ME17 1LR

Headcorn & Sutton Valence · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Maidstone
Local authority
Maidstone
Constituency
Weald of Kent
Postcode district
ME17
Postcode sector
ME17 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME17 1LP 206 m
ME17 1NA 240 m
ME17 1ER 596 m
ME17 1LT 725 m
ME17 1NF 773 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME17 1LR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME17
Postcode sector
ME17 1
Latitude
51.222104
Longitude
0.659769
British National Grid easting
585,828
British National Grid northing
150,351

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
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

Explore ME17

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Wyatangi, Lenham Road, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1LR 22 May 2002 £315,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Ulcombe Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.7 km
  2. Kingswood Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km
  3. Platts Heath Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Other theft 5
  • Burglary 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

3 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
4.0
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME17 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • LEN VALLEY PRACTICE

    GROOM WAY, LENHAM, MAIDSTONE, ME17 2QF

    ODS code G82093

    4.7 km

  • SUTTON VALENCE GROUP PRACTICE

    SOUTH LANE, SUTTON VALENCE, MAIDSTONE, ME17 3BD

    ODS code G82229

    4.7 km

  • LANGLEY

    HORSESHOES LANE, LANGLEY, MAIDSTONE, ME17 3JY

    ODS code G82691

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ulcombe Hill

    BCT · Ulcombe

    0.6 miles
  • Ulcombe Hill

    BCT · Ulcombe

    0.6 miles
  • The Harrow

    BCT · Ulcombe

    1.0 miles
  • The Harrow

    BCT · Ulcombe

    1.0 miles
  • School

    BCT · Ulcombe

    1.1 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Ulcombe Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

22 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 6 events.

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