TN26 1AY

Weald South · Ashford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TN26 1LQ 115 m
TN26 1LD 123 m
TN26 1LG 124 m
TN26 1NB 125 m
TN26 1LF 185 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TN26 1AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TN
Postcode district
TN26
Postcode sector
TN26 1
Latitude
51.108770
Longitude
0.817093
British National Grid easting
597,295
British National Grid northing
138,160

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Ashford · E07000105
Parish or community
E04012792
Westminster constituency
Weald of Kent · E14001570
Output area
E00122044
Lower layer super output area
Ashford 012D · E01024039
Middle layer super output area
Ashford 012 · E02005007

Postcode source versions

Explore TN26

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Lambourne House, 12, Chequers Green, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, TN26 1AY 29 October 2024 £840,000
11, Chequers Green, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, TN26 1AY 1 November 2023 £825,000
Cox House, 9, Chequers Green, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, TN26 1AY 10 January 2020 £699,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. Chilmington Green School

    Free schools

    2.5 km
  2. Chilmington Green Primary School

    Free schools

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

    Voluntary aided school

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
47
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Drugs 9
  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Other crime 4
  • Vehicle crime 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
33

19 female, 14 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.8
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 1.1% 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

2

within 5 km

  • KINGSNORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ASHFORD ROAD, KINGSNORTH, ASHFORD, TN23 3ED

    ODS code G82730

    3.3 km

  • WOODCHURCH SURGERY

    FRONT ROAD, WOODCHURCH, ASHFORD, TN26 3SF

    ODS code G82053

    4.8 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

  • Park Farm Close

    BCT · Shadoxhurst

    0.1 miles
  • Park Farm Close

    BCT · Shadoxhurst

    0.1 miles
  • Kings Head

    BCT · Shadoxhurst

    0.1 miles
  • Kings Head

    BCT · Shadoxhurst

    0.1 miles
  • Church Lane

    BCT · Shadoxhurst

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ashford 012D, 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

16,060 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 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.

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
1
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
2
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

Property market

The five-year median is £832,500 from 2 recorded sales in TN26 1AY. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Ashford is £344,332 in June 2026, up 0.3% year on year.

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Chilmington Green School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

47 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Drugs with 9 events.

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