Postcode ME17 2PY (Maidstone)

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The postcode ME17 2PY is located in Maidstone, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. ME17 2PY is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME17 2PY is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.6 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of ME17 2PY as Urbanites > Ageing urban living > Self-sufficient retirement.

The closest road name to ME17 2PY is Glebe Gardens which is centered 82 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Glebe Gardens and is 34 m away. The closest railway station is Lenham Rail Station, 971 m away.

The closest primary school to ME17 2PY (for ages 11 and under) is Lenham Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on June 5, 2018. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is The Lenham School. The last OFSTED inspection on November 6, 2019 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of ME17 2PY is The Dog And Bear Hotel and is 264 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on July 13, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from The Square Fish Cafe and is 228 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on March 22, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 27.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 4.8 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 96.6% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 3.4% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.9 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.1 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for ME17 2PY is covered by the Kent police force association and West Kent is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to ME17 2PY and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME17 2PY, and the approximate distance away.

Glebe Gardens 82 m
Grovelands 86 m
Wealden Square 149 m
Groom Way 174 m
Church Square 210 m
Tanyard Lane 210 m
The Paddocks 215 m
The Square 217 m
Chilston Road 328 m
Royton Avenue 342 m
Old Ashford Road 346 m
High Street 490 m
Maidstone Road 635 m
Faversham Road 2.79 km
M20 3.43 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME17 2PY

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from ME17 2PY - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Lenham Primary School Good
(June 5, 2018)
783 m
The Lenham School Good
(November 6, 2019)
783 m
Platts Heath Primary School Requires improvement
(May 23, 2018)
2.82 km
Heath Farm School Good
(March 5, 2020)
3.84 km
Harrietsham Church of England Primary School Good
(June 12, 2018)
3.96 km
Egerton Church of England Primary School Good
(April 18, 2018)
4.81 km
Charing Church of England Primary School Good
(October 20, 2021)
5.61 km
Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School Good
(March 14, 2017)
5.97 km
Ulcombe Church of England Primary School Good
(November 27, 2019)
6.12 km
Kingswood Primary School Good
(March 16, 2017)
6.17 km
Infiniti School 6.36 km
Hollingbourne Primary School Good
(January 24, 2017)
6.76 km
Pluckley Church of England Primary School Good
(June 6, 2019)
7.17 km
Eastling Primary School Good
(October 20, 2021)
7.69 km
Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary School Good
(October 19, 2021)
7.74 km
Bredgar Church of England Primary School Good
(January 12, 2022)
8.27 km
Sutton Valence School 9.26 km
Rodmersham School Outstanding
(September 22, 2011)
9.31 km
Sutton Valence Primary School Good
(December 6, 2017)
9.39 km
Smarden Primary School Good
(December 5, 2017)
9.7 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME17 2PY - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Cornerhouse Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 13, 2020
203 m
Home Bake Other catering premises 2
Needs Improvement
August 16, 2021
228 m
Lenham Post Office Retailers - other Exempt
August 5, 2020
228 m
The Square Fish Cafe Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 22, 2022
228 m
Lenham Village Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 1, 2019
264 m
Saxon Warrior Pharmacy Retailers - other Exempt
September 1, 2016
264 m
The Bow Window Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
March 22, 2022
264 m
The Dog And Bear Hotel Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
July 13, 2021
264 m
The Red Lion Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 27, 2019
264 m
Co-op Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
February 1, 2022
272 m
Chopsticks & Bowl Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 21, 2021
295 m
Kent Loves Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 22, 2022
295 m
Lenham Working Mens Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 25, 2011
393 m
Nourish Contract Catering At Lenham County Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 13, 2021
509 m
Morrisons Daily Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 13, 2020
745 m
Independent Catering At The Lenham School School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 30, 2019
783 m
Lenham Nursery School School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 8, 2021
783 m
BP Oil UK Limited Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 14, 2022
1.63 km
Frankie And Finns Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
January 20, 2022
1.99 km
Vitalijs Kaneps Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
January 26, 2021
1.99 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME17 2PY - Data from Apr 2022

Glebe Gardens Bus Stop/Station 34 m
Glebe Gardens Bus Stop/Station 64 m
The Square Bus Stop/Station 188 m
The Square Bus Stop/Station 192 m
Honywood Road Bus Stop/Station 588 m
Lenham Rail Station Rail 971 m
Harrietsham Rail Station Rail 3.48 km
Harrietsham Rail Station Rail 3.54 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 34.73 km
London Southend Airport Air 37.01 km
Kent International Airport Air 46.12 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME17 2PY - Data from Dec 2021

Mill Wood Woodland Or Forest 802 m
Oxley Wood Woodland Or Forest 932 m
Drivelane Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.15 km
Dennett's Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.21 km
Roughet Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.25 km
Kiln Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.46 km
Dickley Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.59 km
Wheatgratten Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.7 km
Rushmore Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.71 km
Lade Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.74 km
Baldock Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.76 km
Sandway Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.83 km
Birch Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.86 km
Collister's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.17 km
Scrub Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.19 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME17 2PY - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 26.8 Mbps 27.8 Mbps 54.78 Mbps
Upload 5.8 Mbps 4.8 Mbps 10 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 3.4% 18.2 3.2
30-300 Mbps 96.6% 42.3 7.3
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

8 meters consuming 150,841 kWh - mean 18,855 kWh : median 21,190 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

18 meters consuming 20,309 kWh - mean 1,128 kWh : median 1,143 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME17 2PY - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.23646000
Longitude 0.72145700
OS Easting 590078
OS Northing 0152105
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
21474
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent
County Electorial Division Maidstone Rural East ED
Electoral Ward Harrietsham and Lenham
Local Authority District Maidstone
Region / Government Office Region South East
European Electoral Region South East
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: South East
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Kent and Medway

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000110
Travel To Work Area Medway

NHS

NHS England Region South East
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
West Kent
Cancer Alliance Kent and Medway
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
South East Coast
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Kent and Medway
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Kent and Medway CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Urbanites
Group: Ageing urban living
Subgroup: Self-sufficient retirement
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
Built-Up Area Lenham BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33043096
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Maidstone 011
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Maidstone 011B
Output Area / Small Area 5B3