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ME17 postcode area · Maidstone

The ME17 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Ashford, Maidstone. Area Scores range from 24 to 78 across them. Every full ME17 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

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.

Living here

Typical net household income£43,649a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime77per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)43
Owner-occupied72%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the ME17 district

£400,000median home sold over the past year · +11.1% over 5 years · -1.2% over the year · 443 sales
Detached£555,000
Semi-detached£375,000
Terraced£325,000
Flat£210,000
Maidstone£365,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Boxley & DetlingMaidstone 1,46579 £400,000
Loose Valley & Boughton MonchelseaMaidstone 1,50678 £400,000
Loose & CoxheathMaidstone 2,93957 £380,000
Kingswood, Langley Heath & Chart SuttonMaidstone 3,29552 £390,000
MardenMaidstone 3,72046 £490,000
Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & LenhamMaidstone 3,86444 £400,000
Charing, Pluckley & ChallockAshford 4,00142 £507,500
Headcorn & Sutton ValenceMaidstone 4,02241 £425,000
Ringlestone & Central MaidstoneMaidstone 5,20824 £238,750

People living in ME17 Census 2021

Residents81,690
Median age (est.)43
Density200per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above31%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 12%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 26%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 3%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 3%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 40% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 12%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in ME17

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the ME17 district.

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Nearby areas

Postcode districts around ME17.

ME14 ME15 ME16 TN27 ME18 TN12 ME99 ME20

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.