ME8 9BU maps, stats, and open data

ME8 9BU lies on Arthur Road in Gillingham. ME8 9BU is located in the Rainham South West 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 9BU maps

ME8 9BU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

ME8 9BU 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 9BU geodata

Easting	581235
Northing	165434
Latitude	51.359063
Longitude	0.601688

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 9BU?

Street	Arthur Road
Town/City	Gillingham
Country	England
Postcode District	ME8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME8 9BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 9BU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	70m	230ft

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 West
Constituency	Gillingham And Rainham

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME8 9BU

June 2022	Other crime	On or near Taveners Road	139m
June 2022	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Broadview Avenue	234m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Beacon Close	263m
➜ Arthur Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 9BU

Orchard Street	Rainham	52m
Arthur Road (Lonsdale Drive)	Rainham	265m
Arthur Road (Lonsdale Drive)	Rainham	265m
Herbert Road (Lonsdale Drive)	Rainham	330m
Broadview Shops (Maidstone Road)	Rainham	331m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 9BU

Rainham (Kent) Station	1km
Newington Station	4.7km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	4.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 9BU

Broadband access in ME8 9BU (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 9BU (2019 data)

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Median download speed	41.5Mbps
Average download speed	72.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	3.7Mbps
Average upload speed	4.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	7.86Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 9BU (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 9BU

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 9BU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in ME8 9BU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	166,546
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	16,655
Median (kWh/meter)	16,343

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	41,279
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,128
Median (kWh/meter)	3,802

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME8 9BU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in ME8 9BU.
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

33.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 9BU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME8 9BU (meters)

Avenue Group

25 Beacon Close

202m

Londis

103-105 Maidstone Road

318m

CH&CO Catering Ltd

St Margarets Ce Vc Junior School

322m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to ME8 9BU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Norreys Road	17:30	12:00	48m
Broadview Post Office	17:30	11:45	331m
Orchard Street	17:30	12:15	354m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 9BU

Facility	Distance
Ryetop Playing Fields Beacon Close, Gillingham Grass Pitches	202m
St Margaret's C Of E Junior School Orchard Street, Gillingham Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches	341m
Miers Court Primary School Silverspot Close, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	501m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 9BU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Margaret's Infant School St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	358m
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	358m
Miers Court Primary School Silverspot Close, Rainham, ME8 8JR	Primary	494m

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Source: Edubase
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ME8 9BU ITL and ME8 9BU 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 9BU:

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 9BU 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 9BU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081318
LSOA	E01016087	Medway 029A
MSOA	E02003342	Medway 029

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 9BU

ME8 9AH	Orchard Street	34m
ME8 9AJ	Norreys Road	63m
ME8 9BX	Arthur Road	109m
ME8 9BY	Herbert Road	125m
ME8 9DA	Herbert Road	161m
ME8 9BT	Arthur Road	165m
ME8 9AD	Orchard Street	173m
ME8 9AQ	Taverners Road	185m
ME8 9AW	Taverners Road	193m
ME8 9AG	Taverners Road	197m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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