ME17 4HT postcode in Loose, Kent

ME17 4HT is a postcode in Loose, in the Loose & Linton 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 100% of homes and businesses at ME17 4HT can get it Across Maidstone: 81% Typical price £375,000 Homes sold in ME17 4, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Nearest station East Farleigh 3.7 km in a straight line

Where ME17 4HT is, and what is near it

Map of ME17 4HT and what is near it Map of ME17 4HT: its centre point, with the 284 other postcodes in the ME17 4 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 bus stop, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A229 ME17 4AA: also in ME17 4ME17 4AD: also in ME17 4ME17 4AE: also in ME17 4ME17 4AF: also in ME17 4ME17 4AJ: also in ME17 4ME17 4AL: also in ME17 4ME17 4AW: also in ME17 4ME17 4EF: also in ME17 4ME17 4FA: also in ME17 4ME17 4FD: also in ME17 4ME17 4FE: also in ME17 4ME17 4FJ: also in ME17 4ME17 4FL: also in ME17 4ME17 4FN: also in ME17 4ME17 4FP: also in ME17 4ME17 4GQ: also in ME17 4ME17 4GR: also in ME17 4ME17 4GY: also in ME17 4ME17 4HN: also in ME17 4ME17 4HP: also in ME17 4ME17 4HR: also in ME17 4ME17 4HS: also in ME17 4ME17 4HW: also in ME17 4ME17 4HX: also in ME17 4ME17 4HY: also in ME17 4ME17 4LA: also in ME17 4ME17 4LD: also in ME17 4ME17 4LE: also in ME17 4ME17 4LF: also in ME17 4ME17 4LG: also in ME17 4ME17 4LH: also in ME17 4ME17 4LJ: also in ME17 4ME17 4LL: also in ME17 4ME17 4LN: also in ME17 4ME17 4LP: also in ME17 4ME17 4LQ: also in ME17 4ME17 4LR: also in ME17 4ME17 4LS: also in ME17 4ME17 4LT: also in ME17 4ME17 4LU: also in ME17 4ME17 4LW: also in ME17 4ME17 4LX: also in ME17 4ME17 4NP: also in ME17 4ME17 4NR: also in ME17 4ME17 4NS: also in ME17 4ME17 4NT: also in ME17 4ME17 4NU: also in ME17 4ME17 4NX: also in ME17 4ME17 4NY: also in ME17 4ME17 4SJ: also in ME17 4ME17 4SN: also in ME17 4ME17 4UE: also in ME17 4ME17 4UQ: also in ME17 4ME17 4XJ: also in ME17 4ME17 4XS: also in ME17 4ME17 4XT: also in ME17 4 Wallis Avenue 2.6 kmEast Farleigh station 3.7 kmLoose ME17 4HT Map of ME17 4HT and what is near it Map of ME17 4HT: its centre point, with the 284 other postcodes in the ME17 4 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 bus stop, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A229 Wallis Avenue 2.6 kmMaidstone West station 4.6 kmCoxheath & Farleigh ME17 4HT
  • ME17 4HT
  • Other postcodes in ME17 4: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 1 bus stop
  • 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 51.2295, longitude 0.5195)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after ME17 4HT?

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 4HT?

Every home and business at ME17 4HT can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

ME17 4HT 100% Maidstone 81%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

ME17 4HT 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 4HT?

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 4HT 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 4HT.

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 4HT: 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 4HT 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 4HT?

Homes in ME17 4 sold for a typical £375,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 116 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£375,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£375,000 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Detached £462,500 40 sales
  • Semi-detached £365,000 50 sales
  • Terraced £300,000 20 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £151,000 6 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 4HT

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in ME17 4HT 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

Food hygiene ratings at ME17 4HT

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at ME17 4HT. 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 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near ME17 4HT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around ME17 4HT. The largest share of them, 22%, are in council tax band G. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (47%). 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 4HT

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 G, the most common, is £4,171.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (6%)£1,668
Band Babout 30 (4%)£1,946
Band Cabout 110 (16%)£2,225
Band Dabout 140 (20%)£2,503
Band Eabout 110 (16%)£3,059
Band Fabout 80 (12%)£3,615
Band Gabout 150 (22%)£4,171
Band Habout 30 (4%)£5,005

When the homes were built

  1. 47% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 21% 1945 to 1964
  5. 15% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 4HT is in (ONS area E01024345), 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 4HT?

The nearest open schools to ME17 4HT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ME17 4HT, 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 4HT?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME17 4HT is East Farleigh Rail Station, 3.7 km away in a straight line.

  • East Farleigh Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle
  • Maidstone West 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.

1 bus stop within 400 metres, the nearest Cornwallis Academy, 135 m away.

More stations near ME17 4HT, 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 4HT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME17 4HT, 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 4HT?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of ME17 4HT 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 4HT?

The nearest to the centre of ME17 4HT, 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 4HT?

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 4HT?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ME17 4HT, 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 4HT?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ME17 4HT, 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 4HT?

The nearest vets to the centre of ME17 4HT 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 4HT in a conservation area?

The centre of ME17 4HT 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 4HT?

Police.uk records 30 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME17 4HT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences12 reports
Anti-social behaviour7 reports
Other theft5 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Drugs1 report

Also: other crime 1.

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 4HT

Ward
Loose & Linton
Parish
Linton
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Loose
Rural or urban
Urban, 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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

ME17 4FL220 mME17 4AJ260 mME17 4HX270 mME17 4HY340 mME17 4HR350 mME15 0AZ370 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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