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TN26 1AP

Downs West · Ashford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ashford
Ward
Downs West
Local authority
Ashford
Constituency
Weald of Kent
Postcode district
TN26
Postcode sector
TN26 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TN25 4LP 80 m
TN26 1AJ 156 m
TN26 1AH 180 m
TN26 1AW 214 m
TN26 1AL 218 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TN26 1AP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TN
Postcode district
TN26
Postcode sector
TN26 1
Latitude
51.184744
Longitude
0.817515
British National Grid easting
597,001
British National Grid northing
146,608

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Ashford · E07000105
Electoral ward
Downs West · E05015478
Parish or community
E04012794
Westminster constituency
Weald of Kent · E14001570
Output area
E00121802
Lower layer super output area
Ashford 002D · E01023990
Middle layer super output area
Ashford 002 · E02004997

Postcode source versions

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Property

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Bungalow, Maidstone Road, Hothfield, Ashford, TN26 1AP 29 April 2016 £410,000
Hothfield Service Station, Maidstone Road, Hothfield, Ashford, TN26 1AP 22 July 2015 £816,558
The Old Forge, Maidstone Road, Hothfield, Ashford, TN26 1AP 6 February 2015 £236,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
7
Secondary
2

  1. Goldwyn School

    Foundation special school

    3.0 km

  2. Charing Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.4 km

  3. Repton Manor Primary School

    Foundation school

    3.9 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 20
  • Anti social behaviour 18
  • Criminal damage and arson 13
  • Other theft 5
  • Other crime 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

4 female, 3 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.8
TN26 1 residents
2,877

Age bands in TN26 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

397 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

260 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.4%

504 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

755 residents

Age 65 and over
26.3%

685 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TN26 1 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

  • CHARING SURGERY

    1 SURGERY CLOSE, CHARING, ASHFORD, TN27 0AW

    ODS code G82094

    3.3 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Woolpack

    BCT · Hothfield

    0.0 miles

  • The Woolpack

    BCT · Hothfield

    0.0 miles

  • Watery Lane

    BCT · Hothfield

    0.7 miles

  • Watery Lane

    BCT · Hothfield

    0.7 miles

  • School Road

    BCT · Hothfield

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ashford 002D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,683 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. Goldwyn School is the nearest published school at 1.9 miles.

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 20 events.

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