Latitude: 51.3491 / 51°20'56"N
Longitude: 0.5985 / 0°35'54"E
OS Eastings: 581052
OS Northings: 164323
OS Grid: TQ810643
Mapcode National: GBR QRP.859
Mapcode Global: VHJM2.BC83
Plus Code: 9F328HXX+MC
Maidenhead Locator System: JO01hi13
What Three Birds: auk.bee-eater.wheatear
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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ME8 9LP is a non-residential postcode in Parkwood, Gillingham. It was first introduced in October 1984.
The average commercial rateable value is £76,500. The most common recorded business type is School.
Gillingham is a town, which had a population of 104,157 in the 2011 census.
ME8 9LP is in the Medway travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Medway Primary Care Trust.
ME8 9LP is approximately 90m (295ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing ME8 9LP
5b3: Urbanites - Ageing Urban Living - Self-Sufficient Retirement
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for ME8 9LP
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
2/10 (Very low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near ME8 9LP include Aldi, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of ME8 9LP 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 South
Councillors
Gary Hackwell (Conservative)
Howard Doe (Conservative)
Roger Barrett (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Gillingham and Rainham
MP
Rehman Chishti (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for ME8 9LP.
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'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near ME8 9LP.
Park Wood Junior School
Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 9LP
Community School
Ages 7 - 11
Good
Park Wood Infant School
Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 9LP
Community School
Ages 4 - 7
Good
Fairview Community Primary School
Drewery Drive, Wigmore, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 0NU
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Deanwood Primary School
Long Catlis Road, Parkwood, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 9TX
Academy Converter
Ages 4 - 11
Good
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Deanwood Drive, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 9NP
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
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
Greenacre School
157 Walderslade Road, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0LP
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Victory Academy
Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 5JB
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
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.