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ME8 7HD lies on Cranford Close in Rainham, Gillingham. ME8 7HD is located in the Rainham North 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 April 2012.

ME8 7HD maps

ME8 7HD map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
ME8 7HD map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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ME8 7HD geodata

Easting581021
Northing166282
Latitude51.366748
Longitude0.599049

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME8 7HD?

StreetCranford Close
LocalityRainham
Town/CityGillingham
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictME8

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ME8 7HD Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME8 7HD as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation50m164ft

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

WardRainham North
ConstituencyGillingham And Rainham

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in ME8 7HD

2024
16 SEP
£520,000
2022
9 SEP
£610,000
2021
26 AUG
£405,000
2021
23 MAR
£700,000
2020
3 JUL
£505,000
2019
31 JUL
£475,000
2019
18 JUL
£482,000
2018
14 SEP
£513,100
2018
16 AUG
£470,000
2018
21 MAR
£615,000

➜ Gillingham house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME8 7HD

Danson Way (Bloors Lane)Twydall185m
Roberts Road (London Road)Rainham203m
Danson Way (Bloors Lane)Twydall205m
Bloors Lane (London Road)Rainham253m
Roberts Road (London Road)Rainham268m

Nearest railway stations to ME8 7HD

Rainham (Kent) Station0.9km
Gillingham (Kent) Station4.1km
Newington Station5.1km

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Broadband

Broadband access in ME8 7HD (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 7HD (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed44.0Mbps
Average download speed45.9Mbps
Maximum download speed72.11Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed12.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME8 7HD (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 7HD gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in ME8 7HD by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)393,729
Meter count35
Mean (kWh/meter)11,249
Median (kWh/meter)10,946

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)140,904
Meter count35
Mean (kWh/meter)4,026
Median (kWh/meter)3,578

Deprivation

31.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME8 7HD:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME8 7HD (metres)

Birling Ave
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
36A Birling Avenue
167m
Scallywags Day Nursery
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
London Road
192m
Burger Babes
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Jackies Snack Bar
192m

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Nearest post box to ME8 7HD

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Salisbury Avenue17:4512:00146m
Danson Way17:3012:00438m
Bloors Lane17:3012:00462m

ME8 7HD ITL and ME8 7HD 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 7HD:

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

ME8 7HD 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 7HD:

CodeName
OAE00081362
LSOAE01016093Medway 023A
MSOAE02003336Medway 023

Nearest postcodes to ME8 7HD

ME8 7EYBirling Avenue120m
ME8 7HBBirling Avenue146m
ME8 7RHLondon Road147m
ME8 7RJLondon Road197m
ME8 7EJBloors Lane211m
ME8 7EHBloors Lane218m
ME8 7RGLondon Road247m
ME8 0EJLyra Close253m
ME8 7DTPenshurst Close265m
ME8 7DUBloors Lane277m