ME8 6SL
a residential postcode in Twydall, Gillingham
Coordinates
Latitude: 51.376 / 51°22'33"N
Longitude: 0.5929 / 0°35'34"E
OS Eastings: 580557
OS Northings: 167290
OS Grid: TQ805672
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR QR9.LQG
Mapcode Global: VHJLW.7P92
Plus Code: 9F329HGV+95
Maidenhead Locator System: JO01hj10
What Three Birds: spoonbill.dunnock.pochard
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Thornham Road, Gillingham ME8 6SL
Summary
ME8 6SL is a residential postcode in Twydall, Gillingham. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is B.
Residential buildings are primarily semi-detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £165,260 to £198,084 with an average of £183,589.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1950 and 1966.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly a mix of owner occupied and privately rented.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is D.
Gillingham is a town, which had a population of 104,157 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 3 people resident in ME8 6SL, of which 0 were male and 3 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
ME8 6SL is in the Medway travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Medway Primary Care Trust.
ME8 6SL is approximately 31m (102ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing ME8 6SL
8d2: Hard-Pressed Living - Migration and Churn - Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for ME8 6SL
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near ME8 6SL include Aldi, Asda, Budgens, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Morrisons, Nisa, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of ME8 6SL 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
Twydall
Councillors
Hazel Browne (Labour)
John Lloyd (Labour)
Mark Prenter (Labour)
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 6SL.
- 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
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near ME8 6SL.
Primary
Thames View Primary School
Bloors Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 7DX
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
Romany Road, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 6JH
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Featherby Infant and Nursery School
Allington Road, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 6PD
Community School
Ages 3 - 7
Good
Featherby Junior School
Chilham Road, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 6BT
Community School
Ages 7 - 11
Needs improvement
St Margaret's Infant School
Orchard Street, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 9AE
Community School
Ages 3 - 7
Good
Secondary
Rainham Mark Grammar School
Pump Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 7AJ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
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
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
The Victory Academy
Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 5JB
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Holcombe Grammar School
Holcombe, Maidstone Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 6JB
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Ordnance Street, Chatham, Kent, ME4 6SG
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Walderslade Girls' School
Bradfields Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0LE
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.