TN23 postcode area guide — Ashford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the TN23 postcode district in Ashford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in TN23
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
88.8%
Gigabit-capable
87.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the TN23 postcode district (Ashford) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 935 postcodes Ofcom measures in TN23, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 87.1%.
Around 0% of premises in TN23 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 TN23
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| TN23 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| TN23 1AE | 0% | 0% |
| TN23 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| TN23 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| TN23 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| TN23 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| TN23 1AR | 100% | 0% |
| TN23 1AS | 100% | 100% |
| TN23 1AT | 100% | 100% |
| TN23 1AU | 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 TN23
Police recorded 324 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TN23 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 110 | 34.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 84 | 25.9% |
| Shoplifting | 41 | 12.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 27 | 8.3% |
| Other theft | 14 | 4.3% |
| Drugs | 11 | 3.4% |
| Other crime | 9 | 2.8% |
| Public order | 8 | 2.5% |
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 TN23
Based on 484 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TN23 is £295,000, up 1.7% on the previous year (£290,000).
Detached
£450,000
102 sales
Semi-detached
£308,000
127 sales
Terraced
£275,000
178 sales
Flat / maisonette
£184,000
68 sales
Latest recorded sales in TN23
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £425,000 | Semi-detached | Bishopswood | TN23 3RD |
| 15 May 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Holmwood Road | TN23 5DL |
| 15 May 2026 | £500,000 | Detached | Juniper Close | TN23 3JY |
| 15 May 2026 | £510,000 | Detached | Sweet Bay Crescent | TN23 3HL |
| 14 May 2026 | £365,000 | Semi-detached | Ribston Way | TN23 5JQ |
| 8 May 2026 | £500,000 | Detached | Chestnut Lane | TN23 3LR |
| 6 May 2026 | £650,000 | Detached | Ashford Road | TN23 3DH |
| 5 May 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | Essetford Road | TN23 5BT |
| 5 May 2026 | £410,000 | Semi-detached | Bluebell Road | TN23 3GJ |
| 1 May 2026 | £336,000 | Terraced | Ribston Way | TN23 5JQ |
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 TN23
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The John Wallis Church of England Academy | All-through | 3–19 | 1,650 | TN23 3HG |
| Furley Park Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 504 | TN23 3PA |
| Beaver Green Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 483 | TN23 5DA |
| Chilmington Green School | Secondary | 11–19 | 449 | TN23 3DL |
| Ashford Oaks Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 443 | TN23 4QR |
| Great Chart Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 424 | TN23 5LB |
| The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 421 | TN23 5LW |
| Repton Manor Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 420 | TN23 3RX |
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 TN23
234 rated food businesses operate in TN23. 188 hold the top rating of 5, 23 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aldi, Anatolia Cafe, Arena Health, Ashford & Tenterden Umbrella, Ashford Baptist Church.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in TN23
From a sample of 127 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 TN23 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 61% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
58%
Band D
32%
Band E
6%
Band F
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.