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ME17 1HQ

Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs
Local authority
Maidstone
Constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent
Postcode district
ME17
Postcode sector
ME17 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME17 1HP 26 m
ME17 1HJ 78 m
ME17 1HL 90 m
ME17 1HS 136 m
ME17 1GR 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME17 1HQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME17
Postcode sector
ME17 1
Latitude
51.240060
Longitude
0.680464
British National Grid easting
587,200
British National Grid northing
152,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Electoral ward
Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs · E05015601
Parish or community
E04004956
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00186676
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 011F · E01034994
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 011 · E02005078

Postcode source versions

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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

    1.2 km

  2. Platts Heath Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km

  3. The Lenham School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
197
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 60
  • Shoplifting 33
  • Anti social behaviour 30
  • Other theft 21
  • Criminal damage and arson 19

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

    3.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Chippendayle Drive

    BCT · Harrietsham

    0.2 miles

  • Chippendayle Drive

    BCT · Harrietsham

    0.2 miles

  • Church Lane

    BCT · Harrietsham

    0.2 miles

  • Church Lane

    BCT · Harrietsham

    0.2 miles

  • Southfields Way

    BCT · Harrietsham

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 011F, 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

15,774 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 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 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

197 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 60 events.

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