ME8 6BU maps, stats, and open data

ME8 6BU lies on Chilham Road in Gillingham. ME8 6BU is located in the Twydall 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 6BU maps

ME8 6BU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

ME8 6BU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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ME8 6BU geodata

Easting	579473
Northing	167092
Latitude	51.374515
Longitude	0.577245

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 6BU?

Street	Chilham Road
Town/City	Gillingham
Country	England
Postcode District	ME8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME8 6BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 6BU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	60m	197ft

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	Twydall
Constituency	Gillingham And Rainham

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in ME8 6BU

35, CHILHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6BU 2001 18 DEC £85,000

➜ Gillingham house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 6BU

Goudhurst Road	Twydall	296m
Goudhurst Road (Eastcourt Lane)	Twydall	302m
Evangelical Church (Goudhurst Road)	Twydall	430m
Shops (Twydall Green)	Twydall	465m
Eastcourt Green (Eastcourt Lane)	Twydall	466m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 6BU

Gillingham (Kent) Station	2.3km
Rainham (Kent) Station	2.5km
Chatham Station	4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in ME8 6BU (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 6BU (2019 data)

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Median download speed	78.1Mbps
Average download speed	86.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	9.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 6BU (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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ME8 6BU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in ME8 6BU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	478,317
Meter count	44
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,871
Median (kWh/meter)	10,366

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	186,833
Meter count	45
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,152
Median (kWh/meter)	3,717

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME8 6BU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in ME8 6BU.
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)
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Deprivation

66.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 6BU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME8 6BU (metres)

Featherby Junior School

Chilham Road

188m

Featherby Infants

Featherby Infant School

232m

Roberts General Store

107 Featherby Road

304m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to ME8 6BU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Chalkenden Old Post Office	17:30	12:15	268m
Twydall Post Office	17:30	12:15	363m
Headcorn Road	17:30	11:30	593m

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Source: Dracos
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ME8 6BU ITL and ME8 6BU 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 6BU:

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 6BU 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 6BU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081696
LSOA	E01016163	Medway 018D
MSOA	E02003331	Medway 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME8 6BU

ME8 6PH	Allington Road	86m
ME8 6BX	Lenham Way	111m
ME8 6BN	Elmfield	115m
ME8 6HQ	Eastcourt Lane	122m
ME8 6HG	Eastcourt Lane	141m
ME8 6HJ	Eastcourt Lane	157m
ME8 6BW	Elmfield	160m
ME8 6HH	Eastcourt Lane	180m
ME8 6EX	Eastcourt Lane	181m
ME8 6BD	Broadway	187m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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