Around average
IMD England
Low · 2.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ME17 1BF
Postcode
ME17 1BF
Coordinates
51.2478, 0.6051
Grid reference
TQ819530
Easting
581,908
Northing
153,073
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F326JX4+42
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Leeds (Maidstone)
Travel to Work
Medway
ITL Region
Maidstone
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
15474
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15474 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near ME17 1BF
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME17 1BF
Counts are for Leeds & Langley electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
2
YoY —
21122
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
5
YoY —
1161
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.6%
Other White2.9%
+ other · 4.6%
Religion
Christian55.9%
No religion37.5%
Not answered5.4%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
50–6425.5%
35–4916.2%
65–7414.3%
25–3410.3%
75–848.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.4%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children17.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.4%
All members 66+14.8%
Any member 66+13.3%
Other10.6%
+ 7 other households · 28.0%
Administrative Information
Maidstone
Local Authority
Council AreaFaversham and Mid Kent E14001235
Constituency
E14001235Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Leeds & Langley
Constituency code
E14001235
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Leeds
International Territorial Level
Maidstone
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving Kent
NHS EnglandKent and Medway
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
West Kent
Sub ICB Location
NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q
Cancer Alliance
Kent and Medway
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Maidstone 015C E01024375
E01024375MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Maidstone 015 E02005082
E02005082LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Maidstone 015C E01024375
E01024375MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Maidstone 015 E02005082
E02005082Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:37 AM
Sunrise
6:06 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:37 AM
Sunset (today)
6:06 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 29 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
August 2002
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~24 years
Active Duration
2002 -> PresentAugust 2002 — Introduced
Postcode ME17 1BF introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 15474
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01024375 and MSOA E02005082 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME17 1BF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 2002
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~24 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near ME17 1BF
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
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