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CT4 8AQ

Downs North · Ashford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Downs North
Local authority
Ashford
Constituency
Weald of Kent
Postcode district
CT4
Postcode sector
CT4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT4 8DZ 190 m
CT4 8EA 206 m
CT4 8DY 216 m
CT4 8ED 226 m
CT4 8EB 277 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT4 8AQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 July 2003
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT4
Postcode sector
CT4 8
Latitude
51.248131
Longitude
0.979019
British National Grid easting
608,000
British National Grid northing
154,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Ashford · E07000105
Electoral ward
Downs North · E05011751
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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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
0

  1. Hope View School

    Other independent special school

    446 m

  2. Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km

  3. Chartham Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
69
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 23
  • Anti social behaviour 13
  • Criminal damage and arson 11
  • Other theft 7
  • Burglary 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

    BOLTS HILL, CHARTHAM, CANTERBURY, CT4 7JY

    ODS code G82790

    2.0 km

Nearby transport

  • The Old Alma

    BCT · Chilham

    0.2 miles

  • The Old Alma

    BCT · Chilham

    0.3 miles

  • Chilham Rail Station

    RSE · Chilham

    0.3 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Chilham

    0.3 miles

  • Chilham Rail Station

    RLY · Chilham

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Hope View School is the nearest published school at 446 m.

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

Recorded crime

69 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 23 events.

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