ME17 4JA

Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME17 4JD 123 m
ME17 4JE 211 m
ME17 4JH 213 m
ME17 4JL 247 m
ME17 4HZ 309 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME17 4JA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME17
Postcode sector
ME17 4
Latitude
51.228691
Longitude
0.545152
British National Grid easting
577,800
British National Grid northing
150,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Parish or community
E04013398
Westminster constituency
Weald of Kent · E14001570
Output area
E00123517
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 015A · E01024332
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
25
Primary
17
Secondary
4
  1. Boughton Monchelsea Primary School

    Community school

    911 m
  2. The Holy Family Catholic Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km
  3. Leigh Academy Langley Park

    Academy sponsor led

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
530
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 217
  • Anti social behaviour 92
  • Criminal damage and arson 59
  • Other theft 43
  • Drugs 35

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME17 4 residents
9,131

Age bands in ME17 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.3%

1,760 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

893 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.2%

2,300 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.4%

2,409 residents

Age 65 and over
19.4%

1,774 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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • WALLIS AVENUE

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

    ODS code G82641

    1.5 km

  • MOTE

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

    ODS code G82076

    2.0 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE GROUP

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

    ODS code G82604

    2.6 km

  • GREENSAND MEDICAL GROUP

    HEATH ROAD, LINTON, MAIDSTONE, ME17 4NU

    ODS code G82024

    2.7 km

  • LANGLEY

    HORSESHOES LANE, LANGLEY, MAIDSTONE, ME17 3JY

    ODS code G82691

    3.5 km

  • SUTTON VALENCE GROUP PRACTICE

    SOUTH LANE, SUTTON VALENCE, MAIDSTONE, ME17 3BD

    ODS code G82229

    3.9 km

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

    50-52 COLLEGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 6SB

    ODS code G82099

    4.7 km

  • BEARSTED

    YEOMAN LANE, BEARSTED, MAIDSTONE, ME14 4DS

    ODS code G82074

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • The Cock Inn

    BCT · Boughton Monchelsea

    0.1 miles
  • The Cock Inn

    BCT · Boughton Monchelsea

    0.2 miles
  • Marlpit Farm

    BCT · Chart Sutton

    0.3 miles
  • Old Tree Lane

    BCT · Boughton Monchelsea

    0.3 miles
  • Old Tree Lane

    BCT · Boughton Monchelsea

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 015A, 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

11,614 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

25 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. Boughton Monchelsea Primary School is the nearest published school at 911 m.

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

Recorded crime

530 published events cover 12 months, averaging 44.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 217 events.

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