ME17 3EL maps, stats, and open data
ME17 3EL lies on Headcorn Road in Sutton Valence, Maidstone. ME17 3EL is located in the Sutton Valence and Langley 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 3EL maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME17 3EL geodata
| Easting | 581705 |
| Northing | 147205 |
| Latitude | 51.195170 |
| Longitude | 0.599200 |
Where is ME17 3EL?
| Street | Headcorn Road |
| Locality | Sutton Valence |
| Town/City | Maidstone |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME17 |
ME17 3EL Elevation
Elevation or altitude of ME17 3EL as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 30m | 98ft |
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 | Sutton Valence And Langley |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Faversham And Mid Kent |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to ME17 3EL
| Lay-by (Headcorn Road) | Gladdish | 483m |
| Lay-by (Headcorn Road) | Gladdish | 616m |
| Weald Of Kent Golf Club (Maidstone Road) | Headcorn | 925m |
| Weald Of Kent Golf Club (Maidstone Road) | Headcorn | 936m |
| The Harbour (Headcorn Road) | Sutton Valence | 1,132m |
Nearest railway stations to ME17 3EL
| Headcorn Station | 3.8km |
| Staplehurst Station | 4.3km |
Broadband
Broadband access in ME17 3EL (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 95.7% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 4.3% |
| 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 3EL (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 10.3Mbps |
| Average download speed | 12.0Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 60.51Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 1.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 1.4Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 10.88Mbps |
Broadband limitations in ME17 3EL (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 | 26.1% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 91.3% |
ME17 3EL gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in ME17 3EL by fuel type, 2015.
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 232,093 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 24 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 9,671 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 10,150 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME17 3EL, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in ME17 3EL.
- 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
46% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME17 3EL:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME17 3EL (metres)
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Nearest post box to ME17 3EL
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Sutton Valence Post Office | 17:00 | 12:00 | 2,048m |
| Chart Sutton | 16:15 | 09:00 | 2,470m |
| Warmlake | 16:45 | 09:00 | 3,118m |
ME17 3EL ITL and ME17 3EL 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 3EL:
| 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 3EL 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 3EL:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00170373 | |
| LSOA | E01024411 | Maidstone 017D |
| MSOA | E02005084 | Maidstone 017 |
Nearest postcodes to ME17 3EL
| ME17 3EH | Headcorn Road | 750m |
| TN27 9PT | Maidstone Road | 760m |
| TN12 0EE | New Barn Road | 949m |
| ME17 3ED | Heniker Lane | 973m |
| TN27 9PS | East Sutton Road | 986m |
| TN27 9PR | East Sutton Road | 1118m |
| ME17 3AS | Sutton Valence Hill | 1193m |
| ME17 3EG | Boyton Court Road | 1227m |
| ME17 3AY | South Lane | 1287m |
| ME17 3AB | The Harbour | 1393m |
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