ME8 8SP maps, stats, and open data

ME8 8SP lies on Meresborough Road in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 8SP 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 8SP maps

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

ME8 8SP 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 8SP geodata

Easting	581530
Northing	163584
Latitude	51.342352
Longitude	0.604978

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 8SP?

Street	Meresborough 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 8SP Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 8SP 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 8SP

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Willowby Gardens	103m
December 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Willowby Gardens	103m
December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Burnham Walk	449m
➜ Meresborough Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8SP

Medway Services	Meresborough	183m
Tyler Drive (Miers Court Road)	Meresborough	193m
Tyler Drive (Miers Court Road)	Meresborough	196m
Medway Services	Meresborough	269m
Thrale Way (Tyler Drive)	Parkwood	323m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8SP

Rainham (Kent) Station	2.7km
Newington Station	4.6km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	6.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 8SP

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

Download

Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	103.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.9Mbps
Average upload speed	10.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.99Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 8SP (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 8SP

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 8SP gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	308,286
Meter count	30
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,276
Median (kWh/meter)	10,702

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	99,252
Meter count	26
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,817
Median (kWh/meter)	3,208

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

WH Smith

Farthing Corner Motorway Services

238m

Costa

Moto Services

238m

Moto Medway

Dover Bound Forecourt

239m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Farthing Corner	17:00	12:00	205m
Burnham Walk	17:15	09:00	226m
Mierscourt Road	17:15	09:00	371m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8SP

Facility	Distance
St Augustine's Of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Deanwood Drive, Gillingham Grass Pitches	651m
Deanwood Primary School Long Catlis Road, Gillingham Grass Pitches	933m
Fairview School Drewery Drive, Gillingham Grass Pitches	1.4km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8SP

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9NP	Primary	651m
Parkwood Primary School Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9LP	Primary	811m
Deanwood Primary School Deanwood Primary School, Long Catlis Road, Parkwood, Gillingham, ME8 9TX	Primary	915m

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ME8 8SP ITL and ME8 8SP 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 8SP:

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 8SP 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 8SP:

	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 8SP

ME8 8SY	Bayswater Drive	53m
ME8 8SZ	Bayswater Drive	83m
ME8 8SL	Mierscourt Road	113m
ME8 8TA	Burlington Gardens	126m
ME8 8TE	Bayswater Drive	136m
ME8 8TB	Willowby Gardens	137m
ME8 8RD	Mierscourt Road	175m
ME8 8TD	Pembroke Gardens	191m
ME8 8RG	Mierscourt Road	194m
ME8 8TF	Bayswater Drive	215m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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