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TN23 8BF

Weald Central · Ashford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Weald Central
Local authority
Ashford
Constituency
Weald of Kent
Postcode district
TN23
Postcode sector
TN23 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TN23 8BL 57 m
TN23 8AT 72 m
TN23 8AR 81 m
TN23 8AN 109 m
TN23 8AS 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TN23 8BF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2024
Terminated
1 January 2025
Postcode area
TN
Postcode district
TN23
Postcode sector
TN23 8
Latitude
51.136373
Longitude
0.825306
British National Grid easting
597,752
British National Grid northing
141,251

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Ashford · E07000105
Electoral ward
Weald Central · E05011777
Parish or community
E04012785
Westminster constituency
Weald of Kent · E14001570
Output area
E00167567
Lower layer super output area
Ashford 012F · E01032814
Middle layer super output area
Ashford 012 · E02005007

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
15
Secondary
4

  1. Chilmington Green Primary School

    Free schools

    547 m

  2. Chilmington Green School

    Free schools

    829 m

  3. The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
487
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 178
  • Anti social behaviour 77
  • Criminal damage and arson 53
  • Shoplifting 40
  • Other theft 36

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
TN23 8 residents
148

Age bands in TN23 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
25%

134 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.1%

65 residents

Age 25 to 44
37.3%

200 residents

Age 45 to 64
20%

107 residents

Age 65 and over
5.6%

30 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

3

within 5 km

  • KINGSNORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ASHFORD ROAD, KINGSNORTH, ASHFORD, TN23 3ED

    ODS code G82730

    3.0 km

  • SYDENHAM HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SYDENHAM HOUSE MED CENTRE, MILL COURT, ASHFORD, TN24 8DN

    ODS code G82050

    4.0 km

  • NEW HAYESBANK SURGERY

    BYBROOK, KENNINGTON, ASHFORD, TN24 9JZ

    ODS code G82087

    4.3 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Primary School

    BCT · Chilmington Green

    0.3 miles

  • Garton Way

    BCT · Singleton

    0.3 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Great Chart

    0.4 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Great Chart

    0.4 miles

  • New Street Farm

    BCT · Great Chart

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ashford 012F, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,472 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 4 secondary schools. Chilmington Green Primary School is the nearest published school at 547 m.

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

Recorded crime

487 published events cover 12 months, averaging 40.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 178 events.

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