ME17 2EB

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 2BH 467 m
ME17 2BG 633 m
TN27 9BB 974 m
ME17 2BJ 1.3 km
ME17 2BX 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME17 2EB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 2017
Terminated
1 April 2018
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME17
Postcode sector
ME17 2
Latitude
51.210674
Longitude
0.711403
British National Grid easting
589,480
British National Grid northing
149,212

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
8
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Egerton Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.2 km
  2. Platts Heath Primary School

    Community school

    2.2 km
  3. Lenham Primary School

    Community school

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 4
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Burglary 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 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

    3.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Headcorn Road

    BCT · Sandway

    1.3 miles
  • Headcorn Road

    BCT · Sandway

    1.3 miles
  • The George

    BCT · Egerton

    1.4 miles
  • Railway Station

    BCT · Lenham

    1.6 miles
  • Lenham Rail Station

    RSE · Lenham

    1.6 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Egerton Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

10 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 4 events.

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