| Postcode | ME17 3BU |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Maidstone |
| Nearest station | Headcorn (5 km) |
| Bus stops |
No nearby bus stops
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| Known addresses |
No addresses found
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| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 51.210397 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.599986 | |
| Easting | 581702 | |
| Northing | 148900 | |
| Grid reference | TQ817488 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 332365 5675959 | |
| what3words | giggled.curls.crumbles | |
| FixPhrase | crimp mahogany scribble uncivil | |
| Plus code | 9F326H6X+5X | |
| Altitude | 70 metres (229 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:51 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:33 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 18.5 KMs (11.5 miles) |
| Parish | Sutton Valence | E04004972 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Headcorn & Sutton Valence | E05015602 |
| Local Authority District | Maidstone | E07000110 |
| Local Authority | Kent | E10000016 |
| County | Kent | E10000016 |
| Constituency (2024) | Weald of Kent | E14001570 |
| MP | Katie Lam | Conservative |
| Police force | Kent | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Mid Kent | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Kent | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | South East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | May 1994 |
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | July 1995 |
| Last updated | September 2025 |
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
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|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural village | |
| Built up area (2024) | Sutton Valence | E63012737 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00123917 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5B3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Maidstone 017D | E01024411 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Maidstone 017D | E01024411 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Headcorn & Sutton Valence | E02005084 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Headcorn & Sutton Valence | E02005084 |
| Travel to work area | Medway | E30000242 |
| Average property price in Rochester | £326,833 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.1% |