ME17 2BE is a postal code used within the United Kingdom for delivering mail.

Postcodes are made up of two parts. The part before the space (ME17) is called the outward code. The part after the space (2BE) is called the inward code. The letters C, I, K, M, O and V are not allowed in the inward code. In addition to the inward and outward code, the postcode can be broken up into four parts:

Postal Area. In our case ME which means Medway.
Postal District. In our case ME17.
Postal Sector. In our case ME17 2.
Postcode Unit. The last two letters. In our case BE.

The regional mail center for the post area ME is the Princess Royal Distribution Centre, which is located at Blackmore Drive, North Circular, LONDON , NW10 7RH.

The final port of call for any post addressed to the ME17 2BE postcode is the local delivery office (DO) which is BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA SPDO. Here the post will be sorted ready for delivery.

The properties in the ME17 2BE postcode have the street address of Boughton Road

A close-knit community! The 2021 Census indicates that only 17 individuals call the ME17 2BE postcode their home.

It is situated within the post town of MAIDSTONE within the old postal county of Kent.

ME17 2BE is within the village of Sandway.

The ME17 2BE postcode area is composed of 100% residential properties, 0% commercial properties, and 0% public properties.

According to our data. Most dwellings in ME17 2BE are houses. The remainder of residential properties consist of flats. Of these houses, most are detached. The remainder are semi-detached. Of these flats, most are detached.

Most properties in ME17 2BE are owned by the occupiers with the rest being privately rented.

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ME17 2BE: Points of Interest

Chilston Park Hotel

Chilston Park Hotel is an accommodation provider offering lodging services located at Boughton Road, Sandway, Kent, ME17 2BE.

Property Type	Percentage
Residential	100%
Commercial	0%
Public	0%

Map Coordinates for ME17 2BE

Latitude	51.220699287
Longitude	0.70024691534

Ordnance Survey Maps for ME17 2BE

Map Series	Amazon	Ordnance Survey
Explorer 1:25,000 149 Sittingbourne and Faversham	Check Price on Amazon	Buy Direct from the Ordnance Survey
Explorer 1:25,000 137 Ashford	Check Price on Amazon	Buy Direct from the Ordnance Survey
Explorer 1:25,000 148 Maidstone and the Medway Towns	Check Price on Amazon	Buy Direct from the Ordnance Survey
Landranger 1:50,000 189 Ashford & Romsey Marsh	Check Price on Amazon

Map showing 5 and 10 minutes walking distances from ME17 2BE © Crown copyright and database rights 2024

Weather Forecast for ME17 2BE

Mon 29th Apr

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Time Period	Icon	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
18:00 to 21:00		Sunny day	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	0.00%	S 7 mph
21:00 to 00:00		Clear night	9.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	0.00%	SE 7 mph

Tue 30th Apr

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Clear night	9.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	0.00%	SE 7 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Clear night	8.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	0.00%	SE 7 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Sunny day	10.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	1.00%	SE 7 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Partly cloudy (day)	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	3.00%	SSE 11 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	14.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	10.00%	SSE 11 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	14.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	12.00%	SSE 11 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	15.00%	SSE 7 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	11.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	12.00%	SE 4 mph

Wed 1st May

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Cloudy	11.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	14.00%	SSE 4 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	10.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	13.00%	S 2 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Cloudy	11.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	12.00%	N 4 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	14.00%	NNE 4 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	15.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	14.00%	NE 7 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	16.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	10.00%	NNE 9 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	14.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	12.00%	NNE 7 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	10.00%	NNW 9 mph

Thu 2nd May

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Cloudy	11.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	14.00%	NNW 9 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	13.00%	NNW 9 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Cloudy	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	13.00%	NNW 9 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	14.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	9.00%	NNW 9 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Partly cloudy (day)	16.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	6.00%	NNW 11 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Partly cloudy (day)	17.0°C (feels like 15.0°C)	10.00%	NNW 11 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Sunny day	15.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	7.00%	N 9 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Clear night	12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	5.00%	NNW 9 mph

What are the Broadband Speeds like in the ME17 2BE Postcode?

