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ME17 3HE

Headcorn & Sutton Valence · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Headcorn & Sutton Valence
Local authority
Maidstone
Constituency
Weald of Kent
Postcode district
ME17
Postcode sector
ME17 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME17 3TU 129 m
ME17 3LS 146 m
ME17 3QS 214 m
ME17 3LQ 225 m
ME17 3YZ 247 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME17 3HE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME17
Postcode sector
ME17 3
Latitude
51.224992
Longitude
0.590782
British National Grid easting
581,000
British National Grid northing
150,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Electoral ward
Headcorn & Sutton Valence · E05015602
Parish or community
E04004972
Westminster constituency
Weald of Kent · E14001570
Output area
E00123916
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 015E · E01024410
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 015 · E02005082

Postcode source versions

Explore ME17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
14
Secondary
1

  1. Sutton Valence Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  2. Sutton Valence School

    Other independent school

    1.2 km

  3. Leigh Academy Langley Park

    Academy sponsor led

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
107
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 36
  • Anti social behaviour 24
  • Vehicle crime 10
  • Other theft 9
  • Burglary 7

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • LANGLEY

    HORSESHOES LANE, LANGLEY, MAIDSTONE, ME17 3JY

    ODS code G82691

    1.3 km

  • SUTTON VALENCE GROUP PRACTICE

    SOUTH LANE, SUTTON VALENCE, MAIDSTONE, ME17 3BD

    ODS code G82229

    1.6 km

  • WALLIS AVENUE

    THE SURGERY, WALLIS AVENUE, PARKWOOD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 9JJ

    ODS code G82641

    3.2 km

  • MOTE

    ST. SAVIOURS SURGERY, ST. SAVIOURS ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 9FL

    ODS code G82076

    4.0 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE GROUP

    THE MEDICAL PRACTICE, 10A NORTHUMBERLAND COURT, NORTHUMBERLAND ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 7LN

    ODS code G82604

    4.4 km

  • BEARSTED

    YEOMAN LANE, BEARSTED, MAIDSTONE, ME14 4DS

    ODS code G82074

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • The Plough

    BCT · Langley

    0.2 miles

  • The Plough

    BCT · Langley

    0.2 miles

  • Leeds Road Layby

    BCT · Langley

    0.3 miles

  • Warmlake Crossroads

    BCT · Warmlake Corner

    0.3 miles

  • Warmlake Crossroads

    BCT · Warmlake Corner

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 015E, 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

16,549 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
7 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

19 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 1 secondary schools. Sutton Valence Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

107 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 36 events.

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