High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 5.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£530,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ME17 4EB
Postcode
ME17 4EB
Coordinates
51.2335, 0.4909
Grid reference
TQ739512
Easting
573,997
Northing
151,200
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F326FMR+99
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Coxheath
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.
12981
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12981 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 & WalesProperty sales · ME17 4EB
HM Land Registry · Maidstone
Average price
£530,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £530,000
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near ME17 4EB
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME17 4EB
Counts are for Coxheath & Farleigh 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
14
YoY +27%
28176
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
14
YoY stable
20100
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
2
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.86.3%
Other White6.3%
African1.8%
+ other · 5.6%
Religion
Christian48.4%
No religion44.4%
Not answered5.5%
Muslim1.0%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
35–4919.3%
50–6417.1%
25–3415.6%
65–749.0%
5–97.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.6%
Households
Any member 66+15.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.9%
Other14.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.9%
All members 66+9.2%
+ 7 other households · 36.2%
Administrative Information
Maidstone
Local Authority
Council AreaWeald of Kent E14001570
Constituency
E14001570Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Coxheath & Farleigh
Constituency code
E14001570
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Coxheath
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 016A E01024342
E01024342MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Maidstone 016 E02005083
E02005083LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Maidstone 016A E01024342
E01024342MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Maidstone 016 E02005083
E02005083Urban: 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
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:37 AM
Sunrise
6:07 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:37 AM
Sunset (today)
6:07 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode ME17 4EB 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: 12981
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01024342 and MSOA E02005083 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME17 4EB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near ME17 4EB
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
63%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 35%
Attainment 8
38.6
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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