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CT4 8GB

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 8JZ 0 m
CT4 8DD 198 m
CT4 8DB 357 m
CT4 8BZ 470 m
CT4 8DA 509 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT4 8GB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 July 2000
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT4
Postcode sector
CT4 8
Latitude
51.245979
Longitude
0.954976
British National Grid easting
606,332
British National Grid northing
153,793

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
E00121791
Lower layer super output area
Ashford 001B · E01023987
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. Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    602 m

  2. Hope View School

    Other independent special school

    1.4 km

  3. Selling Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
49
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 17
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Other theft 7
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • 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

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Taylors Hill

    BCT · Chilham

    0.2 miles

  • Taylors Hill

    BCT · Chilham

    0.2 miles

  • Felborough Close

    BCT · Chilham

    0.6 miles

  • Bagham Lane

    BCT · Chilham

    0.8 miles

  • Bagham Lane

    BCT · Chilham

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ashford 001B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,095 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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. Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 602 m.

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

Recorded crime

49 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 17 events.

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