ME8 9SZ maps, stats, and open data

ME8 9SZ lies on Fairfax Close in Gillingham. ME8 9SZ 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 9SZ maps

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

ME8 9SZ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)

ME8 9SZ geodata

Easting	580578
Northing	164097
Latitude	51.347263
Longitude	0.591584

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is ME8 9SZ?

Street	Fairfax Close
Town/City	Gillingham
Country	England
Postcode District	ME8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME8 9SZ Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	100m	328ft

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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in ME8 9SZ

29, FAIRFAX CLOSE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9SZ 2015 6 FEB £217,500
25, FAIRFAX CLOSE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9SZ 2013 11 FEB £152,000
28, FAIRFAX CLOSE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9SZ 2011 8 JUL £159,000
28, FAIRFAX CLOSE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9SZ 2008 3 NOV £140,000
27, FAIRFAX CLOSE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9SZ 2004 30 JAN £159,500
28, FAIRFAX CLOSE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9SZ 2000 5 SEP £115,950
28, FAIRFAX CLOSE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9SZ 1997 27 MAR £56,000

➜ Gillingham house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME8 9SZ

January 2024	Other theft	On or near Parking Area	346m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Parking Area	346m
January 2024	Other theft	On or near Parking Area	346m
➜ Fairfax Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 9SZ

Fairfax Close (Long Catlis Road)	Parkwood	112m
Gladwyn Close (Long Catlis Road)	Parkwood	233m
Fairview Avenue End (Maidstone Road)	Parkwood	234m
Drewery Drive East (Maidstone Road)	Parkwood	259m
Drewery Drive East (Maidstone Road)	Parkwood	284m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 9SZ

Rainham (Kent) Station	2.5km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	5.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME8 9SZ

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

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Median download speed	70.0Mbps
Average download speed	103.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	7.1Mbps
Average upload speed	6.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 9SZ (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 9SZ

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 9SZ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	429,415
Meter count	33
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,013
Median (kWh/meter)	13,943

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	105,563
Meter count	29
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,640
Median (kWh/meter)	3,589

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

23.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 9SZ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Co-Op

22 Parkwood Green Shopping Centre

231m

Pattersons Fish & Chips

44 Parkwood Green Shopping Centre

249m

Parkwood Christian Fellowship Presch

Parkwood Free Church

251m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Maidstone Road	17:30	12:00	228m
Long Catlis Road	17:30	12:00	230m
Deanswood Post Office	17:30	12:00	248m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME8 9SZ

Facility	Distance
Fairview School Drewery Drive, Gillingham Grass Pitches	359m
Deanwood Primary School Long Catlis Road, Gillingham Grass Pitches	562m
St Augustine's Of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Deanwood Drive, Gillingham Grass Pitches	753m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME8 9SZ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Fairview Community Primary School Drewery Drive, Wigmore, Gillingham, ME8 0NU	Primary	318m
Deanwood Primary School Deanwood Primary School, Long Catlis Road, Parkwood, Gillingham, ME8 9TX	Primary	514m
Parkwood Primary School Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 9LP	Primary	533m

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Source: Edubase
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ME8 9SZ ITL and ME8 9SZ 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 9SZ:

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 9SZ 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 9SZ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081407
LSOA	E01016106	Medway 036E
MSOA	E02003349	Medway 036

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 9SZ

ME8 9TA	Long Catlis Road	60m
ME8 9QD	Long Catlis Road	65m
ME8 9TE	Capel Close	80m
ME8 9QQ	Craddock Way	94m
ME8 9TB	Dixwell Close	108m
ME8 9QE	Long Catlis Road	113m
ME8 9QG	Readscroft Road	113m
ME8 9PU	Foxburrow Close	115m
ME8 9TF	Capel Close	126m
ME8 9QA	Knavesacre Court	130m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence