ME8 9BH

a primarily residential postcode in Rainham, Gillingham

ME8 9BH Location Map

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3622 / 51°21'43"N

Longitude: 0.6079 / 0°36'28"E

OS Eastings: 581653

OS Northings: 165794

OS Grid: TQ816657

Location Encoding

Mapcode National: GBR QRH.JJ6

Mapcode Global: VHJM2.H163

Plus Code: 9F329J65+V4

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01hi26

What Three Birds: peregrine.mallard.harrier

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Summary

ME8 9BH is a primarily residential postcode in Rainham, Gillingham. It was first introduced in June 2000.

The most common council tax bands are E, B and F.

Residential buildings are typically detached and terraced (including end-terrace). Domestic properties are mostly houses and flats.

Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £35,205 to £579,504 with an average of £343,155.

Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1996 and 2002.

60% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.

Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.

The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are C and D.

The average commercial rateable value is £13,250. The most common recorded business type is Community Centre.

Gillingham is a town, which had a population of 104,157 in the 2011 census.

In the 2011 census, there were 63 people resident in ME8 9BH, of which 29 were male and 34 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.

ME8 9BH is in the Medway travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Medway Primary Care Trust.

ME8 9BH is approximately 46m (151ft) above sea level.

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Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing ME8 9BH

5b3: Urbanites - Ageing Urban Living - Self-Sufficient Retirement

Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for ME8 9BH

England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

Healthy Living Index

8/10 (High)

Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index

7/10 (High)

Area Retail Diversity Index

6/10 (Moderate)

Supermarkets near ME8 9BH include Aldi, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)

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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives

Residents of ME8 9BH are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.

This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.

Unitary Authority

Medway Council

Ward

Rainham Central

Councillors

Barry Kemp (Conservative)
Jan Aldous (Conservative)
Nusrat Ahmed (Conservative)

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Gillingham and Rainham

MP

Rehman Chishti (Conservative)

Broadband Internet

Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for ME8 9BH.

Full fibre availability
%
Ultrafast broadband availability
66.7%
Superfast broadband availability
100%
Premises unable to receive 30Mbits/s
0%
Premises unable to receive 10Mbits/s
0%
Premises unable to receive 5Mbits/s
0%
Premises unable to receive 2Mbits/s
0%
Premises below Universal Service Obligation
0%
  • Definitions
  • Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
  • Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
  • Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s

Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.

Schools

The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near ME8 9BH.

Primary

St Margaret's Infant School

Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 9AE

Community School

Ages 3 - 7

Good

St Margaret's Church of England Junior School

Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 9AE

Academy Converter

Ages 7 - 11

Good

Miers Court Primary School

Silverspot Close, Rainham, Kent, ME8 8JR

Community School

Ages 4 - 11

Good

Riverside Primary School

St Edmunds Way, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 8ET

Community School

Ages 4 - 11

Good

Thames View Primary School

Bloors Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 7DX

Community School

Ages 3 - 11

Good

Secondary

Rainham School for Girls

Derwent Way, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 0BX

Academy Converter

Ages 11 - 18

Good

The Howard School

Derwent Way, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 0BX

Academy Converter

Ages 11 - 18

Good

Rainham Mark Grammar School

Pump Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 7AJ

Academy Converter

Ages 11 - 18

Outstanding

The Robert Napier School

Third Avenue, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 2LX

Academy Sponsor Led

Ages 11 - 18

Needs improvement

Chatham Grammar School for Girls

Rainham Road, Chatham, Kent, ME5 7EH

Academy Converter

Ages 11 - 18

Good

Brompton Academy

Marlborough Road, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 5HT

Academy Sponsor Led

Ages 11 - 18

Good

The Victory Academy

Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 5JB

Academy Sponsor Led

Ages 11 - 18

Needs improvement

Greenacre School

157 Walderslade Road, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0LP

Academy Converter

Ages 11 - 18

Good

Walderslade Girls' School

Bradfields Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0LE

Academy Converter

Ages 11 - 18

Good

Holcombe Grammar School

Holcombe, Maidstone Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 6JB

Academy Converter

Ages 11 - 18

Good

The overall school grade in this area is high.

Government Statistical Service (GSS) Codes for ME8 9BH

Super Output Area, Lower Layer
E01016089
Medway 029C
Super Output Area, Middle Layer
E02003342
Medway 029
Local Authority Ward
E05002258
Rainham Central
Local Authority
E06000035
Medway
Region
E12000008
South East
Westminster Parliamentary Constituency
E14000711
Gillingham and Rainham
European Electoral Region
E15000008
South East
Primary Care Organisation
E16000055
Medway
Police Force Area
E23000032
Kent
Travel to Work Area
E30000242
Medway
Built-up Area
E34005040
Medway Towns
Built-up Area sub-division
E35000198
Gillingham
Local Enterprise Partnership
E37000056
South East
Sub ICB Location
E38000237
NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q
NHS England Region
E40000005
South East
Non-Civil Parished Area
E43000030
Medway, unparished area
Sustainability and Transformation Partnership
E54000032
Kent and Medway
Cancer Alliance
E56000011
Kent and Medway
Country
E92000001
England

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