ME17 3DQ

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME17 3DG 85 m
ME17 3AN 116 m
ME17 3DJ 429 m
ME17 3DH 491 m
ME17 3DR 577 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME17 3DQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2008
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME17
Postcode sector
ME17 3
Latitude
51.213085
Longitude
0.625025
British National Grid easting
583,438
British National Grid northing
149,261

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Parish or community
E04004954
Westminster constituency
Weald of Kent · E14001570
Output area
E00123682
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
9
Primary
8
Secondary
0
  1. Ulcombe Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.4 km
  2. Kingswood Primary School

    Community school

    1.7 km
  3. Sutton Valence School

    Other independent school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
52
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Other theft 6
  • Other crime 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME17 3 residents
7,029

Age bands in ME17 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.2%

1,391 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

707 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.7%

1,957 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

2,025 residents

Age 65 and over
20.3%

1,549 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • SUTTON VALENCE GROUP PRACTICE

    SOUTH LANE, SUTTON VALENCE, MAIDSTONE, ME17 3BD

    ODS code G82229

    2.2 km

  • LANGLEY

    HORSESHOES LANE, LANGLEY, MAIDSTONE, ME17 3JY

    ODS code G82691

    3.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Charlton Lane

    BCT · Chartway Street

    0.6 miles
  • Charlton Lane

    BCT · Chartway Street

    0.6 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Kingswood

    1.0 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Kingswood

    1.0 miles
  • Gravelly Bottom Road

    BCT · Kingswood

    1.0 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ulcombe Church of England 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

52 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 12 events.

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