ME8 8SZ maps, stats, and open data

ME8 8SZ lies on Bayswater Drive in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 8SZ 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 8SZ maps

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

ME8 8SZ 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 8SZ geodata

Easting	581454
Northing	163618
Latitude	51.342681
Longitude	0.603905

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 8SZ?

Street	Bayswater 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 8SZ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 8SZ 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 8SZ

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Willowby Gardens	25m
December 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Willowby Gardens	25m
December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Burnham Walk	399m
➜ Bayswater Drive crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 8SZ

Tyler Drive (Miers Court Road)	Meresborough	114m
Tyler Drive (Miers Court Road)	Meresborough	115m
Thrale Way (Tyler Drive)	Parkwood	241m
Middleton Close (Miers Court Road)	Meresborough	262m
Medway Services	Meresborough	266m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 8SZ

Rainham (Kent) Station	2.7km
Newington Station	4.7km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	6.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 8SZ

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

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Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	139.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	8.6Mbps
Average upload speed	6.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	9.99Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 8SZ (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 8SZ

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 8SZ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	148,954
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,930
Median (kWh/meter)	9,992

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	42,101
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,508
Median (kWh/meter)	3,571

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Moto Medway

Dover Bound Forecourt

319m

WH Smith

Farthing Corner Motorway Services

321m

Costa

Moto Services

321m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Burnham Walk	17:15	09:00	188m
Farthing Corner	17:00	12:00	289m
Mierscourt Road	17:15	09:00	306m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 8SZ

Facility	Distance
St Augustine's Of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Deanwood Drive, Gillingham Grass Pitches	588m
Deanwood Primary School Long Catlis Road, Gillingham Grass Pitches	860m
Fairview School Drewery Drive, Gillingham Grass Pitches	1.3km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 8SZ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9NP	Primary	588m
Parkwood Primary School Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9LP	Primary	742m
Deanwood Primary School Deanwood Primary School, Long Catlis Road, Parkwood, Gillingham, ME8 9TX	Primary	840m

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ME8 8SZ ITL and ME8 8SZ 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 8SZ:

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 8SZ 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 8SZ:

	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 8SZ

ME8 8SY	Bayswater Drive	36m
ME8 8TA	Burlington Gardens	43m
ME8 8TB	Willowby Gardens	65m
ME8 8SP	Meresborough Road	83m
ME8 8TE	Bayswater Drive	95m
ME8 8RD	Mierscourt Road	96m
ME8 8SL	Mierscourt Road	117m
ME8 8TD	Pembroke Gardens	128m
ME8 8RQ	Mierscourt Road	161m
ME8 8RG	Mierscourt Road	171m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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