TN18 postcode area guide — Ashford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the TN18 postcode district in Ashford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in TN18
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
84.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
54.2%
Gigabit-capable
54.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
2%
Broadband availability in the TN18 postcode district (Ashford) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 343 postcodes Ofcom measures in TN18, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 84.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 54.2%.
Around 2% of premises in TN18 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 TN18
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| TN18 4AA | 100% | 100% |
| TN18 4AB | 100% | 0% |
| TN18 4AD | 100% | 100% |
| TN18 4AF | 100% | 100% |
| TN18 4AG | 100% | 57.1% |
| TN18 4AH | 100% | 0% |
| TN18 4AJ | 100% | 0% |
| TN18 4AL | 100% | 100% |
| TN18 4AN | 100% | 100% |
| TN18 4AP | 100% | 96% |
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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 TN18
Police recorded 20 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TN18 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 6 | 30.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 | 20.0% |
| Shoplifting | 4 | 20.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 10.0% |
| Vehicle crime | 2 | 10.0% |
| Drugs | 1 | 5.0% |
| Other theft | 1 | 5.0% |
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 TN18
Based on 64 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TN18 is £440,000, up 17.3% on the previous year (£375,000).
Detached
£585,000
28 sales
Semi-detached
£358,500
20 sales
Terraced
£315,000
12 sales
Latest recorded sales in TN18
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | £470,000 | Detached | Highgate Hill | TN18 4LS |
| 8 May 2026 | £665,050 | Detached | Hastings Road | TN18 4RS |
| 1 May 2026 | £590,000 | Detached | Lossenham Lane | TN18 5PY |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced | Queens Mews | TN18 4EZ |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £370,000 | Semi-detached | TN18 5EP | |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £315,000 | Terraced | Bodiam Road | TN18 5LT |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced | Smugglers | TN18 4HZ |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £470,000 | Detached | Oaklands Road | TN18 4LL |
| 7 Apr 2026 | £588,000 | Detached | Tates | TN18 4LN |
| 7 Apr 2026 | £490,000 | Semi-detached | Heartenoak Road | TN18 4EB |
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 TN18
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Ronan's School | Not applicable | 2–13 | 359 | TN18 5DJ |
| Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 192 | TN18 4JJ |
| Sandhurst Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 179 | TN18 5JE |
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 TN18
42 rated food businesses operate in TN18. 32 hold the top rating of 5, 4 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: BP Highgate Service Station, Caterlink At Hawkhurst C Of E Primary School, Colonnade Kebab And Pizza, Galliford Try - Bowles Lodge, Hands Of Hope.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in TN18
From a sample of 91 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 TN18 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 41% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
19%
Band C
22%
Band D
32%
Band E
18%
Band F
8%
Band G
2%
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.