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ME17 2BF

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME17 2JB 456 m
ME17 2JG 473 m
ME17 2JD 499 m
ME17 2DZ 545 m
ME17 2JJ 631 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME17 2BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME17
Postcode sector
ME17 2
Latitude
51.223145
Longitude
0.742029
British National Grid easting
591,567
British National Grid northing
150,678

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
E04004963
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00123680
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 011B · E01024362
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
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. Heath Farm School

    Other independent special school

    2.0 km

  2. Lenham Primary School

    Community school

    2.6 km

  3. The Lenham School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.8 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

  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Other theft 4
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Drugs 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

9 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
5.5
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 0.3% 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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • LEN VALLEY PRACTICE

    GROOM WAY, LENHAM, MAIDSTONE, ME17 2QF

    ODS code G82093

    2.1 km

  • CHARING SURGERY

    1 SURGERY CLOSE, CHARING, ASHFORD, TN27 0AW

    ODS code G82094

    3.8 km

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

  • Rose Lane

    BCT · Charing Heath

    0.6 miles

  • Rose Lane

    BCT · Charing Heath

    0.6 miles

  • Rayners Hill

    BCT · Lenham

    0.6 miles

  • Rayners Hill

    BCT · Lenham

    0.6 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Charing Heath

    0.9 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.

Schools

Published establishments

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Heath Farm School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

22 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 7 events.

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