# TN26 2HJ: area report for a postcode in Ashford

TN26 2HJ 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 TN26 2HJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford) › [TN26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn26) › [TN26 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn26-2)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 71% on July. Ashford 014D: 40 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.8581,51.0660,TN262HJ
- **Ham Street, 360 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.8581,51.0660,TN262HJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.8581,51.0660,TN262HJ
- **16 of 28 properties in TN26 2HJ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 7 at low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.8581,51.0660,TN262HJ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Ashford 014D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.8581,51.0660,TN262HJ
- **£347,562 average price**: For the whole of Ashford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.8581,51.0660,TN262HJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.8581,51.0660,TN262HJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.8581,51.0660,TN262HJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at TN26 2HJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.8581,51.0660,TN262HJ
- **Low road and rail noise at TN26 2HJ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.8581,51.0660,TN262HJ
- **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=0.8581,51.0660,TN262HJ
- **6.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.8581,51.0660,TN262HJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hamstreet Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hamstreet-primary-academy-e140323) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £327,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2026 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2024 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2024 | £382,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2024 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| August 2026 | £480,050 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| January 2023 | £360,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| September 2025 | £269,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Ham Street (360 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: HAMSTREET SURGERY (190 m)
- Dental practices: HAMSTREET DENTAL CLINIC (280 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Hamstreet (270 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 014D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.4** (2025). Ashford 014D has a deprivation score of 16.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,887th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £365,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Ashford 014D was £365,000 in 2025. Joint 10,681st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,987** (2021). Ashford 014D had 1,987 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,493rd 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: 81.3%** (January 2026). In Ashford 014D, 81.3% 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.

## TN26 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £505,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TN26 was £505,000 in 2025. Joint 268th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 12,295** (2021). TN26 had 12,295 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 858th 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: 7%** (2022). About 7% of people in TN26 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: 34.6%** (January 2026). In TN26, 34.6% 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: 51.0660, 0.8581

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=0.8581,51.0660,TN262HJ

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