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Property report — ME17 1HU
Open-data due diligence for ME17 1HU and the area around it.
ME17 1HU in brief: 42 recorded sales (£59,995–£715,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for ME17 1HU 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
High
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | £307,500 | 80 WEST STREET | Terraced |
| 2025-03-27 | £715,000 | 88A WEST STREET | Detached |
| 2023-11-24 | £285,000 | 50 WEST STREET | Terraced |
| 2022-03-30 | £585,000 | 62 WEST STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2022-03-25 | £325,000 | 66 WEST STREET | Terraced |
| 2022-03-22 | £308,000 | 80 WEST STREET | Terraced |
| 2022-02-11 | £325,000 | 68 WEST STREET | Terraced |
| 2021-10-15 | £133,000 | 62B WEST STREET | Flat |
| 2021-08-11 | £215,000 | 50 WEST STREET | Terraced |
| 2021-04-13 | £280,000 | 68 WEST STREET | Terraced |
| 2020-12-10 | £256,000 | 80 WEST STREET | Terraced |
| 2019-01-25 | £350,000 | 62 WEST STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2017-06-02 | £260,000 | 68 WEST STREET | Terraced |
| 2017-04-26 | £635,000 | 54 WEST STREET | Other |
| 2017-04-26 | £345,000 | 60 WEST STREET | Other |
| 2017-04-26 | £290,000 | 54 WEST STREET | Other |
| 2016-08-05 | £225,000 | 80 WEST STREET | Terraced |
| 2016-07-25 | £260,000 | 66 WEST STREET | Terraced |
| 2016-05-27 | £245,000 | 82 WEST STREET | Flat |
| 2015-04-16 | £165,000 | 50 WEST STREET | Terraced |
| 2014-05-09 | £185,000 | 68 WEST STREET | Terraced |
| 2013-08-23 | £175,000 | 80 WEST STREET | Terraced |
| 2010-09-20 | £340,000 | 42 WEST STREET | Terraced |
| 2009-12-22 | £200,000 | 86 WEST STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2009-08-14 | £161,500 | 68 WEST STREET | Terraced |
| 2009-05-29 | £121,500 | 50 WEST STREET | Terraced |
| 2007-05-18 | £165,000 | 84 WEST STREET | Flat |
| 2006-03-23 | £174,000 | 66 WEST STREET | Terraced |
| 2004-03-11 | £85,000 | 48 WEST STREET | Terraced |
| 2003-12-12 | £153,000 | 68 WEST STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-11-28 | £104,950 | 66 WEST STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-03-30 | £94,000 | 68 WEST STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-03-02 | £100,000 | 50 WEST STREET | Terraced |
| 2000-11-03 | £235,000 | 42 WEST STREET | Terraced |
| 1999-11-09 | £125,000 | 42 WEST STREET | Terraced |
| 1999-09-24 | £84,000 | 84 WEST STREET | Flat |
| 1999-05-27 | £88,000 | 86 WEST STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1998-06-24 | £79,000 | 66 WEST STREET | Terraced |
| 1998-05-12 | £73,156 | 50 WEST STREET | Terraced |
| 1998-03-17 | £63,000 | 78 WEST STREET | Terraced |
| 1997-07-11 | £93,500 | 88 WEST STREET | Detached |
| 1996-03-29 | £59,995 | 66 WEST STREET | Terraced |
42 recorded sales on ME17 1HU. 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 | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Platts Heath Primary School | 1.4 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| The Lenham School | 1.6 mi | Secondary | Good (2019) |
| Lenham Primary School | 1.7 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Kingswood Primary School | 2.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Hollingbourne Primary School | 2.2 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 (2.1 mi) · LANGLEY (3.6 mi) · SUTTON VALENCE GROUP PRACTICE (4.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 62, WEST STREET (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · 46-50, WEST STREET (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · 42, WEST STREET (Grade II) (0.0 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: SAXON WARRIOR PHARMACY (1.9 mi) · PAYDENS LTD (4.8 mi) · SPIRES PHARMACY (5.0 mi)
Nearest stations: Harrietsham (0.2 mi) · Lenham (1.5 mi) · Hollingbourne (2.6 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Aldi (4.6 mi) · The Co-operative Food (5.0 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
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. 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 1HU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £446,177 | £531,291 | £225,455 |
| 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 | High |
| Gigabit broadband | 54% | 50% | 88% |
| 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
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