ME17 2AW

Headcorn & Sutton Valence · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Maidstone
Constituency
Weald of Kent
Postcode district
ME17
Postcode sector
ME17 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME17 2AZ 215 m
ME17 2AN 221 m
ME17 2AP 223 m
ME17 2BA 305 m
ME17 2AY 460 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME17 2AW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME17
Postcode sector
ME17 2
Latitude
51.208655
Longitude
0.677207
British National Grid easting
587,100
British National Grid northing
148,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Parish or community
E04004944
Westminster constituency
Weald of Kent · E14001570
Output area
E00123681
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 017C · E01024366
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 017 · E02005084

Postcode source versions

Explore ME17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Platts Heath Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km
  2. Ulcombe Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.3 km
  3. Kingswood Primary School

    Community school

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
29
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Other theft 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Kings Head

    BCT · Grafty Green

    0.1 miles
  • Kings Head

    BCT · Grafty Green

    0.1 miles
  • Who'd A Thought It

    BCT · Broadstone

    0.5 miles
  • Who'd A Thought It

    BCT · Broadstone

    0.5 miles
  • Eastwood Road

    BCT · Broadstone

    0.6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Platts Heath 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

29 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

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