The UK Postcode Database

ME17 1XJ

a postcode in Bearsted, Kent

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

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with ME17 1XJ

Firs Lane - 8 properties, USRN 24208056

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2633 / 51°15'47"N

Longitude: 0.5992 / 0°35'57"E

UTM Reference: 31U 332504 5681839

OS Easting: 581438

OS Northing: 154776

OS Grid: TQ814547

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QSN.NBR

Mapcode Global: VHJMG.BHMY

Open Location Code: 9F327H7X+8M

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01hg13

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

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

ONS Population Classification: 1c3

  • Rural Residents
  • Ageing Rural Dwellers
  • Detached Rural Retirement

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 15969 / 32844

  • 5th decile
  • slightly more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for ME17 1XJ on Saturday 15 March 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends) 04:18
Nautical twilight begins (First light) 04:58
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 05:37
Sunrise 06:10
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:06
Sunset 18:02
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 18:35
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 19:14
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts) 19:53
Hours of daylight today05:40 to 18:32
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
18:32 to 05:38
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 06:33
Moon Rises 19:44

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

Residential Property Sales in ME17 1XJ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
31 October 2023 Woodside, Firs Lane, Hollingbourne, Maidstone ME17 1XJ Other property type Freehold £720,000
9 September 2020 Chestnuts, Firs Lane, Hollingbourne, Maidstone ME17 1XJ Detached Freehold £305,000
17 August 2018 Cosy Cottage, Firs Lane, Hollingbourne, Maidstone ME17 1XJ Detached Freehold £560,000
30 June 2016 Oakdene, Firs Lane, Hollingbourne, Maidstone ME17 1XJ Detached Freehold £597,500
21 November 2014 Moorings, Firs Lane, Hollingbourne, Maidstone ME17 1XJ Detached Freehold £745,000
31 October 2006 Cosy Cottage, Firs Lane, Hollingbourne, Maidstone ME17 1XJ Detached Freehold £365,000

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 1XJ

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

Boxley Downs

Councillors

Vanessa Jones Independent

Stephen Thompson Green Party

ME17 1XJ also falls within the Civil Parish of Thurnham, 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 1XJ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00123598 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01024347 Maidstone 001E Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02005068 Maidstone 001 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04004974 Thurnham Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05015597 Boxley 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
E33038385 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
E63005464 Bearsted 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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