Download Speeds For ME17 2BE

Average Mbps	9.900
Median Mbps	9.100
Maximum Mbps	15.890

ME17 2BE has an average download speed of 9.9 Megabits per second (Mbps).

173 other postcode units have the same broadband speed.

1% of postcodes (13,321) have slower broadband speeds.

99% of postcodes (1,171,147) have faster broadband speeds.

Upload Speeds For ME17 2BE

Average Mbps	0.900
Median Mbps	0.800
Maximum Mbps	1.220

ME17 2BE has an average upload speed of 0.9 Megabits per second (Mbps).

3,865 other postcode units have the same upload speed.

1% of postcodes (8,502) have slower upload speeds.

99% of postcodes (1,172,274) have faster upload speeds.

Sourced from Ofcom data 2021.

Schools within a five minute drive of ME17 2BE Postcode

England Secondary Schools

The Lenham School

Address: The Lenham School, Ham Lane, Lenham, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 2LL

Distance: 1.24 miles

School Website

Contact: 01622858267

Swadelands School

Address: Swadelands School, Ham Lane, Lenham, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 2LL

Distance: 1.24 miles

Contact:

England Primary Schools

Lenham Primary School

Address: Lenham Primary School, Ham Lane, Lenham, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 2LL

Distance: 1.24 miles

School Website

Contact: 01622858260

Platts Heath Primary School

Address: Platts Heath Primary School, Headcorn Road, Platts Heath, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 2NH

Distance: 0.60 miles

School Website

Contact: 01622850316

Data accessed January 2024

Nearest Dentists

Dentists near ME17 2BE

DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 4 HIGH STREET, LENHAM, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME17 2QD

Distance: 1.32 miles

Contact: :

DENTAL DEPARTMENT

Address: EAST SUTTON PARK, SUTTON VALENCE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME17 3DF

Distance: 3.77 miles

Contact: :

DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 6 KINGS ROAD, HEADCORN, ASHFORD, KENT, TN27 9QU

Distance: 4.88 miles

Contact: :

DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 25 STATION ROAD, HEADCORN, ASHFORD, KENT, TN27 9SB

Distance: 4.88 miles

Contact: :

K2 SMILES LTD

Address: 1 CAVENDISH WAY, BEARSTED, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME15 8PW

Distance: 6.40 miles

Contact: :

SENACRE DENTAL PRACTICE

Address: 1 BELL MEADOW, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME15 9NB

Distance: 6.54 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest Chemists

Pharmacies near ME17 2BE

SAXON WARRIOR PHARMACY

Address: THE SQUARE, LENHAM, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME17 2PG

Distance: 1.38 miles

Contact: :

THE CHARING PHARMACY

Address: CHARING SURGERY, 1 SURGERY CLOSE, CHARING, ASHFORD, KENT, TN27 0AW

Distance: 4.02 miles

Contact: tel: 0844 4773040

ALLCURES PLC

Address: GRIGG LANE, HEADCORN, ASHFORD, KENT, TN27 9AA

Distance: 4.54 miles

Contact: tel: 01622 890758

PAYDENS PHARMACY

Address: GATEWAY HOUSE, WALLIS AVE, PARKWOOD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 9NE

Distance: 6.24 miles

Contact: tel: 01622 754977

MEDICLINIC PHARMACY

Address: UNIT 2-4, LONGSHAW ROAD, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME15 9JD

Distance: 6.33 miles

Contact: tel: 01622 755587

PAYDENS LTD

Address: 126-128 ASHFORD ROAD, BEARSTED, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME14 4LX

Distance: 6.47 miles

Contact: tel: 01622 737713

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Nearest Opticians

Opticians near ME17 2BE

HEADCORN EYE CENTRE AND HEARING CARE

Address: 25 HIGH STREET, HEADCORN, ASHFORD, TN27 9NH

Distance: 4.99 miles

Contact: :

PETER JONES OPTICIANS

Address: 5 CHURCH GATE COTTAGES, HIGH STREET, STAPLEHURST, TONBRIDGE, KENT, TN12 0AX

Distance: 7.71 miles

Contact: :

W AND K POPE OPTICIANS

Address: THE OAST BUSINESS CENTRE, 62 BELL ROAD, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4HE

