ME17 1SY postcode in Langley Heath, Kent

ME17 1SY is a postcode in Langley Heath, in the Leeds & Langley ward of Maidstone. It is in the Weald of Kent parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at ME17 1SY can get it Across Maidstone: 81% Typical price £432,500 Homes sold in ME17 1, last 12 months. ▼ 8% on the year before Nearest station Hollingbourne 3.8 km in a straight line

Where ME17 1SY is, and what is near it

Map of ME17 1SY and what is near it Map of ME17 1SY: its centre point, with the 309 other postcodes in the ME17 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. ME17 1BF: also in ME17 1ME17 1GZ: also in ME17 1ME17 1PN: also in ME17 1ME17 1RA: also in ME17 1ME17 1RH: also in ME17 1ME17 1RJ: also in ME17 1ME17 1RL: also in ME17 1ME17 1RN: also in ME17 1ME17 1RP: also in ME17 1ME17 1RQ: also in ME17 1ME17 1RR: also in ME17 1ME17 1RS: also in ME17 1ME17 1RT: also in ME17 1ME17 1RU: also in ME17 1ME17 1RX: also in ME17 1ME17 1RY: also in ME17 1ME17 1RZ: also in ME17 1ME17 1SA: also in ME17 1ME17 1SB: also in ME17 1ME17 1SD: also in ME17 1ME17 1SE: also in ME17 1ME17 1SG: also in ME17 1ME17 1SH: also in ME17 1ME17 1SJ: also in ME17 1ME17 1SL: also in ME17 1ME17 1SN: also in ME17 1ME17 1SP: also in ME17 1ME17 1SQ: also in ME17 1ME17 1SR: also in ME17 1ME17 1ST: also in ME17 1ME17 1SU: also in ME17 1ME17 1SW: also in ME17 1ME17 1SX: also in ME17 1ME17 1TB: also in ME17 1ME17 1TD: also in ME17 1ME17 1TE: also in ME17 1ME17 1TF: also in ME17 1ME17 1TG: also in ME17 1ME17 1TL: also in ME17 1ME17 1TQ: also in ME17 1ME17 1WL: also in ME17 1ME17 1WN: also in ME17 1ME17 1WP: also in ME17 1ME17 1XF: also in ME17 1ME17 1XP: also in ME17 1ME17 1XQ: also in ME17 1ME17 1XS: also in ME17 1 School 2.3 km2 places, 2.4–2.8 kmKing's Reach Education 3.1 kmWallis Avenue 3.2 kmBearsted station 4.6 kmHarrietsham, Lenham & North Downs ME17 1SY Map of ME17 1SY and what is near it Map of ME17 1SY: its centre point, with the 309 other postcodes in the ME17 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 2.4–2.8 kmKing's Reach Education 3.1 kmHarrietsham, Lenham & North Downs ME17 1SY
  • ME17 1SY
  • Other postcodes in ME17 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.2364, longitude 0.5977)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after ME17 1SY?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at ME17 1SY?

Every home and business at ME17 1SY can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

ME17 1SY 0% Maidstone 81%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

ME17 1SY 100% Maidstone 95%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at ME17 1SY?

BinDayBuddy does not read Maidstone Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Maidstone Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is ME17 1SY at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include ME17 1SY.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Maidstone

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for ME17 1SY: 1,790 properties in Maidstone are at high risk (1.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Maidstone

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of ME17 1SY is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near ME17 1SY?

Homes in ME17 1 sold for a typical £432,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 76 sales, down 8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£432,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£470,250 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £620,000 33 sales
  • Semi-detached £375,000 30 sales
  • Terraced £315,000 9 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole ME17 district: a typical £395,000 from 321 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in ME17 1SY

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in ME17 1SY from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near ME17 1SY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 930 homes in the neighbourhood around ME17 1SY. The largest share of them, 23%, are in council tax band C. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (26%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around ME17 1SY

Band D in Maidstone for 2026‑27: £2,503. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,668 (band A) to £5,005 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,225.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (2%)£1,668
Band Babout 60 (6%)£1,946
Band Cabout 210 (23%)£2,225
Band Dabout 200 (22%)£2,503
Band Eabout 190 (20%)£3,059
Band Fabout 120 (13%)£3,615
Band Gabout 120 (13%)£4,171
Band Habout 10 (1%)£5,005

When the homes were built

  1. 14% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 11% 1919 to 1939
  4. 23% 1945 to 1964
  5. 15% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 26% 2020 or later

Averages for Maidstone before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of ME17 1SY is in (ONS area E01024410), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near ME17 1SY?

The nearest open schools to ME17 1SY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ME17 1SY, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to ME17 1SY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME17 1SY is Hollingbourne Rail Station, 3.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Hollingbourne Rail Station Railway station 3.8 kmCycle
  • Bearsted Rail Station Railway station 4.6 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Heath Road, 257 m away.

More stations near ME17 1SY, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near ME17 1SY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME17 1SY, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near ME17 1SY?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of ME17 1SY on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near ME17 1SY?

The nearest to the centre of ME17 1SY, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to ME17 1SY?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near ME17 1SY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ME17 1SY, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near ME17 1SY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ME17 1SY, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near ME17 1SY?

The nearest vets to the centre of ME17 1SY on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is ME17 1SY in a conservation area?

The centre of ME17 1SY is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near ME17 1SY?

Police.uk records 7 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME17 1SY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Other theft2 reports
Other crime2 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report
Vehicle crime1 report
Drugs1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for ME17 1SY

Ward
Leeds & Langley
Parish
Langley
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Langley Heath
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

ME17 1SR80 mME17 1SX90 mME17 1TD100 mME17 3JH100 mME17 1TB110 mME17 3JQ120 m
All of ME17

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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