TN26 postcode area guide — Ashford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the TN26 postcode district in Ashford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in TN26
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
71.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
17.9%
Gigabit-capable
17.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.8%
Broadband availability in the TN26 postcode district (Ashford) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 514 postcodes Ofcom measures in TN26, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 71.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 17.5%.
Around 1.8% of premises in TN26 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 TN26
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| TN26 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| TN26 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| TN26 1AE | 100% | 0% |
| TN26 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| TN26 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| TN26 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| TN26 1AJ | 100% | 0% |
| TN26 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| TN26 1AN | 100% | 0% |
| TN26 1AP | 85.7% | 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.
House prices in TN26
Based on 97 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TN26 is £500,000, up 4.2% on the previous year (£480,000).
Detached
£589,995
57 sales
Semi-detached
£410,000
21 sales
Terraced
£290,000
13 sales
Latest recorded sales in TN26
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £500,000 | Semi-detached | School Road | TN26 3AH |
| 12 May 2026 | £563,508 | Detached | Station Road | TN26 2DE |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £333,000 | Detached | Church Lane | TN26 1LS |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £640,000 | Detached | Tally Ho Road | TN26 1HW |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £272,500 | Semi-detached | Church Hill | TN26 3AQ |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £512,500 | Semi-detached | Front Road | TN26 3SL |
| 19 Mar 2026 | £515,000 | Semi-detached | Front Road | TN26 3SA |
| 6 Mar 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced | Church Lane | TN26 1LS |
| 6 Mar 2026 | £420,000 | Detached | Kirkwood Avenue | TN26 3SE |
| 6 Mar 2026 | £354,000 | Detached | Bournewood | TN26 2HJ |
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 TN26
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamstreet Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 222 | TN26 2EA |
| Woodchurch Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 165 | TN26 3QJ |
| Bethersden Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 117 | TN26 3AH |
| High Halden Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 105 | TN26 3JB |
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 TN26
71 rated food businesses operate in TN26. 59 hold the top rating of 5, 8 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Appledore Turkeys Limited, Ashford United Holdings Limited, Bethersden Post Office & Stores, Bonny Cravat, Broadhembury Caravan Park.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in TN26
From a sample of 240 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 TN26 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 54% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
18%
Band C
37%
Band D
25%
Band E
17%
Band F
3%
Band G
1%
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.