The UK Postcode Database

ME17 3PJ

a postcode in Kent

Introduced in July 1983
ME17 3PJ 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 3PJ

Chestnut Drive - 16 properties, USRN 24201781

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2276 / 51°13'39"N

Longitude: 0.6328 / 0°37'57"E

UTM Reference: 31U 334715 5677794

OS Easting: 583920

OS Northing: 150890

OS Grid: TQ839508

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QT2.YM5

Mapcode Global: VHJMN.XDCT

Open Location Code: 9F326JHM+24

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01hf54

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 20295 / 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 3PJ 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) 12:58
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 3PJ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME17 3PJ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
19 January 2024 54 Chestnut Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone ME17 3PJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £417,500
19 February 2021 Dunure, 44, Chestnut Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone ME17 3PJ Detached Freehold £400,000
12 February 2021 48 Chestnut Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone ME17 3PJ Detached Freehold £380,000
11 August 2017 48 Chestnut Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone ME17 3PJ Detached Freehold £365,000
30 June 2017 46 Chestnut Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone ME17 3PJ Detached Freehold £360,000
31 May 2017 50 Chestnut Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone ME17 3PJ Detached Freehold £430,000
1 February 2016 31 Chestnut Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone ME17 3PJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £240,000
17 February 2014 52 Chestnut Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone ME17 3PJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £250,000
25 May 2012 46 Chestnut Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone ME17 3PJ Detached Freehold £245,000
21 January 2005 29 Chestnut Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone ME17 3PJ Semi-detached Freehold £203,500
29 September 2003 54 Chestnut Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone ME17 3PJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £187,500
16 May 2003 35 Chestnut Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone ME17 3PJ Semi-detached Freehold £155,000
15 January 2003 23 Chestnut Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone ME17 3PJ Semi-detached Freehold £200,000
29 November 2002 48 Chestnut Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone ME17 3PJ Detached Freehold £169,995
21 August 2002 29 Chestnut Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone ME17 3PJ Semi-detached Freehold £155,000
25 May 2001 35 Chestnut Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone ME17 3PJ Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
30 September 1997 31 Chestnut Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone ME17 3PJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £13,000
12 January 1995 25 Chestnut Drive, Kingswood, Maidstone ME17 3PJ Semi-detached Freehold £67,000

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 3PJ

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Faversham and Mid Kent

MP

Helen Whately Conservative

Maidstone Borough Council
District council ward

Leeds & Langley

Councillors

Gary Cooke Conservative

Gill Fort Conservative

ME17 3PJ also falls within the Civil Parish of Broomfield and Kingswood, 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 3PJ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00123741 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01024375 Maidstone 015C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02005082 Maidstone 015 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04004948 Broomfield and Kingswood Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05015604 Leeds & Langley 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
E33043120 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
E63012701 Kingswood (Maidstone) 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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