Around average
IMD England
Around average · 5.1 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£375,000
Median property price
South East
Region
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.
14821
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14821 out of 33,755 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 4SL
HM Land Registry · Maidstone
Average price
£375,000
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Median price: £375,000
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Police Recorded Crime near ME17 4SL
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME17 4SL
Counts are for Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
8
YoY —
16103
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
14
YoY —
1481
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.81.0%
Other White7.9%
African4.5%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.3%
+ other · 5.3%
Religion
Christian49.5%
No religion42.6%
Not answered5.6%
Muslim1.5%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
35–4921.9%
50–6418.6%
25–3410.9%
5–98.5%
10–157.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.1%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.7%
Other13.0%
Any member 66+12.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.0%
+ 8 other households · 36.1%
Coordinates & Location for ME17 4SL
Medway
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
ME17 4SL
Coordinates
51.2399, 0.5476
Grid reference
TQ779520
Easting
577,925
Northing
152,054
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F326GQX+X2
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Maidstone
Travel to Work
Medway
ITL Region
Maidstone
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Maidstone
Local Authority
Council AreaFaversham and Mid Kent E14001235
Constituency
E14001235Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton
Constituency code
E14001235
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Boughton Monchelsea
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 015G E01034998
E01034998MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Maidstone 015 E02005082
E02005082LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Maidstone 015D E01024388
E01024388MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Maidstone 015 E02005082
E02005082Urban: 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) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
6:07 AM
Sunrise
5:23 PM
Sunset
11 hours 16 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:07 AM
Sunset (today)
5:23 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 16 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1999
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~27 years
Active Duration
1999 -> PresentJune 1999 — Introduced
Postcode ME17 4SL 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) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 14821
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01034998 and MSOA E02005082 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME17 4SL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1999
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~27 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near ME17 4SL
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 48%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 59%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
85%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
74%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 49%
Attainment 8
32.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
89%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–25FSM 0%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19FSM 40%
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