ME17 postcode area
The ME17 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Ashford, Maidstone. Area Scores range from 24 to 78 across them.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the ME17 district: Boxley & Detling scores 79 out of 100 (#1,465 of 6,856 nationally) while Ringlestone & Central Maidstone sits at 24 — neighbours on the map, 55 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £238,750 in Ringlestone & Central Maidstone to £507,500 in Charing, Pluckley & Challock — a 2.1× gap within the ME17 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Ashford and Maidstone — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boxley & DetlingMaidstone | 1,465 | 79 | £400,000 |
| Loose Valley & Boughton MonchelseaMaidstone | 1,506 | 78 | £400,000 |
| Loose & CoxheathMaidstone | 2,939 | 57 | £380,000 |
| Kingswood, Langley Heath & Chart SuttonMaidstone | 3,295 | 52 | £390,000 |
| MardenMaidstone | 3,720 | 46 | £490,000 |
| Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & LenhamMaidstone | 3,864 | 44 | £400,000 |
| Charing, Pluckley & ChallockAshford | 4,001 | 42 | £507,500 |
| Headcorn & Sutton ValenceMaidstone | 4,022 | 41 | £425,000 |
| Ringlestone & Central MaidstoneMaidstone | 5,208 | 24 | £238,750 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around ME17.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.