Postcode ME17 2QH (Maidstone)

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

ME17 2QH 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 2QH as Urbanites > Ageing urban living > Self-sufficient retirement.

The closest road name to ME17 2QH is Tolhurst Way which is centered 75 m away.

The nearest bus stop is The Square and is 150 m away. The closest railway station is Lenham Rail Station, 697 m away.

The closest primary school to ME17 2QH (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 2QH is The Dog And Bear Hotel and is 85 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 116 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on March 22, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 71.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 18.2 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.7 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for ME17 2QH 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 2QH and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Tolhurst Way 75 m
The Russells 76 m
The Square 133 m
Church Square 142 m
Douglas Road 164 m
Chilston Road 201 m
Foord Road 204 m
Croft Gardens 220 m
High Street 227 m
Royton Avenue 234 m
Malthouse Close 290 m
Maidstone Road 301 m
Old School Close 354 m
Ham Lane 492 m
Old Ashford Road 688 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME17 2QH

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 2QH - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Lenham Primary School Good
(June 5, 2018)
446 m
The Lenham School Good
(November 6, 2019)
446 m
Platts Heath Primary School Requires improvement
(May 23, 2018)
2.61 km
Harrietsham Church of England Primary School Good
(June 12, 2018)
3.62 km
Heath Farm School Good
(March 5, 2020)
4.12 km
Egerton Church of England Primary School Good
(April 18, 2018)
4.94 km
Kingswood Primary School Good
(March 16, 2017)
5.86 km
Ulcombe Church of England Primary School Good
(November 27, 2019)
5.88 km
Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School Good
(March 14, 2017)
5.91 km
Charing Church of England Primary School Good
(October 20, 2021)
5.95 km
Hollingbourne Primary School Good
(January 24, 2017)
6.42 km
Infiniti School 6.49 km
Pluckley Church of England Primary School Good
(June 6, 2019)
7.37 km
Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary School Good
(October 19, 2021)
7.39 km
Eastling Primary School Good
(October 20, 2021)
7.92 km
Bredgar Church of England Primary School Good
(January 12, 2022)
8.12 km
Sutton Valence School 8.97 km
Sutton Valence Primary School Good
(December 6, 2017)
9.09 km
Rodmersham School Outstanding
(September 22, 2011)
9.28 km
Smarden Primary School Good
(December 5, 2017)
9.73 km

Nearby Food

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

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

Nearby Travel Links

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

The Square Bus Stop/Station 150 m
The Square Bus Stop/Station 157 m
Honywood Road Bus Stop/Station 283 m
Honywood Road Bus Stop/Station 296 m
Glebe Gardens Bus Stop/Station 352 m
Lenham Rail Station Rail 697 m
Harrietsham Rail Station Rail 3.14 km
Harrietsham Rail Station Rail 3.2 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 34.96 km
London Southend Airport Air 36.91 km
Kent International Airport Air 46.41 km

Nearby Nature

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

Oxley Wood Woodland Or Forest 878 m
Dennett's Shaw Woodland Or Forest 948 m
Drivelane Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.01 km
Mill Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.12 km
Kiln Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.2 km
Dickley Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.25 km
Baldock Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.46 km
Roughet Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.54 km
Rushmore Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.57 km
Sandway Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.7 km
Wheatgratten Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.99 km
Lade Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.01 km
Marley Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.03 km
Scrub Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.04 km
Birch Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.07 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 78.1 Mbps 71.4 Mbps 79.91 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 18.2 Mbps 20 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 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 71.4 18.2
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

25 meters consuming 437,544 kWh - mean 17,502 kWh : median 16,795 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

24 meters consuming 100,357 kWh - mean 4,182 kWh : median 3,272 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME17 2QH - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.23733400
Longitude 0.71675200
OS Easting 589746
OS Northing 0152190
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