TN23 5LS
The median sold price for the postcode TN23 5LS is around £120,000, from 4 sales over the last 12 months. 189 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around TN23 5LS (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £222,250 – £300,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across TN23 5, last 24 months.
- Terraced£260,000(160 sales)
- Semi-detached£280,500(124 sales)
- Flat£161,000(50 sales)
- Detached£384,975(34 sales)
TN23 5LS median £120,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £340,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 2.1× the typical Ashford neighbourhood
- Crime: 1.7× the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Ashford and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in TN23 5LS, compared with 73.8% across Ashford and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 67.4% of premises across Ashford (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Ashford | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 67.4% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 73.8% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 94.1% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.32% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 36% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Ashford: more deprived than 28% of its 81 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income6of 10
- Employment6of 10
- Crime5of 10
- Living environment10of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band D (33%). Average Band D in Ashford is £2,410.16 for 2026/27.
That is in line with the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 850 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A4%
- Band B24%
- Band C28%
- Band D33%
- Band E8%
- Band F4%
- Band G–
- Band H–
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Great Chart Primary Schoolunder 0.1 miles (80 m)Ofsted, June 2023: OutstandingOfsted reports for Great Chart Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Ofsted ungraded inspection, November 2021: School remains GoodOfsted reports for The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Beaver Green Primary School0.4 miles (720 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, March 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Beaver Green Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- The John Wallis Church of England Academy1.0 mile (1.6 km)Ofsted, January 2024: GoodOfsted reports for The John Wallis Church of England Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Chilmington Green School1.1 miles (1.8 km)Ofsted report card, May 2026
- Inclusion Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching Strong standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Strong standard
- Safeguarding Met
- Highworth Grammar School1.5 miles (2.5 km)Ofsted, January 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding
- Personal development Outstanding
- Leadership and management Outstanding
Public transport
The nearest station to TN23 5LS is Ashford International Rail Station, 1.6 miles (2.6 km) away in a straight line. There are 13 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 1.6 miles (2.6 km)Ashford International Rail Station
- 4.2 miles (6.8 km)Pluckley Rail Station
- 4.8 miles (7.8 km)Ham Street Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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