# ME17 3ZJ: area report for a postcode in Maidstone

ME17 3ZJ 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 3ZJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) › [ME17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me17) › [ME17 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me17-3)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 33% on July. Maidstone 015E: 45 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5914,51.2184,ME173ZJ
- **Hollingbourne, 5.8 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5914,51.2184,ME173ZJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5914,51.2184,ME173ZJ
- **No property in ME17 3ZJ 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=0.5914,51.2184,ME173ZJ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Maidstone 015E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5914,51.2184,ME173ZJ
- **£352,722 average price**: For the whole of Maidstone, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5914,51.2184,ME173ZJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 820 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5914,51.2184,ME173ZJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5914,51.2184,ME173ZJ
- **28% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=0.5914,51.2184,ME173ZJ
- **Low road and rail noise at ME17 3ZJ**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5914,51.2184,ME173ZJ
- **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=0.5914,51.2184,ME173ZJ
- **7.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5914,51.2184,ME173ZJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sutton Valence Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sutton-valence-primary-school-e118314) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sutton Valence School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sutton-valence-school-e118958) | Independent | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2024 | £328,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2023 | £996,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| October 2024 | £815,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 320 m |
| December 2025 | £595,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 420 m |
| March 2024 | £570,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 490 m |
| July 2025 | £975,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 500 m |
| December 2024 | £375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 510 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SUTTON VALENCE GROUP PRACTICE (820 m)

## 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 015E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.8** (2025). Maidstone 015E has a deprivation score of 17.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,496th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £445,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Maidstone 015E was £445,000 in 2025. Joint 6,580th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,678** (2021). Maidstone 015E had 1,678 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,464th 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: 50.1%** (January 2026). In Maidstone 015E, 50.1% 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: 51.2184, 0.5914

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

## Your MP

- [Weald of Kent](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/weald-of-kent): Katie Lam (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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=0.5914,51.2184,ME173ZJ

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