CT4 8DH

Downs North · Ashford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT4 7DP 737 m
CT4 8DQ 893 m
CT4 7DH 955 m
CT4 7DL 1.0 km
CT4 7DT 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT4 8DH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT4
Postcode sector
CT4 8
Latitude
51.228179
Longitude
0.958520
British National Grid easting
606,659
British National Grid northing
151,824

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
E00121788
Lower layer super output area
Ashford 001C · E01023988
Middle layer super output area
Ashford 001 · E02004996

Postcode source versions

Explore CT4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.7 km
  2. Hope View School

    Other independent special school

    2.2 km
  3. Chartham Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Possession of weapons 2
  • Robbery 1
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

4 female, 5 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.0
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 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CT4 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
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
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

    BOLTS HILL, CHARTHAM, CANTERBURY, CT4 7JY

    ODS code G82790

    4.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Pope Street

    BCT · Godmersham

    0.5 miles
  • Pope Street

    BCT · Godmersham

    0.5 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Godmersham

    0.7 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Godmersham

    0.7 miles
  • Church Lane

    BCT · Bilting

    1.1 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

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

16 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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