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ME17 1LS

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 1DL 523 m
ME17 1DH 548 m
ME17 1LH 569 m
ME17 1LN 596 m
ME17 1DE 734 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME17 1LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2007
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME17
Postcode sector
ME17 1
Latitude
51.229983
Longitude
0.656184
British National Grid easting
585,546
British National Grid northing
151,218

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
E00123667
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 011F · E01034994
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
10
Primary
8
Secondary
1

  1. Kingswood Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

  2. Harrietsham Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.6 km

  3. Platts Heath Primary School

    Community school

    2.3 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

  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Violence and sexual offences 11
  • Other theft 9
  • Vehicle crime 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 5

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.

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

  • LANGLEY

    HORSESHOES LANE, LANGLEY, MAIDSTONE, ME17 3JY

    ODS code G82691

    4.5 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

    4.8 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

    0.5 miles

  • Ulcombe Hill

    BCT · Ulcombe

    0.6 miles

  • Charlesford Avenue East

    BCT · Kingswood

    0.9 miles

  • The Waldens

    BCT · Kingswood

    0.9 miles

  • Fairbourne Lane

    BCT · Harrietsham

    1.0 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.

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. Kingswood Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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 Anti social behaviour with 12 events.

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