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ME17 3HJ

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 3HL 0 m
ME17 3HN 0 m
ME17 3HP 0 m
ME17 3HW 0 m
ME17 3AG 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME17 3HJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME17
Postcode sector
ME17 3
Latitude
51.214560
Longitude
0.593547
British National Grid easting
581,234
British National Grid northing
149,347

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
E00123918
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 017D · E01024411
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 017 · E02005084

Postcode source versions

Explore ME17

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
9
Secondary
0

  1. Sutton Valence School

    Other independent school

    0 m

  2. Sutton Valence Primary School

    Community school

    208 m

  3. Leigh Academy Langley Park

    Academy sponsor led

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
106
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 32
  • Other theft 21
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Other crime 7
  • Burglary 6

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • SUTTON VALENCE GROUP PRACTICE

    SOUTH LANE, SUTTON VALENCE, MAIDSTONE, ME17 3BD

    ODS code G82229

    376 m

  • LANGLEY

    HORSESHOES LANE, LANGLEY, MAIDSTONE, ME17 3JY

    ODS code G82691

    2.5 km

  • WALLIS AVENUE

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

    ODS code G82641

    4.1 km

  • MOTE

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

    ODS code G82076

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • The King's Head

    BCT · Sutton Valence

    170 m

  • The King's Head

    BCT · Sutton Valence

    184 m

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Sutton Valence

    258 m

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Sutton Valence

    315 m

  • Warmlake Crossroads

    BCT · Warmlake Corner

    734 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 017D, 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

14,817 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
5 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 0 secondary schools. Sutton Valence School is the nearest published school at 0 m.

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

Recorded crime

106 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 32 events.

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