| Postcode | ME17 2DS | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Maidstone | 
| Nearest station | Lenham (3 km) | 
| Bus stops | Rayners Hill (E) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 13 View | 
| Known addresses | New Shelve Farmhouse, Ashford Road, Lenham The Cart Lodge, New Shelve Farm, Ashford Road, Lenham | 
| Main property type | Other | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 51.230312 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.745535 | |
| Easting | 591784 | |
| Northing | 151484 | |
| Grid reference | TQ917514 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 342598 5677851 | |
| what3words | blacked.fits.tearfully | |
| FixPhrase | crimp maimed shut ultra | |
| Plus code | 9F326PJW+46 | |
| Altitude | 113 metres (371 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:49 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:34 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 14.6 KMs (9 miles) | 
| Parish | Lenham | E04004963 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs | E05015601 | 
| Local Authority District | Maidstone | E07000110 | 
| Local Authority | Kent | E10000016 | 
| County | Kent | E10000016 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Faversham and Mid Kent | E14001235 | 
| MP | Helen Whately | Conservative | 
| Police force | Kent | |
| Water company | South East Water | |
| Sewage company | Southern Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Mid Kent | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Kent | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | South East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 4 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings | |
| Census output area (2021) | E00123675 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Maidstone 011B | E01024362 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Maidstone 011B | E01024362 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham | E02005078 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham | E02005078 | 
| Travel to work area | Medway | E30000242 | 
| Average property price in Rochester | £326,833 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.1% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cart Lodge, New Shelve Farm, Ashford Road, Lenham | Other (freehold) | Jun 2020 | £1,710,000 | 
| New Shelve Farmhouse, Ashford Road, Lenham | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2010 | £650,000 |