TN17 postcode area guide — Ashford

Where is TN17?

Broadband & internet speeds in TN17

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the TN17 postcode district (Ashford) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 643 postcodes Ofcom measures in TN17, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 86% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 66.7%.

Around 1.7% of premises in TN17 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 TN17

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Mobile signal around Ashford

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Ashford district (61,795 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in TN17

Police recorded 55 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TN17 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 TN17

Based on 120 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TN17 is £430,000, down 3.4% on the previous year (£445,000).

Latest recorded sales in TN17

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around TN17

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 TN17

108 rated food businesses operate in TN17. 89 hold the top rating of 5, 11 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Ashwal Garage, Bedgebury Cafe, Bedgebury Pinetum, Forestry England, Bell And Jorrocks, Benenden C Of E Primary School.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in TN17

From a sample of 122 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 TN17 postcodes, the most common rating is band E (average band D). 29% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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

Landlines around TN17 typically use:

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What's it like living in TN17?

Postcodes in TN17

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.