ME17 1BH
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Property report — ME17 1BH
Open-data due diligence for ME17 1BH and the area around it.
ME17 1BH in brief: 15 recorded sales (£80,000–£740,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for ME17 1BH itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the ME17 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£531,291
Population
17,875
Crimes recorded
11
Schools
5
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
50%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in ME17 1, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (22 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | £740,000 | HAWTHORNE HOUSE ASHFORD ROAD | Detached |
| 2021-06-30 | £640,000 | THE COURTYARD ASHFORD ROAD | Detached |
| 2021-03-12 | £675,000 | HAWTHORNE HOUSE ASHFORD ROAD | Detached |
| 2014-09-11 | £365,000 | WAYSIDE ASHFORD ROAD | Detached |
| 2003-08-13 | £295,000 | JEREMIAH ASHFORD ROAD | Detached |
| 2002-05-03 | £190,000 | JEREMIAH ASHFORD ROAD | Detached |
| 2001-09-04 | £295,000 | HAWTHORNE HOUSE ASHFORD ROAD | Detached |
| 2001-09-03 | £295,000 | THE COURTYARD ASHFORD ROAD | Detached |
| 2001-03-08 | £185,000 | WEALDEN LODGE ASHFORD ROAD | Detached |
| 2000-02-29 | £240,000 | RIVENDELL ASHFORD ROAD | Detached |
| 1999-10-28 | £275,000 | HAWKLEY LODGE ASHFORD ROAD | Detached |
| 1999-10-01 | £240,000 | MAPLE TREE HOUSE ASHFORD ROAD | Detached |
| 1998-10-01 | £160,000 | HAWTHORNE HOUSE ASHFORD ROAD | Detached |
| 1996-08-30 | £135,000 | WHIPACRES ASHFORD ROAD | Detached |
| 1995-06-07 | £80,000 | HAWTHORNE HOUSE ASHFORD ROAD | Detached |
15 recorded sales on ME17 1BH. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrietsham Church of England Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| The Lenham School | 1.1 mi | Secondary | Good (2019) |
| Lenham Primary School | 1.2 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Platts Heath Primary School | 1.3 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Kingswood Primary School | 2.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Hollingbourne Primary School | 2.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: LEN VALLEY PRACTICE (1.7 mi) · LANGLEY (4.0 mi) · SUTTON VALENCE GROUP PRACTICE (4.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: HEADSTONE BODY STONE AND FOOTSTONE TO MARTHA KNIGHT CIRCA 18 YARDS SOUTH OF WEST TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · TABLE TOMB TO MRS ELIZABETH BARROW 2 YARDS SOUTH OF SOUTH PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · HEADSTONE, BODYSTONE AND FOOTSTONE TO JOHN KNIGHT CIRCA 15 YARDS SOUTH OF WEST TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: SAXON WARRIOR PHARMACY (1.4 mi) · THE CHARING PHARMACY (5.1 mi)
Nearest stations: Harrietsham (0.6 mi) · Lenham (1.1 mi) · Hollingbourne (3.0 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 49
- One-person households
- 22%
- Households with children
- 26%
- Households
- 6,852
Owned 77% · Social rent 9% · Private rent 13%
Census 2021 (ONS), for ME17 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in ME17 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 14/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for ME17 1BH in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictME17 | SectorME17 1 | PostcodeME17 1BH |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £446,177 | £531,291 | £320,667 |
| Population | 43,623 | 17,875 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 95 | 11 | — |
| Schools | 16 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 54% | 50% | 82% |
| Superfast broadband | 87% | 80% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (ME17 1); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.