ME13 postcode area guide — Ashford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the ME13 postcode district in Ashford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in ME13
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
83.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
60.4%
Gigabit-capable
60.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.1%
Broadband availability in the ME13 postcode district (Ashford) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,040 postcodes Ofcom measures in ME13, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 83.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 60.4%.
Around 1.1% of premises in ME13 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in ME13
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| ME13 0AA | 66.7% | 66.7% |
| ME13 0AB | 0% | 0% |
| ME13 0AD | 0% | 0% |
| ME13 0AE | 0% | 0% |
| ME13 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| ME13 0AG | 100% | 0% |
| ME13 0AH | 0% | 0% |
| ME13 0AJ | 100% | 0% |
| ME13 0AL | 100% | 0% |
| ME13 0AN | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Ashford
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Ashford district (61,795 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
77.5%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.6%
5G outdoors — all networks
45.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
83.2%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in ME13
Police recorded 109 incidents within about a mile of the centre of ME13 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 34 | 31.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 23 | 21.1% |
| Shoplifting | 22 | 20.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 10 | 9.2% |
| Other theft | 6 | 5.5% |
| Drugs | 4 | 3.7% |
| Public order | 4 | 3.7% |
| Burglary | 2 | 1.8% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in ME13
Based on 360 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in ME13 is £332,500, down 2.2% on the previous year (£340,000).
Detached
£520,000
76 sales
Semi-detached
£360,000
95 sales
Terraced
£290,000
130 sales
Flat / maisonette
£180,000
48 sales
Latest recorded sales in ME13
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £485,000 | Detached | The Larches | ME13 7SQ |
| 22 May 2026 | £260,000 | Terraced | Cyprus Road | ME13 8HB |
| 22 May 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced | Whitstable Road | ME13 8BH |
| 18 May 2026 | £277,000 | Semi-detached | The Ridgeway | ME13 9BB |
| 15 May 2026 | £520,000 | Semi-detached | Honeysuckle Cottages | ME13 9HA |
| 15 May 2026 | £181,500 | Flat | Edward Vinson Drive | ME13 8FE |
| 15 May 2026 | £287,500 | Terraced | Tanners Street | ME13 7JP |
| 14 May 2026 | £198,000 | Terraced | Dan Drive | ME13 7SW |
| 11 May 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | Grove Place | ME13 7PH |
| 11 May 2026 | £370,000 | Terraced | Tettenhall Way | ME13 8YQ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Ashford demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Ashford district (132,747 residents, 53,583 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19.6% |
| 15–29 | 21.9% |
| 30–44 | 18.8% |
| 45–64 | 20.1% |
| 65+ | 19.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 66.4% |
| Private rented | 17.9% |
| Social rented | 5.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around ME13
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,156 | ME13 7BQ |
| The Abbey School | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,061 | ME13 8RZ |
| Davington Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 415 | ME13 7EQ |
| Sheldwich Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 246 | ME13 0LU |
| Bysing Wood Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 245 | ME13 7NU |
| Hernhill Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 210 | ME13 9JG |
| Ethelbert Road Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 209 | ME13 8SQ |
| Ospringe Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 209 | ME13 8TX |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in ME13
221 rated food businesses operate in ME13. 188 hold the top rating of 5, 19 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbey Physic Community Garden Ltd, Acacia Court, Albion Taverna, Aldi, Arden Theatre.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in ME13
From a sample of 182 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 ME13 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 36% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
12%
Band C
24%
Band D
38%
Band E
21%
Band F
5%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Ashford
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.