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

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

ME8 8RS 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 8RS geodata

Easting	582876
Northing	166712
Latitude	51.370017
Longitude	0.625888

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 8RS?

Street	Homefield Drive
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 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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Hartlip, Newington And Upchurch
Constituency	Sittingbourne And Sheppey

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in ME8 8RS

7, HOMEFIELD DRIVE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8RS 2023 28 JUL £530,000
25, HOMEFIELD DRIVE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8RS 2022 31 AUG £465,000
16, HOMEFIELD DRIVE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8RS 2021 19 MAY £482,000
18, HOMEFIELD DRIVE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8RS 2021 14 MAY £580,000
15, HOMEFIELD DRIVE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8RS 2021 23 APR £478,000
13, HOMEFIELD DRIVE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8RS 2020 12 OCT £440,000
15, HOMEFIELD DRIVE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8RS 2020 27 JAN £400,000
5, HOMEFIELD DRIVE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8RS 2017 5 MAY £442,500
22, HOMEFIELD DRIVE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8RS 2016 24 AUG £385,000
27, HOMEFIELD DRIVE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8RS 2016 22 JAN £355,000

➜ 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 8RS

October 2023	Public order	On or near Burrstock Way	221m
October 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Burrstock Way	221m
September 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Burrstock Way	221m
➜ Homefield Drive crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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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

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 8RS

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)

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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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 8RS

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Source: Ofcom
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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.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

42.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 8RS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

The Three Sisters

Three Sisters

159m

The Angel PH

The Angel

527m

Chartwells

Riverside Primary School

625m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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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

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8RS

Facility	Distance
Riverside Primary School (Rainham) St. Edmunds Way, St. Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	628m
Leigh Academy Rainham Otterham Quay Lane, Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Sports Hall, Studio, Grass Pitches	872m
Rainham Recreation Ground Station Road, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	894m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8RS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Riverside Primary School St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8ET	Primary	691m
Leigh Academy Rainham Otterham Quay Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8GS	Secondary	894m
St Margaret's Infant School St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	1.8km

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Source: Edubase
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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

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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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

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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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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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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