CT4 8HR

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 8HS 188 m
CT4 8BF 427 m
CT4 8HT 462 m
CT4 8HU 533 m
CT4 8EZ 647 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT4 8HR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT4
Postcode sector
CT4 8
Latitude
51.243957
Longitude
0.903875
British National Grid easting
602,775
British National Grid northing
153,426

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Ashford · E07000105
Parish or community
E04004848
Westminster constituency
Weald of Kent · E14001570
Output area
E00121795
Lower layer super output area
Ashford 001C · E01023988
Middle layer super output area
Ashford 001 · E02004996

Postcode source versions

Explore CT4

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Wells Cottages, 1, Wellhouse Lane, Shottenden, Canterbury, CT4 8HR 28 April 2015 £217,500
Wells Cottages, 2, Wellhouse Lane, Shottenden, Canterbury, CT4 8HR 2 May 2014 £313,500
Wells Cottages, 1, Wellhouse Lane, Shottenden, Canterbury, CT4 8HR 22 April 2004 £265,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Selling Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.3 km
  2. Sheldwich Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.5 km
  3. Challock Primary School

    Foundation school

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
19
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Other crime 7
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

5 female, 5 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.0
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+
75%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
75%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
75%
Gigabit-capable
75%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
50%

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.

Nearby transport

  • The George

    BCT · Molash

    1.0 miles
  • The George

    BCT · Molash

    1.0 miles
  • Goldups Lane

    BCT · Shottenden

    1.1 miles
  • Goldups Lane

    BCT · Shottenden

    1.2 miles
  • The Red Lion

    BCT · Badlesmere

    1.2 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Selling Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

19 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 10 events.

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