ME17 2BL maps, stats, and open data

ME17 2BL is in Lenham Heath, Maidstone. ME17 2BL is located in the Harrietsham and Lenham electoral ward, within the local authority district of Maidstone and the English Parliamentary constituency of Faversham and Mid Kent. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q and the police force is Kent. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

ME17 2BL geodata

Easting590573
Northing150019
Latitude51.217559
Longitude0.727431

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Where is ME17 2BL?

LocalityLenham Heath
Town/CityMaidstone
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictME17
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ME17 2BL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME17 2BL as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation100m328ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

WardHarrietsham And Lenham
ConstituencyFaversham And Mid Kent

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME17 2BL

May 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Bull Hill480m
April 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Bowley Lane455m
April 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Bowley Lane455m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME17 2BL

Rose Lane (Lenham Forstal Road)Charing Heath1,325m
Rose Lane (Lenham Forstal Road)Charing Heath1,334m

Nearest railway stations to ME17 2BL

Lenham Station2.3km
Charing (Kent) Station4.5km
Harrietsham Station4.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in ME17 2BL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband0.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME17 2BL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps25.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps100.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps100.0%

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Deprivation

33.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME17 2BL:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME17 2BL (meters)

OG Plants
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Forge Cottage
291m
Chilston Park Hotel
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Boughton Road
1,923m

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Nearest post box to ME17 2BL

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Forstal16:0009:00798m
Stonebridge Green16:0009:002,051m
Glebe Gardens16:3009:302,162m

Nearest sports facilities to ME17 2BL

FacilityDistance
Charing Heath Playing Field
Egerton Road, Charing
Grass Pitches
2.2km
The Lenham School
Ham Lane, Lenham, Maidstone
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio, Artificial Grass Pitch
2.6km
William Pitt Field
Old Ham Lane, Lenham, Maidstone
Grass Pitches
2.8km

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Nearest schools to ME17 2BL

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Heath Farm School
Egerton Road, Charing Heath, Ashford, TN27 0AX
Not applicable2.3km
Lenham Primary School
Ham Lane, Lenham, Maidstone, ME17 2LL
Primary2.4km
The Lenham School
Ham Lane, Lenham, Maidstone, ME17 2LL
Secondary2.7km

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ME17 2BL ITL and ME17 2BL LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for ME17 2BL:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLJSouth East (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLJ4Kent
ITL 3 CodeName
TLJ45Mid Kent
LAU 1 CodeName
E07000110Maidstone

ME17 2BL census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for ME17 2BL:

CodeName
OAE00123675
LSOAE01024362Maidstone 011B
MSOAE02005078Maidstone 011

Nearest postcodes to ME17 2BL

ME17 2BJChapel Farm Cottage308m
ME17 2BPLenham Heath Road356m
ME17 2JEMount Castle Lane518m
ME17 2BXHook Lane544m
ME17 2JA550m
ME17 2JBForstal Cottages801m
ME17 2BSLenham Heath Road847m
ME17 2JGLenham Forstal Road956m
ME17 2JJ988m
ME17 2BULenham Heath Road1139m