Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
18321
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 18321 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.
Police Recorded Crime near ME17 1HS
Crime trends · near ME17 1HS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
16
YoY -36%
ASB
12
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY -50%
Burglary
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
2
YoY -88%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
57
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,569
White Brit.93.1%
Other White1.7%
+ other · 5.2%
Religion
Total residents: 1,567
Christian55.0%
No religion37.5%
Not answered5.2%
+ other · 2.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,565
50–6425.8%
65–7418.3%
35–4912.6%
75–8410.8%
25–348.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.9%
Households
Total households: 654
All members 66+20.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children19.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.6%
Any member 66+10.7%
Other8.9%
+ 6 other households · 29.5%
Administrative Information
Maidstone
Local Authority
Council Area
Faversham and Mid Kent E14001235
Constituency
E14001235
Kent
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs
Constituency code
E14001235
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Harrietsham
International Territorial Level
Maidstone
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving Kent
NHS Scotland
Kent 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 011E E01034993
E01034993
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Maidstone 011 E02005078
E02005078
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Maidstone 011C E01024363
E01024363
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Maidstone 011 E02005078
E02005078
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
4:09 AM
Sunrise
7:37 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:09 AM
Sunset (today)
7:37 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode ME17 1HS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 18321
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01034993 and MSOA E02005078 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME17 1HS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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