CT4 8AB

Downs North · Ashford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Canterbury
Local authority
Ashford
Constituency
Weald of Kent
Postcode district
CT4
Postcode sector
CT4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT4 8BS 91 m
CT4 8AG 155 m
CT4 8AD 200 m
CT4 8AA 284 m
CT4 8AE 357 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT4 8AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT4
Postcode sector
CT4 8
Latitude
51.251853
Longitude
0.986842
British National Grid easting
608,529
British National Grid northing
154,536

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Ashford · E07000105
Parish or community
E04004835
Westminster constituency
Weald of Kent · E14001570
Output area
E00121790
Lower layer super output area
Ashford 001C · E01023988
Middle layer super output area
Ashford 001 · E02004996

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Mayo, Pilgrims Lane, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8AB 20 June 2025 £620,000
April Cottage, Pilgrims Lane, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8AB 1 November 2019 £390,000
Norwood, Pilgrims Lane, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8AB 16 August 2011 £355,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Hope View School

    Other independent special school

    1.1 km
  2. Chartham Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km
  3. Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
109
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 44
  • Anti social behaviour 20
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Public order 9
  • Other theft 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
45

24 female, 21 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
2.5
CT4 8 residents
1,975

Age bands in CT4 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

336 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.6%

153 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.1%

385 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.8%

621 residents

Age 65 and over
25.8%

520 residents

This postcode contained 2.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT4 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
77.8%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

    BOLTS HILL, CHARTHAM, CANTERBURY, CT4 7JY

    ODS code G82790

    1.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Shalmsford Street

    BCT · Chartham

    0.3 miles
  • Shalmsford Street

    BCT · Chartham

    0.4 miles
  • Shalmsford Bridge

    BCT · Chartham

    0.4 miles
  • Kingfisher Place

    BCT · Chartham

    0.4 miles
  • Kingfisher Place

    BCT · Chartham

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ashford 001C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,816 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £620,000 from 1 recorded sale in CT4 8AB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Ashford is £344,332 in June 2026, up 0.3% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Hope View School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

109 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 44 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.