The UK Postcode Database

ME17 1BJ

a postcode in Lenham and Harrietsham, Kent

Introduced in January 1980
ME17 1BJ Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with ME17 1BJ

Ashford Road - 7 properties, USRN 24200040

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.24 / 51°14'23"N

Longitude: 0.6978 / 0°41'52"E

UTM Reference: 31U 339298 5679030

OS Easting: 588411

OS Northing: 152435

OS Grid: TQ884524

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QT5.96L

Mapcode Global: VHKK5.13R8

Open Location Code: 9F326MQX+X4

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01if37

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

  • rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
  • a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 1b2

  • Rural Residents
  • Rural Tenants
  • Rural White-Collar Workers

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 21474 / 32844

  • 7th decile
  • somewhat less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for ME17 1BJ on Sunday 16 March 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends) 04:16
Nautical twilight begins (First light) 04:56
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 05:35
Sunrise 06:07
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:05
Sunset 18:03
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 18:36
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 19:15
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts) 19:55
Hours of daylight today05:37 to 18:33
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
18:33 to 05:35
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 06:42
Moon Rises 20:54

For a full sun and moon calendar for ME17 1BJ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME17 1BJ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
25 August 2015 Acres Gate, Ashford Road, Harrietsham, Maidstone ME17 1BJ Detached Freehold £840,000
12 December 2011 Whyte Ladys, Ashford Road, Harrietsham, Maidstone ME17 1BJ Detached Freehold £725,000
23 August 2010 Whyte Ladys, Ashford Road, Harrietsham, Maidstone ME17 1BJ Detached Freehold £400,000
19 October 2009 Acres Gate, Ashford Road, Harrietsham, Maidstone ME17 1BJ Detached Freehold £740,000
10 August 2007 Acres Gate, Ashford Road, Harrietsham, Maidstone ME17 1BJ Detached Freehold £718,000
1 December 2006 Whitegate, Ashford Road, Harrietsham, Maidstone ME17 1BJ Detached Freehold £635,000
22 December 2005 Dickley Wood, Ashford Road, Harrietsham, Maidstone ME17 1BJ Detached Freehold £542,000
11 July 1997 Dickley Wood, Ashford Road, Harrietsham, Maidstone ME17 1BJ Detached Freehold £220,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for ME17 1BJ

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Faversham and Mid Kent

MP

Helen Whately Conservative

Kent County Council
County council electoral division

Maidstone Rural East

Councillor

Shellina Prendergast Conservative

Maidstone Borough Council
District council ward

Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs

Councillors

Kathy Cox Independent

Janetta Sams Independent

Tom Sams Independent

ME17 1BJ also falls within the Civil Parish of Lenham, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for ME17 1BJ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00123678 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01024362 Maidstone 011B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02005078 Maidstone 011 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04004963 Lenham Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05015601 Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 2 May 2024 DLUHC
E07000110 Maidstone Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000016 Kent Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000008 South East Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001235 Faversham and Mid Kent Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000032 Kent Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000242 Medway Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33043088 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000056 South East Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2020 BEIS
E38000237 NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000005 South East NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2018 ODS
E54000032 Kent and Medway Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2020 NHS
E56000011 Kent and Medway Cancer Alliances Health 1 September 2016 NHS England
E58000713 Maidstone Rural East ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 4 May 2017 DLUHC
E63005530 Lenham and Harrietsham Built Up Areas Census 1 December 2022 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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