ME17 2GQ

Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Maidstone
Local authority
Maidstone
Postcode district
ME17
Postcode sector
ME17 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME17 2DL 144 m
ME17 2DN 160 m
ME17 2GR 191 m
ME17 2DP 308 m
ME17 2DJ 336 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME17 2GQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME17
Postcode sector
ME17 2
Latitude
51.235957
Longitude
0.732647
British National Grid easting
590,859
British National Grid northing
152,078

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
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

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Ashmill Business Park, 4, Ashford Road, Lenham, Maidstone, ME17 2GQ 29 August 2025 £385,260

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

    1.4 km
  2. The Lenham School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.5 km
  3. Platts Heath Primary School

    Community school

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
193
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 60
  • Violence and sexual offences 52
  • Anti social behaviour 31
  • Criminal damage and arson 15
  • Other theft 11

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

    701 m

Nearby transport

  • Glebe Gardens

    BCT · Lenham

    0.5 miles
  • Glebe Gardens

    BCT · Lenham

    0.5 miles
  • The Square

    BCT · Lenham

    0.6 miles
  • The Square

    BCT · Lenham

    0.6 miles
  • Rayners Hill

    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

Property market

The five-year median is £385,260 from 1 recorded sale in ME17 2GQ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Maidstone is £352,191 in June 2026, up 0.1% year on year.

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Lenham Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

193 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 60 events.

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