ME8 8RD	Mierscourt Road	91m
ME8 8RG	Mierscourt Road	91m
ME8 8SJ	Burnham Walk	102m
ME8 8RL	Hunstanton Close	109m
ME8 8RN	Standen Close	118m
ME8 8RJ	Sandringham Road	120m
ME8 8SL	Mierscourt Road	140m
ME8 8TA	Burlington Gardens	141m
ME8 8SH	Burnham Walk	143m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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