The UK Postcode Database

ME17 3BQ

a postcode in Sutton Valence, Kent

Introduced in January 1980
ME17 3BQ Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with ME17 3BQ

The Platt - 15 properties, USRN 24201516

South Lane - 1 property, USRN 24201391

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2122 / 51°12'44"N

Longitude: 0.5952 / 0°35'42"E

UTM Reference: 31U 332038 5676175

OS Easting: 581361

OS Northing: 149093

OS Grid: TQ813490

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QT7.TJC

Mapcode Global: VHJMN.8SJK

Open Location Code: 9F326H6W+V3

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01hf10

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

  • rural village
  • a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 5b3

  • Urbanites
  • Ageing Urban Living
  • Self-Sufficient Retirement

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 3BQ on Saturday 15 March 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends) 04:19
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) 19:13
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 3BQ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME17 3BQ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
30 September 2021 12 The Platt, Sutton Valence, Maidstone ME17 3BQ Detached Freehold £600,000
11 December 2020 9 The Platt, Sutton Valence, Maidstone ME17 3BQ Detached Freehold £515,000
1 August 2018 1 The Platt, Sutton Valence, Maidstone ME17 3BQ Detached Freehold £490,000
5 July 2016 5 The Platt, Sutton Valence, Maidstone ME17 3BQ Detached Freehold £458,000
22 October 2015 8 The Platt, Sutton Valence, Maidstone ME17 3BQ Detached Freehold £395,000
6 November 2007 5 The Platt, Sutton Valence, Maidstone ME17 3BQ Detached Freehold £360,000
18 October 1999 6 The Platt, Sutton Valence, Maidstone ME17 3BQ Detached Freehold £160,000
27 August 1998 4 The Platt, Sutton Valence, Maidstone ME17 3BQ Detached Freehold £160,000
20 December 1996 4 The Platt, Sutton Valence, Maidstone ME17 3BQ Detached Freehold £135,000
4 October 1996 11 The Platt, Sutton Valence, Maidstone ME17 3BQ Detached Freehold £118,000
22 July 1996 10 The Platt, Sutton Valence, Maidstone ME17 3BQ Detached Freehold £94,000
7 February 1995 5 The Platt, Sutton Valence, Maidstone ME17 3BQ Detached Freehold £100,000

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 3BQ

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Weald of Kent

MP

Katie Lam Conservative

Kent County Council
County council electoral division

Maidstone Rural South

Councillor

Lottie Parfitt-Reid Conservative

Maidstone Borough Council
District council ward

Headcorn & Sutton Valence

Councillors

Martin Round Conservative

Ziggy Trzebinski Conservative

ME17 3BQ 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 3BQ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00123917 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 Kent and Medway Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2020 NHS
E56000011 Kent and Medway Cancer Alliances Health 1 September 2016 NHS England
E58000715 Maidstone Rural South ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 4 May 2017 DLUHC
E63005607 Sutton Valence 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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