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ME8 0QL lies on Fairview Avenue in Gillingham. ME8 0QL is located in the Hempstead & Wigmore 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 0QL maps

ME8 0QL map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
ME8 0QL map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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ME8 0QL geodata

Easting579573
Northing164353
Latitude51.349880
Longitude0.577298

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 0QL?

StreetFairview Avenue
Town/CityGillingham
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictME8

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➜ Where is Gillingham?

ME8 0QL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 0QL as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation100m328ft

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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Politics

WardHempstead & Wigmore
ConstituencyGillingham And Rainham

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in ME8 0QL

2022
27 OCT
£925,525
15, FAIRVIEW AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0QL
2021
16 DEC
£760,000
2021
16 APR
£480,000
2021
15 JAN
£525,000
2016
17 MAY
£800,000
2016
31 MAR
£423,000
13, FAIRVIEW AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0QL
2013
28 MAY
£375,000
2011
25 NOV
£580,000
1, FAIRVIEW AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0QL
2008
18 NOV
£203,000
2008
8 FEB
£313,000

➜ Gillingham house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 0QL

Hickory Dell (Hempstead Valley Drive)Hempstead177m
Hickory Dell (Hempstead Valley Drive)Hempstead209m
Green Bank Close (Hempstead Valley Drive)Hempstead210m
Wigmore RoadWigmore226m
Wigmore RoadWigmore229m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 0QL

Rainham (Kent) Station3km
Gillingham (Kent) Station4.5km
Chatham Station5.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in ME8 0QL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in ME8 0QL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed48.1Mbps
Average download speed50.7Mbps
Maximum download speed69.86Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed17.3Mbps
Average upload speed15.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 0QL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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ME8 0QL gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in ME8 0QL by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)221,500
Meter count10
Mean (kWh/meter)22,150
Median (kWh/meter)21,165

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)58,383
Meter count10
Mean (kWh/meter)5,838
Median (kWh/meter)5,518

Deprivation

4.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 0QL:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME8 0QL (metres)

Wigmore & Hempstead Newsagent
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
2 Wigmore Road
400m
Raj Rani Wigmore
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
48A Hoath Lane
411m
Wigmore Fish Bar
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
48 Hoath Lane
416m

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Nearest post box to ME8 0QL

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Wigmore Road17:3012:15264m
Hempstead17:3012:00504m
Fairview Avenue (Ex P.o.)17:3012:00658m

ME8 0QL ITL and ME8 0QL 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 0QL:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLJSouth East (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLJ4Kent
ITL 3 CodeName
TLJ41Medway
LAU 1 CodeName
E06000035Medway

ME8 0QL 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 0QL:

CodeName
OAE00081156
LSOAE01016050Medway 035A
MSOAE02003348Medway 035

Nearest postcodes to ME8 0QL

ME8 0QJFairview Avenue132m
ME7 3RTSpekes Road134m
ME7 3SNFerndown Close169m
ME7 3SLHickory Dell170m
ME8 0SXWigmore Road183m
ME7 3QPPine Grove196m
ME8 0SEThe Hazels204m
ME8 0TAWigmore Road233m
ME8 0TGNorman Close235m
ME8 0SRWigmore Road254m