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Downs North

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North east Ashford. About 2,671 people in 46 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Downs North, 51.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
2,580
716th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
51.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
57.9%
1,421st lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Downs North compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

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Population39 wards, Ashford · 2021
Population: every ward in Ashford39 areas from 2,104 to 7,499. The middle area is 2,722. Downs North is 2,580.
2,58012th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage39 wards, Ashford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Ashford39 areas from 4.2% to 99.9%. The middle area is 88.5%. Downs North is 51.0%.
51.0%11th lowest
Claimant rate39 wards, Ashford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Ashford39 areas from 1.0% to 5.8%. The middle area is 2.3%. Downs North is 2.3%.
2.3%joint 18th lowest
Aged 15 to 6439 wards, Ashford · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Ashford39 areas from 49.3% to 70.3%. The middle area is 60.8%. Downs North is 57.9%.
57.9%14th lowest

Figures for the whole of Ashford

These figures are published for the whole of Ashford, not for each ward, so they describe all of Ashford and not Downs North alone. See Ashford

Average house price
£347,562
Up 1.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,440
139th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.3×
73rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.7
138th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Downs North in brief

Downs North had 2,580 usual residents at the census.

In Downs North, 51.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Downs North, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

57.9% of residents in Downs North were aged 15 to 64 at the census.