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ME17 1EW

Headcorn & Sutton Valence · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Headcorn & Sutton Valence
Local authority
Maidstone
Constituency
Weald of Kent
Postcode district
ME17
Postcode sector
ME17 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME17 1EP 59 m
ME17 1EN 226 m
ME17 1ES 434 m
ME17 1ER 513 m
ME17 1EL 569 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME17 1EW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME17
Postcode sector
ME17 1
Latitude
51.212770
Longitude
0.654534
British National Grid easting
585,500
British National Grid northing
149,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Electoral ward
Headcorn & Sutton Valence · E05015602
Parish or community
E04004976
Westminster constituency
Weald of Kent · E14001570
Output area
E00123695
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 017C · E01024366
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 017 · E02005084

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
1

  1. Ulcombe Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    773 m

  2. Kingswood Primary School

    Community school

    2.1 km

  3. Platts Heath Primary School

    Community school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
47
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 22
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Other theft 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Public order 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME17 1 residents
6,700

Age bands in ME17 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

1,065 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

553 residents

Age 25 to 44
22%

1,406 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.6%

1,889 residents

Age 65 and over
23.1%

1,478 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • SUTTON VALENCE GROUP PRACTICE

    SOUTH LANE, SUTTON VALENCE, MAIDSTONE, ME17 3BD

    ODS code G82229

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • The Harrow

    BCT · Ulcombe

    0.5 miles

  • Pye Corner

    BCT · Ulcombe

    0.5 miles

  • The Harrow

    BCT · Ulcombe

    0.5 miles

  • Pye Corner

    BCT · Ulcombe

    0.5 miles

  • School

    BCT · Ulcombe

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 017C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,338 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Ulcombe Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 773 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

47 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 22 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.