ME8 9EZ maps, stats, and open data

ME8 9EZ lies on Orchard Street in Gillingham. ME8 9EZ 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 May 2007.

ME8 9EZ maps

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

ME8 9EZ 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 9EZ geodata

Easting	581551
Northing	165866
Latitude	51.362843
Longitude	0.606442

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is ME8 9EZ?

Street	Orchard Street
Town/City	Gillingham
Country	England
Postcode District	ME8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME8 9EZ Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	50m	164ft

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 9EZ

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Police Station	208m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Police Station	208m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Police Station	208m
➜ Orchard Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 9EZ

The Cricketers (High Street)	Rainham	104m
Holding Street (High Street)	Rainham	148m
The White Horse (High Street)	Rainham	169m
Wilkinsons (Station Road)	Rainham	211m
The Green Lion (High Street)	Rainham	275m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 9EZ

Rainham (Kent) Station	0.5km
Newington Station	4.5km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	4.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 9EZ

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

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Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	47.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	79.98Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 9EZ (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 9EZ

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 9EZ gas and electricity consumption

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

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	75,303
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,020
Median (kWh/meter)	3,807

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

The Orchard Pre-School

Orchard Pre-School

92m

Meridian Spice

78-80 High Street

93m

Costa Coffee

69 High Street

111m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Orchard Street	17:30	12:15	182m
Rainham Centre	17:30	12:00	191m
Holding Street	17:30	12:15	192m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 9EZ

Facility	Distance
St Margaret's C Of E Junior School Orchard Street, Gillingham Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches	203m
Reynolds Wellness Centre High Street, Rainham, Gillingham Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	257m
Berengrave Park Berengrave Lane, Rainham, Gillingham Grass Pitches	673m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 9EZ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Margaret's Infant School St Margaret's Infant School, Orchard Street, Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	187m
St Margaret's Church of England Junior School Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9AE	Primary	187m
Miers Court Primary School Silverspot Close, Rainham, ME8 8JR	Primary	711m

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Source: Edubase
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ME8 9EZ ITL and ME8 9EZ 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 9EZ:

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 9EZ 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 9EZ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081347
LSOA	E01016087	Medway 029A
MSOA	E02003342	Medway 029

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 9EZ

ME8 9AA	Orchard Street	37m
ME8 7JF	High Street	87m
ME8 9BF	Hurst Place	88m
ME8 9AB	Orchard Street	92m
ME8 7JA	Ashurst Place	105m
ME8 7HS	High Street	111m
ME8 9BH	Gatekeeper Chase	125m
ME8 9AS	Hurst Place	135m
ME8 9BN	Thames Avenue	163m
ME8 7JE	High Street	198m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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