ME17 1HE

Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Maidstone
Postcode district
ME17
Postcode sector
ME17 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME17 1HS 6 m
ME17 1GX 99 m
ME17 1HP 117 m
ME17 1BW 139 m
ME17 1GW 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME17 1HE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME17
Postcode sector
ME17 1
Latitude
51.240925
Longitude
0.681947
British National Grid easting
587,300
British National Grid northing
152,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Parish or community
E04004956
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00123663
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 011E · E01034993
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 011 · E02005078

Postcode source versions

Explore ME17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Harrietsham Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km
  2. Platts Heath Primary School

    Community school

    2.0 km
  3. The Lenham School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
218
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 74
  • Shoplifting 33
  • Anti social behaviour 31
  • Other theft 22
  • Criminal damage and arson 21

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

  • LEN VALLEY PRACTICE

    GROOM WAY, LENHAM, MAIDSTONE, ME17 2QF

    ODS code G82093

    2.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Church Lane

    BCT · Harrietsham

    0.1 miles
  • Church Lane

    BCT · Harrietsham

    0.1 miles
  • Chippendayle Drive

    BCT · Harrietsham

    0.1 miles
  • Chippendayle Drive

    BCT · Harrietsham

    0.2 miles
  • Southfields Way

    BCT · Harrietsham

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 011E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,772 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
6 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 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Harrietsham Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

218 published events cover 12 months, averaging 18.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 74 events.

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