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ME17 2EH

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 2EE 843 m
ME17 2EG 893 m
ME9 0NP 1.1 km
ME17 2ED 1.1 km
ME17 2EJ 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME17 2EH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME17
Postcode sector
ME17 2
Latitude
51.252830
Longitude
0.751822
British National Grid easting
592,127
British National Grid northing
154,004

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
E04004978
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00123808
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 011D · E01024387
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 011 · E02005078

Postcode source versions

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Property

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Payden Street Cottages, 1, Payden Street, Warren Street, Maidstone, ME17 2EH 10 December 2003 £290,000
Payden Street Cottages, 4, Payden Street, Warren Street, Maidstone, ME17 2EH 17 June 2002 £234,500
Payden Street Cottages, 2, Payden Street, Warren Street, Maidstone, ME17 2EH 2 May 2002 £195,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
3
Secondary
1

  1. The Lenham School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.2 km

  2. Lenham Primary School

    Community school

    3.2 km

  3. Infiniti School

    Other independent special school

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

9 female, 8 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.8
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 0.4% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
66.7%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
16.7%

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

    2.7 km

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

  • Rayners Hill

    BCT · Lenham

    1.5 miles

  • Rayners Hill

    BCT · Lenham

    1.5 miles

  • Glebe Gardens

    BCT · Lenham

    1.7 miles

  • Glebe Gardens

    BCT · Lenham

    1.7 miles

  • Gravel Hill

    BCT · Stalisfield

    1.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 011D, 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

11,398 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
3 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.

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 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Lenham School is the nearest published school at 2.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 1 events.

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