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ME17 2DH

Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Maidstone
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 2DG 84 m
ME17 2DJ 90 m
ME17 2DW 146 m
ME17 2GT 191 m
ME17 2GL 202 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME17 2DH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME17
Postcode sector
ME17 2
Latitude
51.235271
Longitude
0.726948
British National Grid easting
590,464
British National Grid northing
151,987

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
E00123675
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 011B · E01024362
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 011 · E02005078

Postcode source versions

Explore ME17

Property

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Tanyard Cottages, Lenham, Maidstone, ME17 2DH 16 April 2021 £335,000
1, Tanyard Cottages, Lenham, Maidstone, ME17 2DH 16 January 2019 £470,000
2, Tanyard Cottages, Lenham, Maidstone, ME17 2DH 17 April 2018 £310,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. Lenham Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km

  2. The Lenham School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

  3. Platts Heath Primary School

    Community school

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
259
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 92
  • Shoplifting 60
  • Anti social behaviour 35
  • Other theft 18
  • Criminal damage and arson 17

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

4 female, 6 male

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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME17 2 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+
100%
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
100%
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

1

within 5 km

  • LEN VALLEY PRACTICE

    GROOM WAY, LENHAM, MAIDSTONE, ME17 2QF

    ODS code G82093

    369 m

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

  • Glebe Gardens

    BCT · Lenham

    0.2 miles

  • Glebe Gardens

    BCT · Lenham

    0.2 miles

  • The Square

    BCT · Lenham

    0.4 miles

  • The Square

    BCT · Lenham

    0.4 miles

  • Honywood Road

    BCT · Lenham

    0.6 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

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Lenham Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

259 published events cover 12 months, averaging 21.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 92 events.

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