# ME17 4HF: area report for a postcode in Maidstone

ME17 4HF 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 4HF for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) › [ME17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me17) › [ME17 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me17-4)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 114% on July. Maidstone 016C: 46 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.4996,51.2368,ME174HF
- **East Farleigh, 2.3 km**: About 29 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.4996,51.2368,ME174HF
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.4996,51.2368,ME174HF
- **No property in ME17 4HF 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=0.4996,51.2368,ME174HF
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Maidstone 016C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.4996,51.2368,ME174HF
- **£352,878 average price**: For the whole of Maidstone, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.4996,51.2368,ME174HF
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 870 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.4996,51.2368,ME174HF
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.4996,51.2368,ME174HF
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ME17 4HF**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.4996,51.2368,ME174HF
- **Low road and rail noise at ME17 4HF**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.4996,51.2368,ME174HF
- **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=0.4996,51.2368,ME174HF
- **8.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.4996,51.2368,ME174HF

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coxheath Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coxheath-primary-school-e146114) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cornwallis Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cornwallis-academy-e135371) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 37.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [East Farleigh Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-farleigh-primary-school-e118289) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oneschool-global-uk-maidstone-campus-e134452) | Independent | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Loose Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/loose-primary-school-e146143) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £425,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2024 | £345,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| May 2024 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £437,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2025 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2024 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| October 2025 | £337,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: GREENSAND MEDICAL GROUP (870 m)
- Pharmacies: COXHEATH PHARMACY (600 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Coxheath Express (580 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £352,878** (August 2026). Maidstone’s average house price was £352,878 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 21 October 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 016C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.7** (2025). Maidstone 016C has a deprivation score of 14.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,045th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £360,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Maidstone 016C was £360,000 in 2025. Joint 10,972nd 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 016C 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: 88.0%** (January 2026). In Maidstone 016C, 88.0% 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: 51.2368, 0.4996

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), August 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=0.4996,51.2368,ME174HF

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