Latitude: 51.2648 / 51°15'53"N
Longitude: 0.6018 / 0°36'6"E
OS Eastings: 581617
OS Northings: 154955
OS Grid: TQ816549
Mapcode National: GBR QSN.NYY
Mapcode Global: VHJMG.DG0R
Plus Code: 9F327J72+WP
Maidenhead Locator System: JO01hg23
What Three Birds: roller.shoveler.woodpecker
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
ME17 1XH is a primarily residential and agricultural postcode in Bearsted, Maidstone. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are G and E.
Residential buildings are typically detached and semi-detached. Domestic properties are mostly houses and bungalows.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £111,297 to £2,290,252 with an average of £578,098.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1950 and 1966, between 1900 and 1929 and between 1930 and 1949.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are E, C and D.
Commercial rateable values range from £11,000 to £20,400 with an average of £15,700. The most common recorded business types are Camping Site and Communication Station. Farms and agricultural buildings do not pay business rates and are not included in these figures.
In the 2011 census, there were 42 people resident in ME17 1XH, of which 21 were male and 21 were female.
ME17 1XH is in the Medway travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the West Kent Primary Care Trust.
ME17 1XH is approximately 61m (200ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in ME17 1XH
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing ME17 1XH
1b2: Rural Residents - Rural Tenants - Rural White-Collar Workers
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for ME17 1XH
England F1: a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
8/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
2/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near ME17 1XH include Aldi, Co-Operative Food and Morrisons. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of ME17 1XH are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
District Council
Maidstone Borough Council
Ward
North Downs
Councillor
Patrik Garten (Conservative)
County Council
Kent
Electoral Division
Maidstone Rural East
County Councillor
Shellina Prendergast (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent
MP
Helen Whately (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for ME17 1XH.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near ME17 1XH.
Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary School
Lower Street, Leeds, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 1RL
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Hollingbourne Primary School
Eyhorne Street, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 1UA
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Thurnham Church of England Infant School
The Landway, Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 4BL
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 5 - 7
Outstanding
Roseacre Junior School
The Landway, Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 4BL
Foundation School
Ages 7 - 11
Outstanding
Madginford Primary School
Egremont Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 8LH
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Outstanding
Valley Park School
Huntsman Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5DT
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Invicta Grammar School
Huntsman Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5DS
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Maidstone Grammar School
Barton Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 7BT
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
New Line Learning Academy
Boughton Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9QL
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0SF
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The Maplesden Noakes School
Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0TJ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Cornwallis Academy
Hubbards Lane, Linton, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 4HX
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 19
Good
Oakwood Park Grammar School
Oakwood Park, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8AH
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
St Simon Stock Catholic School
Oakwood Park, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0JP
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.