The UK Postcode Database

ME17 3AP

a postcode in Kent

Introduced in January 1980
ME17 3AP 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 3AP

North Street - 5 properties, USRN 24201105

School Lane - 1 property, USRN 24201884

Headcorn Road - 1 property, USRN 24208477

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2134 / 51°12'48"N

Longitude: 0.5913 / 0°35'28"E

UTM Reference: 31U 331770 5676312

OS Easting: 581082

OS Northing: 149211

OS Grid: TQ810492

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QT7.SD3

Mapcode Global: VHJMN.6RGP

Open Location Code: 9F326H7R+9G

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01hf01

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

  • rural village
  • a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2c1

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

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 17594 / 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 3AP on Friday 19 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:41
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:54
Sunrise 04:41
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:59
Sunset 21:16
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:03
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:16
Hours of daylight today04:11 to 21:46
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:46 to 04:11
Moon Phase Waxing Crescent
Moon Rises 08:46
Moon sets 23:22

For a full sun and moon calendar for ME17 3AP, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME17 3AP

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
18 May 2022 The Cottage, North Street, Sutton Valence, Maidstone ME17 3AP Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £285,000
5 April 2022 Kings Head, North Street, Sutton Valence, Maidstone ME17 3AP Other property type Freehold £528,000
16 September 2021 16 North Street, Sutton Valence, Maidstone ME17 3AP Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £360,000
3 July 2020 15 North Street, Sutton Valence, Maidstone ME17 3AP Other property type Freehold £196,000
21 August 2017 16 North Street, Sutton Valence, Maidstone ME17 3AP Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £346,000

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 3AP

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Weald of Kent

MP

Katie Lam Conservative

Maidstone Borough Council
District council ward

Headcorn & Sutton Valence

Councillors

Martin Round Conservative

Ziggy Trzebinski Conservative

ME17 3AP also falls within the Civil Parish of Sutton Valence, 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 3AP

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00123918 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01024411 Maidstone 017D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02005084 Maidstone 017 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04004972 Sutton Valence Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05015602 Headcorn & Sutton Valence 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
E14001570 Weald of 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
E33043133 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
E58002112 Maidstone Rural South ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 1 May 2025 DLUHC
E63012737 Sutton Valence 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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