ME9 0DU

Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Maidstone
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME9 0SS 609 m
ME9 0DJ 941 m
ME9 0DP 1.0 km
ME9 0SR 1.1 km
ME17 2ER 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME9 0DU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 0
Latitude
51.272034
Longitude
0.736810
British National Grid easting
591,000
British National Grid northing
156,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Parish or community
E04004978
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00123808
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 011D · E01024387
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 011 · E02005078

Postcode source versions

Explore ME9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km
  2. Infiniti School

    Other independent special school

    2.8 km
  3. The Lenham School

    Academy sponsor led

    4.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME9 0 residents
2,676

Age bands in ME9 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

409 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

291 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.7%

526 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.7%

893 residents

Age 65 and over
24.8%

700 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

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Chequers Inn

    BCT · Doddington

    1.7 miles
  • Chequers Inn

    BCT · Doddington

    1.7 miles
  • Glebe Gardens

    BCT · Lenham

    2.5 miles
  • Glebe Gardens

    BCT · Lenham

    2.5 miles
  • The Square

    BCT · Lenham

    2.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 011D, 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

11,398 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
3 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 1 events.

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