# TN23 5WJ: area report for a postcode in Ashford

TN23 5WJ 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 TN23 5WJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford) › [TN23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn23) › [TN23 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn23-5)

## Around this postcode

- **29 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 7% on July. Ashford 007E: 101 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.8429,51.1362,TN235WJ
- **Ashford International, 2.5 km**: About 31 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.8429,51.1362,TN235WJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.8429,51.1362,TN235WJ
- **No property in TN23 5WJ 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=0.8429,51.1362,TN235WJ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Ashford 007E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.8429,51.1362,TN235WJ
- **£347,562 average price**: For the whole of Ashford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.8429,51.1362,TN235WJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.8429,51.1362,TN235WJ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.8429,51.1362,TN235WJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at TN23 5WJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.8429,51.1362,TN235WJ
- **Low road and rail noise at TN23 5WJ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.8429,51.1362,TN235WJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=0.8429,51.1362,TN235WJ
- **7.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.8429,51.1362,TN235WJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Great Chart Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-chart-primary-school-e118375) | Primary | 280 m (4 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-john-wesley-church-of-england-methodist-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e133627) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2021 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Beaver Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beaver-green-primary-school-e141871) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ashford Oaks Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashford-oaks-community-primary-school-e135125) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Wyvern School (Buxford)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-wyvern-school-buxford-e131748) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | – |
| [St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-simon-of-england-roman-catholic-primary-school-ashford-e141067) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The John Wallis Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-john-wallis-church-of-england-academy-e136197) | All-through | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chilmington Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chilmington-green-primary-school-e145115) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £293,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2024 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2024 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £190,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| August 2026 | £285,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2026 | £145,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| April 2026 | £335,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2026 | £370,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: SINGLETON PHARMACY (500 m); WELL (800 m)
- Dental practices: SINGLETON DENTAL PRACTICE (500 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Ashford Singleton Centre (490 m, Morrisons); Co-op Brookfield (810 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Ashford Stanhope Square (970 m, Morrisons)

## 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 007E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.9** (2025). Ashford 007E has a deprivation score of 12.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,155th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £248,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Ashford 007E was £248,250 in 2025. Joint 11,336th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,903** (2021). Ashford 007E had 1,903 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,150th most 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Ashford 007E, 99.8% 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.

## TN23 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £295,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TN23 was £295,000 in 2025. Joint 1,116th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 45,139** (2021). TN23 had 45,139 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 305th most 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: 50%** (2022). About 50% of people in TN23 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: 92.5%** (January 2026). In TN23, 92.5% 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: 51.1362, 0.8429

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

## Your MP

- [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ashford): Sojan Joseph (Labour), 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=0.8429,51.1362,TN235WJ

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn23-5wj.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn23-5wj