Distance: 7.75 miles

Contact: :

LANSEYECARE LIMITED - SINGLETON

Address: 56 SWAFFER WAY, SINGLETON, ASHFORD, KENT, TN23 5JE

Distance: 8.07 miles

Contact: :

JOHN HIGH OPTICIANS - SITTINGBOURNE

Address: 73 HIGH STREET, SITTINGBOURNE, KENT, ME10 4AW

Distance: 8.37 miles

Contact: :

BOOTS OPTICIANS (KING STREET - MAIDSTONE)

Address: 56-62 KING STREET, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME14 1BW

Distance: 8.37 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest GP Surgeries

Doctors near ME17 2BE

LEN VALLEY PRACTICE

Address: GROOM WAY, LENHAM, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME17 2QF

Distance: 1.51 miles

Contact: tel: 01622 858341

THE GLEBE MEDICAL CENTRE

Address: CHURCH ROAD, HARRIETSHAM, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME17 1AP

Distance: 1.83 miles

Contact: :

CHARING SURGERY

Address: 1 SURGERY CLOSE, CHARING, ASHFORD, KENT, TN27 0AW

Distance: 4.02 miles

Contact: tel: 01233 714490

HEADCORN SURGERY

Address: GRIGG LANE, HEADCORN, ASHFORD, KENT, TN27 9AA

Distance: 4.54 miles

Contact: tel: 01622 890294

SUTTON VALENCE GROUP PRACTICE

Address: SOUTH LANE, SUTTON VALENCE, MAIDSTONE, ME17 3BD

Distance: 4.64 miles

Contact: tel: 01622 842212

SOUTHWAYS

Address: NORTH STREET, SUTTON VALENCE, MAIDSTONE, ME17 3HT

Distance: 4.73 miles

Contact: :

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Transport Links near ME17 2BE

Train Stations

Nearest stations for postcode: ME17 2BE

Lenham
Lenham station, Station Approach Road, off High Street, Lenham, ME17 2HR
Distance: 1.36 miles
Driving Time: 4.03 minutes
Harrietsham
Harrietsham station, Station Road, Harriertsham, Kent, ME17 1JA
Distance: 2.67 miles
Driving Time: 6.50 minutes
Charing (Kent)
Charing station, Station Road, Charing, Kent, TN27 0JA
Distance: 5.70 miles
Driving Time: 9.73 minutes
Hollingbourne
Hollingbourne station, Eythorne Street, Hollingbourne, Kent, ME17 1TX
Distance: 6.18 miles
Driving Time: 12.82 minutes
Pluckley
Pluckley station, Station Road, Pluckley, Kent, TN27 0RT
Distance: 6.77 miles
Driving Time: 12.90 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Motorway Junctions near ME17 2BE

Train Stations

Motorway Junctions near ME17 2BE

M20 J8

Distance: 5.79 miles

Driving Time: 10.67 minutes

M20 J7

Distance: 9.01 miles

Driving Time: 13.92 minutes

M20 J9

Distance: 10.68 miles

Driving Time: 15.70 minutes

M2 J5

Distance: 14.80 miles

Driving Time: 20.27 minutes

M2 J4

Distance: 18.17 miles

Driving Time: 23.57 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Who are my Elected Representatives in the ME17 2BE Postcode?

Westminster Constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent Co Const
Member or Parliament	Helen Whately
Contact Details	Contact Helen Whately
Political Party	Conservative

What Council is the ME17 2BE Postcode in?

The Local Council for this Postcode is Maidstone District Council and the County Council is Kent County Council.

Kent County Council is responsible for providing education, libraries and maintaining highways.

Maidstone District Council is responsible for duties such as council tax, rubbish collection, housing, environmental health and planning.

You can visit the website for Maidstone District at the following link Maidstone District.

How much is the Council Tax?

Maidstone District Council is responsible for collecting council tax. This will vary depending on which council tax band the property falls within. You can check the council tax band at the gov.uk website.

Once you know the council tax band you can view how much Maidstone District charge for that band by visiting the The Council Tax section of their website.

Planning Applications

When moving house to a new post code it is worth checking out what will be built in the neighbourhood.

