# ME3 8BD

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 51.417032, 0.508309
- **Open Location Code:** 9F32CG85+R8
- **Maidenhead Locator:** JO01gk
- **Qibla:** 119.6°
- **Grid reference:** TQ 74512 71653
- **UTM:** 31U 326743 5699147
- **Elevation:** 11m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** South East (E12000008)
- **Admin district:** Medway (E06000035)
- **Ward:** Strood Rural (E05014468)
- **Constituency:** Rochester and Strood (E14001447)
- **Parish code:** E04001133
- **Travel to work area:** E30000242
- **Police force area:** E23000032
- **Built-up area:** E63012252
- **European electoral region:** South East (E15000008)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01035288
- **2021 MSOA:** Wainscott & City Estate (E02003317)
- **2021 output area:** E00167402
- **2011 LSOA:** E01016146
- **2011 MSOA:** E02003317
- **2011 output area:** E00167402
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33039830
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Suburbanites (6B1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 8683
- **Postcode user type:** Large

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000005
- **ICB location:** E38000237
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000032
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000011

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Strood | 2412 |
| Hospital | Medway Maritime Hospital | 4751 |
| GP | Cliffe Woods Surgery | 2071 |
| School | Wainscott Primary School | 939 |
| Airport | London Southend Airport | 21355 |
| Bus stop | Higham Road | 574 |
| Food bank | Medway | 2247 |
| Defibrillator | Wainscott Memorial Hall | 727 |
| Pharmacy | Marshlands Pharmacy | 841 |
| Post office | Wainscott Road Post Office | 704 |
| Library | Medway Archives Centre | 2450 |
| Coast | — | 3251 |
| Central London | — | 45191 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** UK Power Networks (region J, MPAN 19)
- **Water:** Southern Water
- **Sewerage:** Southern Water

## Adjacent postcodes

- [ME3 8BW](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME3%208BW)
- [ME3 8BP](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME3%208BP)
- [ME3 8BG](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME3%208BG)
- [ME3 8FF](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME3%208FF)
- [ME3 8BJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME3%208BJ)
- [ME3 8BL](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME3%208BL)

## Boundary

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## Data

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