Boughton Road is in Sandway, Maidstone and in Maidstone district. ME17 2HU is located in the Harrietsham and Lenham electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Faversham and Mid Kent. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Boughton Road, Sandway, Maidstone, ME17 2HU and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: ME17 2HS, ME17 2AG.

Boughton Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Boughton Road are based on 11 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Maidstone.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for ME17 2HU

Average Price
£1,141,842
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£1,141,842
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Boughton Road

Average Price
£989,456
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Boughton Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Gladwish House Boughton Road, Maidstone, Kent
Detached, an established residential building 		£955,0002021-10-15 £1,069,298
Little Barleythorpe Boughton Road, Maidstone, Kent
Detached, an established residential building 		£750,0002007-08-09 £1,284,775
Oxley House Boughton Road, Maidstone, Kent
Detached, an established residential building 		£480,0002003-09-19 £1,071,453

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Lenham Primary School
Ham Lane, Lenham ME17 2LL 		1,098 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Platts Heath Primary School
Headcorn Road, Platts Heath ME17 2NH 		1,538 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Harrietsham Church of England Primary School
West Street, Harrietsham ME17 1JZ 		3,434 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Egerton Church of England Primary School
Stisted Way, Egerton TN27 9DR 		4,775 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ulcombe Church of England Primary School
The Street, Ulcombe ME17 1DU 		5,144 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4The Lenham School
Ham Lane, Lenham ME17 2LL 		1,243 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedHeath Farm School
Egerton Road, Charing Heath TN27 0AX 		4,842 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Wishful ThinkerWhite Horse Inn Cottages, Lenham Heath Road317 yd
Lenham Social ClubHigh Street, Lenham705 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
William Pitt Field
LODER CLOSE 		grass pitches1,044 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Boughton Road dangerous?

In 2023, 4 crimes were reported near Boughton Road . 86% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very safe. The most common type of crime was anti social behaviour. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of ME17 2HU.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 4
Anti Social Behaviour 1
Burglary 1
Other Theft 1
Violence And Sexual Offences 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of ME17 2HU.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-10Other theftUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Boughton Road397 yd
2023-08Anti-social behaviourOn or near Boughton Road397 yd
2023-02BurglaryUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Boughton Road397 yd
2023-01Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Headcorn Road411 yd

Employment

ME17 2HU area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee79
Retired66
Self-Employed43
Part-Time Employee33
Student (economically inactive)11
Looking after home or family10
Other8
Long-Term Sick or disabled5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3
Unemployed1

Employment Industry

Construction31
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles31
Education15
Professional, scientific and technical activities14
Manufacturing14
Transport and storage13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security11
Financial and insurance activities11
Human health and social work activities10
Accommodation and food service activities10
Other9
Administrative and support service activities7
Real estate activities5
Information and communication5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing2

People

Gender

Female154
Male154

Partnership Status

Single65
Married: Opposite sex154
Separated5
Divorced18
Widowed18

Health

Very good health148
Good health114
Fair health30
Bad health11
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications50
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 22
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 37
Apprenticeship17
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 39
Degree or Similar 87
Other8

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian1
Mixed Other1
White300
Gypsy or Irish Traveller6
Other1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom292
European Union12
Rest of Europe1
Middle East and Asia1
The Americas and the Caribbean2
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK292
10+ Years14
5-10 Years1

Passport Held

United Kingdom272
Ireland3
France2
Other EU countries3
Oceania1
No passport held28

Religion

No religion117
Christian177
Hindu1
Jewish1
Other religion2
Not answered10
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