The UK Postcode Database

ME17 1HE

a terminated large user postcode in Kent

Introduced in July 1990, terminated in January 1995
ME17 1HE Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2409 / 51°14'27"N

Longitude: 0.6819 / 0°40'55"E

UTM Reference: 31U 338196 5679170

OS Easting: 587300

OS Northing: 152500

OS Grid: TQ873525

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QT4.57B

Mapcode Global: VHJMP.R2WJ

Open Location Code: 9F326MRJ+9Q

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01if17

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

  • rural town
  • a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2c1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Ageing Communities
  • Communal Retirement Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 18321 / 32844

  • 6th decile
  • slightly less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for ME17 1HE on Thursday 4 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:51
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:59
Sunrise 04:44
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:55
Sunset 21:06
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 21:51
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 22:59
Hours of daylight today04:14 to 21:36
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:36 to 04:14
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 06:52
Moon Rises 23:33

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

Elected Representatives for ME17 1HE

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Faversham and Mid Kent

MP

Helen Whately Conservative

Maidstone Borough Council
District council ward

Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs

Councillors

Kathy Cox Independent

Janetta Sams Independent

Tom Sams Independent

ME17 1HE also falls within the Civil Parish of Harrietsham, 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 1HE

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00123663 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E01024363 Maidstone 011C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E01034993 Maidstone 011E Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E02005078 Maidstone 011 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04004956 Harrietsham 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
E33043092 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 NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000011 Kent and Medway Cancer Alliances Health 1 September 2016 NHS England
E58002110 Maidstone Rural East ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 1 May 2025 DLUHC
E63012655 Harrietsham Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 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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