Is ME17 1AA a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

ME17 1AA is a postcode in Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs, Maidstone, South East, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near ME17 1AA, then scores the surrounding small area 54/100 - bottom 49% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around ME17 1AA are safety and local prosperity, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for ME17 1AA is based on Maidstone 011 Census 2021. It covers 9,765 residents, 99 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 49, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 76% owner-occupied, 13% privately rented, 9% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 5/10.

For property prices near ME17 1AA, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the ME17 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £425k from 57 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near ME17 1AA by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near ME17 1AA; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.