ME17 3NS postcode in Kingswood, Maidstone, Kent

ME17 3NS is a postcode in Kingswood, Maidstone, in the Leeds & Langley ward of Maidstone. It is in the Faversham and Mid 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 44% of homes and businesses at ME17 3NS can get it Across Maidstone: 81% Typical price £400,000 Homes sold in ME17 3, last 12 months. ▼ 3.6% on the year before Nearest station Hollingbourne 4.1 km in a straight line

Where ME17 3NS is, and what is near it

Map of ME17 3NS and what is near it Map of ME17 3NS: its centre point, with the 308 other postcodes in the ME17 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. ME17 3BF: also in ME17 3ME17 3BZ: also in ME17 3ME17 3DL: also in ME17 3ME17 3DP: also in ME17 3ME17 3DW: also in ME17 3ME17 3FN: also in ME17 3ME17 3GJ: also in ME17 3ME17 3GL: also in ME17 3ME17 3GZ: also in ME17 3ME17 3HD: also in ME17 3ME17 3HQ: also in ME17 3ME17 3HX: also in ME17 3ME17 3HZ: also in ME17 3ME17 3JA: also in ME17 3ME17 3JB: also in ME17 3ME17 3JE: also in ME17 3ME17 3JF: also in ME17 3ME17 3JG: also in ME17 3ME17 3JH: also in ME17 3ME17 3JJ: also in ME17 3ME17 3JL: also in ME17 3ME17 3JN: also in ME17 3ME17 3JP: also in ME17 3ME17 3JQ: also in ME17 3ME17 3JR: also in ME17 3ME17 3JS: also in ME17 3ME17 3JT: also in ME17 3ME17 3JU: also in ME17 3ME17 3JW: also in ME17 3ME17 3JX: also in ME17 3ME17 3JY: also in ME17 3ME17 3JZ: also in ME17 3ME17 3LA: also in ME17 3ME17 3LB: also in ME17 3ME17 3LD: also in ME17 3ME17 3LH: also in ME17 3ME17 3LJ: also in ME17 3ME17 3LL: also in ME17 3ME17 3LP: also in ME17 3ME17 3LQ: also in ME17 3ME17 3LR: also in ME17 3ME17 3LS: also in ME17 3ME17 3LT: also in ME17 3ME17 3LU: also in ME17 3ME17 3LX: also in ME17 3ME17 3LY: also in ME17 3ME17 3LZ: also in ME17 3ME17 3NA: also in ME17 3ME17 3NH: also in ME17 3ME17 3NP: also in ME17 3ME17 3NR: also in ME17 3ME17 3NT: also in ME17 3ME17 3NU: also in ME17 3ME17 3NX: also in ME17 3ME17 3NY: also in ME17 3ME17 3NZ: also in ME17 3ME17 3PA: also in ME17 3ME17 3PB: also in ME17 3ME17 3PD: also in ME17 3ME17 3PE: also in ME17 3ME17 3PF: also in ME17 3ME17 3PG: also in ME17 3ME17 3PH: also in ME17 3ME17 3PJ: also in ME17 3ME17 3PP: also in ME17 3ME17 3PQ: also in ME17 3ME17 3PR: also in ME17 3ME17 3PS: also in ME17 3ME17 3PT: also in ME17 3ME17 3PW: also in ME17 3ME17 3PX: also in ME17 3ME17 3PY: also in ME17 3ME17 3PZ: also in ME17 3ME17 3QA: also in ME17 3ME17 3QB: also in ME17 3ME17 3QD: also in ME17 3ME17 3QE: also in ME17 3ME17 3QF: also in ME17 3ME17 3QG: also in ME17 3ME17 3QH: also in ME17 3ME17 3QJ: also in ME17 3ME17 3QL: also in ME17 3ME17 3QN: also in ME17 3ME17 3QQ: also in ME17 3ME17 3QS: also in ME17 3ME17 3QW: also in ME17 3ME17 3RT: also in ME17 3ME17 3RU: also in ME17 3ME17 3ST: also in ME17 3ME17 3TU: also in ME17 3ME17 3YE: also in ME17 3ME17 3YZ: also in ME17 3 2 schools, 2.1 kmHollingbourne station 4.1 kmWallis Avenue 4.2 kmHarrietsham station 4.6 kmLeeds & Langley ME17 3NS Map of ME17 3NS and what is near it Map of ME17 3NS: its centre point, with the 308 other postcodes in the ME17 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. GP 2.4 kmHollingbourne station 4.1 kmHarrietsham station 4.6 kmLeeds & Langley ME17 3NS
  • ME17 3NS
  • Other postcodes in ME17 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 51.2304, longitude 0.6103)

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 3NS?

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 3NS?

11% of the homes and businesses at ME17 3NS cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s) from a line or fixed wireless, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

ME17 3NS 44% Maidstone 81%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

ME17 3NS 44% Maidstone 95%
Cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s)11%
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 3NS?

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 3NS 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 3NS.

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 3NS: 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 3NS 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.

Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcode

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 3NS?

Homes in ME17 3 sold for a typical £400,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 78 sales, down 3.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£400,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£415,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £560,000 31 sales
  • Semi-detached £395,000 27 sales
  • Terraced £307,000 11 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £220,000 9 sales

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 3NS

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in ME17 3NS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 12 November 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

Food hygiene ratings at ME17 3NS

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at ME17 3NS. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near ME17 3NS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,160 homes in the neighbourhood around ME17 3NS. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (39%). 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 3NS

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 D, the most common, is £2,503.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 50 (4%)£1,668
Band Babout 60 (5%)£1,946
Band Cabout 160 (14%)£2,225
Band Dabout 320 (28%)£2,503
Band Eabout 260 (22%)£3,059
Band Fabout 140 (12%)£3,615
Band Gabout 160 (14%)£4,171
Band Habout 10 (1%)£5,005

When the homes were built

  1. 14% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 15% 1945 to 1964
  5. 39% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 6% 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 3NS is in (ONS area E01024375), 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 3NS?

The nearest open schools to ME17 3NS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ME17 3NS, 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 3NS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME17 3NS is Hollingbourne Rail Station, 4.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Hollingbourne Rail Station Railway station 4.1 kmCycle
  • Harrietsham 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.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near ME17 3NS, 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 3NS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME17 3NS, 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 3NS?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of ME17 3NS 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 3NS?

The nearest to the centre of ME17 3NS, 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 3NS?

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 3NS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ME17 3NS, 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 3NS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ME17 3NS, 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 3NS?

The nearest vets to the centre of ME17 3NS 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 3NS in a conservation area?

The centre of ME17 3NS 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 3NS?

Police.uk records 6 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME17 3NS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Other theft2 reports
Other crime2 reports
Violence and sexual offences1 report
Vehicle crime1 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 3NS

Ward
Leeds & Langley
Parish
Broomfield and Kingswood
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Kingswood, Maidstone
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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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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