Few people want to live next door to a building site, have their garden overlooked or have the views from their property ruined.

Visit the local planning department and search for planning applications in this postcode granted within the last three years or still awaiting a decision. This will give an indication of what could still be built.

Where can I find out where the nearest Library to the ME17 2BE Postcode is?

Libraries are the responsibility of Kent County Council

Visit the link for more information. Please note that some councils outsource library services to private companies and community groups ran by volunteers.

Libraries - Kent County Council

House Sales in ME17 2BE

Yearly House Sales for ME17 2BE
Year	High	Low	Average	Sales
2015	£425,000	£425,000	£425,000	1
2016	£70,000	£70,000	£70,000	1
2020	£1,500,000	£1,500,000	£1,500,000	1
2021	£1,250,000	£1,250,000	£1,250,000	1

Postcodes near the ME17 2BE Postcode

ME17 2HU Boughton Road ME17 2HX Lenham Heath Road ME17 2HY Lenham Heath Road

What Popular Supermarkets are near the ME17 2BE Postcode?

Popular Supermarkets near ME17 2BE
Supermarket	Distance	Directions
Sainsburys, Avenue Of Remembrance, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4DN	13.25 miles	Directions from ME17 2BE to Sainsburys
Aldi, East Street, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4BL	13.45 miles	Directions from ME17 2BE to Aldi
Iceland, High Street, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 4PD	13.48 miles	Directions from ME17 2BE to Iceland
Lidl, West Street, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 1AR	13.53 miles	Directions from ME17 2BE to Lidl
Iceland, Eurolink Way, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 3HH	13.79 miles	Directions from ME17 2BE to Iceland

What Popular Restaurants are near the ME17 2BE Postcode?

Burger King Restaurants near ME17 2BE
Burger King	Distance	Directions
Eureka Leisure Park, Trinity Road, Ashford, TN25 4BN	8.43 miles	Directions from ME17 2BE to Eureka Leisure Park, Trinity Road
68-70 Week Street, Maidstone, ME14 1RJ	8.57 miles	Directions from ME17 2BE to 68-70 Week Street
Unit 100, Ashford County Square, Ashford, TN23 1AE	8.88 miles	Directions from ME17 2BE to Unit 100, Ashford County Square
Junction 4-5, M2 Motorway, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 8PQ	9.21 miles	Directions from ME17 2BE to Junction 4-5, M2 Motorway, Rainham

Mcdonald's Restaurants near ME17 2BE
Mcdonald's	Distance	Directions
McDonald's, Junction 8, M20 Motorway, Hollingbourne, MAIDSTONE, ME17 1SS	4.89 miles	Directions from ME17 2BE to McDonald's, Junction 8, M20 Motorway, Hollingbourne, MAIDSTONE, ME17 1SS
McDonald's, Water Lane, Chequers Centre, MAIDSTONE, ME15 6AR	8.36 miles	Directions from ME17 2BE to McDonald's, Water Lane, Chequers Centre, MAIDSTONE, ME15 6AR
McDonald's, Eureka Leisure Park, ASHFORD, TN25 4BN	8.52 miles	Directions from ME17 2BE to McDonald's, Eureka Leisure Park, ASHFORD, TN25 4BN
McDonald's, Week Street, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1RL	8.59 miles	Directions from ME17 2BE to McDonald's, Week Street, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1RL

KFC Restaurants near ME17 2BE
Restaurant	Distance	Directions
KFC, Dukes Walk, Chequers Centre, MAIDSTONE, ME15 6AS	8.36 miles	Directions from ME17 2BE to KFC Maidstone - The Mall Shopping Centre
KFC, Week Street, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1QX	8.61 miles	Directions from ME17 2BE to KFC Maidstone - Week Street
KFC, Sittingbourne Retail Park, Mill Way, SITTINGBOURNE, ME10 2XD	8.71 miles	Directions from ME17 2BE to KFC Sittingbourne - Mill Way
KFC, High Street, ASHFORD, TN24 8TH	9.03 miles	Directions from ME17 2BE to KFC Ashford - High Street
KFC, Beaver Road, ASHFORD, TN23 7ST	9.22 miles	Directions from ME17 2BE to KFC Ashford - Beaver Road