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Ashford

Ashford has 132,747 residents in 53,583 households (Census 2021); 16% are aged 15–29 and 32% of households rent their home. Over the past two years homes sold for a median of £345,000, from £235,000 in Stanhope to £600,000 in Downs West.

Local authority · 39 wards · 3,975 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
132,747residentsCensus 2021
£345kmedian sale price3,405 sales, 24 months
31%green within 500 mpostcode average
24services in 15 minutesmedian postcode

Six maps of Ashford.

Every dot is a residential postcode. Each map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest.

Sale pricesPostcode sector median sale price, % of the local authority median
Map of Ashford: Postcode sector median sale price, % of the local authority median
<80%160%+
Green spaceShare of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space
Map of Ashford: Share of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space
0%30%+
Everyday servicesEveryday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
Map of Ashford: Everyday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
<60240+
Deprivation decileNeighbourhood deprivation decile (IoD 2025 England, WIMD 2025 Wales, SIMD 2020v2 Scotland): 1 = most deprived 10% (context, not a score)
Map of Ashford: Neighbourhood deprivation decile (IoD 2025 England, WIMD 2025 Wales, SIMD 2020v2 Scotland): 1 = most deprived 10% (context, not a score)
110
Recorded crimeCrimes recorded within 500 m in 12 months, % of the local postcode average
Map of Ashford: Crimes recorded within 500 m in 12 months, % of the local postcode average
<50%250%+
Gigabit broadbandShare of premises with gigabit-capable broadband (Ofcom, July 2025)
Map of Ashford: Share of premises with gigabit-capable broadband (Ofcom, July 2025)
<20%95%+

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, Aug 2026 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · © OpenStreetMap contributors · English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG · data.police.uk · Ofcom Connected Nations 2025

All 39 wards at a glance.

Colour shows where each ward sits among Ashford's wards for that measure, from lowest to highest. Select a ward for its full report.

WardMedian priceGreen 500 mServices 15 minAged 15–29Owner-occupiedFlatsNearest tram or railGigabitCrime per 1,000
Aylesford & East Stour£255k24%7320%49%26%1.5 km92%85
Beaver£275k12%8019%51%16%1.6 km98%74
Biddenden£485k58%513%76%3%5.1 km20%43
Bircholt£455k43%612%80%1%5.5 km49%40
Bockhanger£295k21%8116%56%17%2.4 km83%176
Bybrook£342k16%7014%73%10%2.4 km99%60
Charing£453k36%1912%71%6%813 m35%62
Conningbrook & Little Burton Farm£393k24%3320%68%11%2.3 km88%35
Downs North£480k32%411%73%1%2.2 km48%45
Downs West£600k28%513%86%0%3.9 km15%43
Furley£288k16%17619%59%14%1.1 km91%75
Goat Lees£290k17%5919%59%14%3.2 km86%78
Godinton£315k28%4317%80%7%2.3 km97%53
Highfield£340k18%5616%82%4%2.2 km100%58
Isle of Oxney£475k44%613%71%2%3.0 km48%36
Kennington£425k20%4014%87%3%3.0 km89%44
Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield£365k24%1717%78%7%3.6 km75%44
Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry£385k29%1118%71%8%4.2 km76%96
Norman£260k16%9620%51%7%1.1 km95%195
Park Farm North£345k27%4319%81%0%2.4 km100%38
Park Farm South£335k33%3517%67%6%3.0 km88%21
Repton£340k32%5320%62%27%2.1 km85%78
Rolvenden & Tenterden West£500k53%1012%71%7%2.0 km57%49
Roman£360k17%5220%71%7%2.7 km94%83
Saxon Shore£450k47%412%79%3%4.7 km35%23
Singleton East£259k19%6116%65%14%2.2 km90%104
Singleton West£275k33%4218%67%10%2.9 km98%30
Stanhope£235k19%7023%36%17%2.1 km91%115
Tenterden North£400k29%5212%73%10%624 m68%58
Tenterden South£441k33%5113%66%17%688 m63%115
Tenterden St Michael's£427k42%1314%77%7%1.7 km76%50
Upper Weald£520k34%613%69%3%2.5 km73%83
Victoria£282k14%18023%43%34%750 m77%286
Washford£278k23%5316%66%16%2.6 km100%34
Weald Central£455k48%1015%74%5%3.7 km43%62
Weald North£580k53%1013%77%1%4.0 km19%44
Weald South£480k43%313%79%3%4.2 km13%45
Willesborough£324k17%6115%70%5%1.7 km96%117
Wye with Hinxhill£450k22%2810%63%11%771 m5%65

Sources: Census 2021 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors · data.police.uk

Prices.

Quarterly median of all standard residential sales in Ashford. The latest quarter is still being registered.

£324k£335k£347k£359k2024 Q12024 Q22024 Q32024 Q42025 Q12025 Q22025 Q32025 Q42026 Q12026 Q22026 Q3
£324k£335k£347k£359k2024 Q12025 Q12026 Q12026 Q3

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026

Safety.

Police recorded 10,895 crimes and incidents in Ashford in the 12 months to Aug 2026, 82 per 1,000 residents.

05411,081Sept 2024Nov 2024Jan 2025Mar 2025May 2025Jul 2025Sept 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026
05411,081Sept 2024Mar 2025Sept 2025Mar 2026
Violence and sexual offences3,985
Anti-social behaviour2,134
Criminal damage and arson978
Shoplifting879
Other theft781
Public order429
Vehicle crime377
Drugs340
Burglary317
Other crime311
Possession of weapons143
Bicycle theft111
Robbery72
Theft from the person38

Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, Kent Police (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Road safety.

Injury collisions reported to the police in Ashford each year, 2021–2025: 341 of them with a serious or fatal injury.

2021248
2022258
2023307
2024261
2025256

Counts include only collisions involving personal injury that were reported to the police. Most happen on main roads and at junctions, so a count near a postcode reflects the traffic passing through, not the risk of any one journey.

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Food hygiene.

Food businesses in Ashford with a published hygiene rating.

852rated food businessesin total
96%rated good or very good (4 or 5)latest inspection
14rated 2 or belowlatest inspection

Council food safety officers rate businesses from 0 (urgent improvement necessary) to 5 (very good) for hygiene, the state of the premises and how food safety is managed. A rating reflects the standards found on the day of inspection, not the quality of the food.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene rating data as of 26 October 2026 (Open Government Licence)

Broadband.

Share of homes in Ashford that can get each type of fixed broadband, July 2025.

75.3%gigabit-capablehomes
68.5%full fibrehomes
95.0%superfast (30 Mbit/s+)homes
0.3%below the universal service obligationhomes

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband coverage of residential premises, July 2025. © Ofcom copyright

Deprivation, in context.

3 of Ashford's 81 neighbourhoods are in the most deprived tenth of England on the 2025 index.

Decile 1 (most deprived)3
Decile 26
Decile 39
Decile 411
Decile 513
Decile 611
Decile 711
Decile 87
Decile 98
Decile 10 (least deprived)2

The English Indices of Deprivation rank 33,755 small areas from 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived). They describe areas relative to each other, not every household in them.

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG

Wards of Ashford.

Every ward has its own page with all of its postcodes.