ME8 8SL maps, stats, and open data

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

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

ME8 8SL 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 8SL geodata

Easting	581453
Northing	163501
Latitude	51.341631
Longitude	0.603831

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 8SL?

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 8SL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 8SL 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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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME8 8SL

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Willowby Gardens	140m
December 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Willowby Gardens	140m
December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Burnham Walk	346m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8SL

Tyler Drive (Miers Court Road)	Meresborough	157m
Tyler Drive (Miers Court Road)	Meresborough	177m
Medway Services	Meresborough	255m
Thrale Way (Tyler Drive)	Parkwood	288m
Medway Services	Meresborough	295m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8SL

Rainham (Kent) Station	2.8km
Newington Station	4.7km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	6.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 8SL

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

Download

Median download speed	57.0Mbps
Average download speed	59.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	4.8Mbps
Average upload speed	4.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	7.34Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 8SL (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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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 8SL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	65,604
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,934
Median (kWh/meter)	11,456

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

WH Smith

Farthing Corner Motorway Services

301m

Costa

Moto Services

301m

Moto Medway

Dover Bound Forecourt

319m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Burnham Walk	17:15	09:00	124m
Farthing Corner	17:00	12:00	267m
Mierscourt Road	17:15	09:00	416m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8SL

Facility	Distance
St Augustine's Of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Deanwood Drive, Gillingham Grass Pitches	558m
Deanwood Primary School Long Catlis Road, Gillingham Grass Pitches	856m
Fairview School Drewery Drive, Gillingham Grass Pitches	1.4km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8SL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9NP	Primary	560m
Deanwood Primary School Deanwood Primary School, Long Catlis Road, Parkwood, Gillingham, ME8 9TX	Primary	842m
Parkwood Primary School Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9LP	Primary	845m

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ME8 8SL ITL and ME8 8SL 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 8SL:

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 8SL 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 8SL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081416
LSOA	E01016101	Medway 032A
MSOA	E02003345	Medway 032

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 8SL

ME8 8RG	Mierscourt Road	84m
ME8 8SY	Bayswater Drive	92m
ME8 8SP	Meresborough Road	113m
ME8 8SZ	Bayswater Drive	117m
ME8 8TA	Burlington Gardens	139m
ME8 8RQ	Mierscourt Road	140m
ME8 8RD	Mierscourt Road	148m
ME8 8SJ	Burnham Walk	154m
ME8 8RH	Sandringham Road	158m
ME8 8TB	Willowby Gardens	179m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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