# TN18 5QB: area report for a postcode in Ashford

TN18 5QB is a postcode in Ashford.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Ashford. Open the map at TN18 5QB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford) › [TN18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn18) › [TN18 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn18-5)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 100% on July. Ashford 013B: 30 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.6164,51.0160,TN185QB
- **Rye (Sussex), 11 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.6164,51.0160,TN185QB
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.6164,51.0160,TN185QB
- **No property in TN18 5QB listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.6164,51.0160,TN185QB
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Ashford 013B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.6164,51.0160,TN185QB
- **£347,562 average price**: For the whole of Ashford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.6164,51.0160,TN185QB
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.6164,51.0160,TN185QB
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.6164,51.0160,TN185QB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at TN18 5QB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.6164,51.0160,TN185QB
- **Low road and rail noise at TN18 5QB**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.6164,51.0160,TN185QB
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.6164,51.0160,TN185QB
- **6.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.6164,51.0160,TN185QB

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £330,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £590,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2023 | £480,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2025 | £860,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| July 2025 | £370,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 330 m |
| June 2026 | £618,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 490 m |
| August 2023 | £1,175,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 500 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £347,562** (July 2026). Ashford’s average house price was £347,562 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,440** (2025). Full-time workers living in Ashford earned a median of £37,440 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 139th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.3×** (2025). A home in Ashford costs 9.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 73rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 19.7** (2025). Ashford has a deprivation score of 19.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 138th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Ashford 013B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.9** (2025). Ashford 013B has a deprivation score of 18.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,540th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £330,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Ashford 013B was £330,000 in 2025. Joint 13,011th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,417** (2021). Ashford 013B had 1,417 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,979th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 68.1%** (January 2026). In Ashford 013B, 68.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## TN18 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £408,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TN18 was £408,250 in 2025. 568th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 6,634** (2021). TN18 had 6,634 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 549th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in TN18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 81.0%** (January 2026). In TN18, 81.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford)
- Centre: 51.0160, 0.6164

Council: [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Weald of Kent](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/weald-of-kent): Katie Lam (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.6164,51.0160,TN185QB

## How to cite

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