ME17 2AE

Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Maidstone
Local authority
Maidstone
Postcode district
ME17
Postcode sector
ME17 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME17 2AF 87 m
ME17 2LJ 102 m
ME17 2LL 107 m
ME17 2HN 112 m
ME17 2HL 173 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME17 2AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME17
Postcode sector
ME17 2
Latitude
51.237654
Longitude
0.711901
British National Grid easting
589,404
British National Grid northing
152,213

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Parish or community
E04004963
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00123669
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 011B · E01024362
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 011 · E02005078

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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66 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
15, Mitchell Close, Lenham, Maidstone, ME17 2AE 23 October 2025 £290,000
21, Mitchell Close, Lenham, Maidstone, ME17 2AE 28 November 2022 £354,000
20, Mitchell Close, Lenham, Maidstone, ME17 2AE 30 August 2022 £360,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Lenham Primary School

    Community school

    84 m
  2. The Lenham School

    Academy sponsor led

    171 m
  3. Platts Heath Primary School

    Community school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
326
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 124
  • Shoplifting 70
  • Anti social behaviour 43
  • Other theft 24
  • Criminal damage and arson 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
63

38 female, 25 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
2.4
ME17 2 residents
4,056

Age bands in ME17 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

614 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

375 residents

Age 25 to 44
19%

808 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.4%

1,292 residents

Age 65 and over
27.2%

1,156 residents

This postcode contained 1.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME17 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
33.3%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • LEN VALLEY PRACTICE

    GROOM WAY, LENHAM, MAIDSTONE, ME17 2QF

    ODS code G82093

    767 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Lenham School

    BCT · Lenham

    0.0 miles
  • Honywood Road

    BCT · Lenham

    0.1 miles
  • Honywood Road

    BCT · Lenham

    0.1 miles
  • Cherry Close

    BCT · Lenham

    0.1 miles
  • Cherry Close

    BCT · Lenham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 011B, 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

15,613 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £335,000 from 7 recorded sales in ME17 2AE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Maidstone is £352,191 in June 2026, up 0.1% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Lenham Primary School is the nearest published school at 84 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

326 published events cover 12 months, averaging 27.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 124 events.

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