ME17 2BS maps, stats, and open data
ME17 2BS lies on Lenham Heath Road in Lenham Heath, Maidstone. ME17 2BS 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 2BS maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME17 2BS geodata
| Easting | 591349 |
| Northing | 149680 |
| Latitude | 51.214255 |
| Longitude | 0.738348 |
Where is ME17 2BS?
| Street | Lenham Heath Road |
| Locality | Lenham Heath |
| Town/City | Maidstone |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME17 |
ME17 2BS Elevation
Elevation or altitude of ME17 2BS as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 90m | 295ft |
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
| Ward | Harrietsham And Lenham |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Faversham And Mid Kent |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to ME17 2BS
| Rose Lane (Lenham Forstal Road) | Charing Heath | 544m |
| Rose Lane (Lenham Forstal Road) | Charing Heath | 558m |
| Church (Church Hill) | Charing Heath | 924m |
| Church (Church Hill) | Charing Heath | 935m |
Nearest railway stations to ME17 2BS
| Lenham Station | 3.1km |
| Charing (Kent) Station | 3.7km |
| Harrietsham Station | 5.7km |
Broadband
Broadband access in ME17 2BS (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in ME17 2BS (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 43.1Mbps |
| Average download speed | 46.4Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 76.54Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 10.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 9.9Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 19.53Mbps |
Broadband limitations in ME17 2BS (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
ME17 2BS gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in ME17 2BS by fuel type, 2015.
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 96,333 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 17 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 5,667 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 5,497 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME17 2BS, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in ME17 2BS.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
33.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME17 2BS:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME17 2BS (metres)
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Nearest post box to ME17 2BS
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Forstal | 16:00 | 09:00 | 587m |
| Charing Heath | 16:30 | 09:00 | 1,610m |
| Stonebridge Green | 16:00 | 09:00 | 1,629m |
ME17 2BS ITL and ME17 2BS 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 2BS:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLJ | South East (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLJ4 | Kent |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLJ45 | Mid Kent |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E07000110 | Maidstone |
ME17 2BS 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 2BS:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00123680 | |
| LSOA | E01024362 | Maidstone 011B |
| MSOA | E02005078 | Maidstone 011 |
Nearest postcodes to ME17 2BS
| ME17 2BU | Lenham Heath Road | 320m |
| ME17 2JA | 382m | |
| ME17 2JJ | 424m | |
| ME17 2BT | Primrose Cottages | 476m |
| ME17 2BP | Lenham Heath Road | 508m |
| ME17 2JL | Lenham Forstal Road | 518m |
| ME17 2JG | Lenham Forstal Road | 552m |
| ME17 2BX | Hook Lane | 554m |
| ME17 2JB | Forstal Cottages | 610m |
| TN27 9AX | Coach Road | 614m |
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