ME8 8RS maps, stats, and open data
ME8 8RS lies on Homefield Drive in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 8RS 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 June 1998.
ME8 8RS maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME8 8RS geodata
| Easting | 582876 |
| Northing | 166712 |
| Latitude | 51.370017 |
| Longitude | 0.625888 |
Where is ME8 8RS?
| Street | Homefield Drive |
| Locality | Rainham |
| Town/City | Gillingham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME8 |
ME8 8RS Elevation
Elevation or altitude of ME8 8RS as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 10m | 33ft |
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 |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in ME8 8RS
2025 17 JAN £525,000 |
2023 28 JUL £530,000 |
2022 31 AUG £465,000 |
2021 19 MAY £482,000 |
18, HOMEFIELD DRIVE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8RS 2021 14 MAY £580,000 |
2021 23 APR £478,000 |
2020 12 OCT £440,000 |
2020 27 JAN £400,000 |
2017 5 MAY £442,500 |
2016 24 AUG £385,000 |
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Transport
Nearest bus stops to ME8 8RS
| Three Sisters (Otterham Quay Lane) | Otterham Quay | 156m |
| Three Sisters (Otterham Quay Lane) | Otterham Quay | 165m |
| Harwood Road (Wakeley Road) | Rainham | 402m |
| Otterham Quay (Otterham Quay Lane) | Otterham Quay | 410m |
| Otterham Quay (Otterham Quay Lane) | Otterham Quay | 412m |
Nearest railway stations to ME8 8RS
| Rainham (Kent) Station | 1.1km |
| Newington Station | 3.5km |
Broadband
Broadband access in ME8 8RS (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 8RS (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 69.8Mbps |
| Average download speed | 74.1Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 19.5Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 16.2Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 29.96Mbps |
Broadband limitations in ME8 8RS (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 8RS gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in ME8 8RS by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 470,314 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 32 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 14,697 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 14,754 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 148,146 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 30 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,938 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 4,495 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME8 8RS, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in ME8 8RS.
- 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 8RS:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME8 8RS (metres)
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Nearest post box to ME8 8RS
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Ten Acre Way | 17:15 | 09:00 | 298m |
| Beckenham Park | 16:00 | 11:45 | 373m |
| Wakeley Road | 17:30 | 12:00 | 630m |
ME8 8RS ITL and ME8 8RS 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 8RS:
| 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 8RS 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 8RS:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00124724 | |
| LSOA | E01024572 | Swale 008C |
| MSOA | E02005122 | Swale 008 |
Nearest postcodes to ME8 8RS
| ME8 8NQ | Grenadier Close | 65m |
| ME8 8EY | Wilks Close | 70m |
| ME8 8SE | Littlefield Road | 112m |
| ME8 8ST | Woolbrook Close | 137m |
| ME8 8TR | Burrstock Way | 191m |
| ME8 8QR | Otterham Quay Lane | 212m |
| ME8 8TS | Burrstock Way | 221m |
| ME8 8QP | Kent Terrace | 243m |
| ME8 8TL | Ten Acre Way | 276m |
| ME8 8TJ | Ten Acre Way | 296m |
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