# ME17 1UQ: area report for a postcode in Maidstone

ME17 1UQ is a postcode in Maidstone.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Maidstone. Open the map at ME17 1UQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) › [ME17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me17) › [ME17 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me17-1)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 67% on July. Maidstone 011D: 88 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.6292,51.2605,ME171UQ
- **Hollingbourne, 530 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.6292,51.2605,ME171UQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.6292,51.2605,ME171UQ
- **No property in ME17 1UQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.6292,51.2605,ME171UQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Maidstone 011D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.6292,51.2605,ME171UQ
- **£352,722 average price**: For the whole of Maidstone, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.6292,51.2605,ME171UQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.6292,51.2605,ME171UQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.6292,51.2605,ME171UQ
- **85.7% can get gigabit broadband at ME17 1UQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.6292,51.2605,ME171UQ
- **Low road and rail noise at ME17 1UQ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.6292,51.2605,ME171UQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.6292,51.2605,ME171UQ
- **9.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.6292,51.2605,ME171UQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hollingbourne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hollingbourne-primary-school-e118292) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leeds-and-broomfield-church-of-england-primary-school-e118623) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 7% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2023 | £530,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2025 | £875,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 210 m |
| April 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| October 2024 | £1,200,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| March 2026 | £435,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| September 2025 | £895,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| September 2025 | £565,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 340 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Hollingbourne (530 m, 7 minutes on foot)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £352,722** (July 2026). Maidstone’s average house price was £352,722 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,191** (2025). Full-time workers living in Maidstone earned a median of £38,191 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 165th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.2×** (2025). A home in Maidstone costs 9.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 78th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 18.1** (2025). Maidstone has a deprivation score of 18.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 137th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Maidstone 011D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.6** (2025). Maidstone 011D has a deprivation score of 24.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,335th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £585,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Maidstone 011D was £585,000 in 2025. Joint 2,903rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,677** (2021). Maidstone 011D had 2,677 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 508th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 64.7%** (January 2026). In Maidstone 011D, 64.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## ME17 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £403,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ME17 was £403,750 in 2025. Joint 585th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 27,536** (2021). ME17 had 27,536 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,052nd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 89%** (2022). About 89% of people in ME17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 67.5%** (January 2026). In ME17, 67.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone)
- Centre: 51.2605, 0.6292

Council: [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Faversham and Mid Kent](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/faversham-and-mid-kent): Helen Whately (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.6292,51.2605,ME171UQ

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