TN26 2LB

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TN26 2JR 113 m
TN26 2JP 129 m
TN26 2JL 175 m
TN26 2JS 178 m
TN26 2FL 180 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TN26 2LB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TN
Postcode district
TN26
Postcode sector
TN26 2
Latitude
51.063861
Longitude
0.851207
British National Grid easting
599,876
British National Grid northing
133,259

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Ashford · E07000105
Parish or community
E04012790
Westminster constituency
Weald of Kent · E14001570
Output area
E00122042
Lower layer super output area
Ashford 014D · E01024037
Middle layer super output area
Ashford 014 · E02005009

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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67 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
20, Orlestone View, Hamstreet, Ashford, TN26 2LB 16 December 2025 £510,000
23, Orlestone View, Hamstreet, Ashford, TN26 2LB 18 July 2025 £416,500
2, Orlestone View, Hamstreet, Ashford, TN26 2LB 3 February 2025 £340,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0
  1. Hamstreet Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    578 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
89
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 51
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Other crime 7
  • Other theft 5
  • Shoplifting 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
114

57 female, 57 male

Postcode households
46
Residents per household
2.5
TN26 2 residents
3,954

Age bands in TN26 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

606 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

386 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.1%

777 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.7%

1,149 residents

Age 65 and over
24.6%

951 residents

This postcode contained 2.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TN26 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
13%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • HAMSTREET SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, RUCKINGE ROAD, HAMSTREET, ASHFORD, TN26 2NJ

    ODS code G82186

    535 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • The Street

    BCT · Hamstreet

    0.2 miles
  • Cock Lane

    BCT · Hamstreet

    0.2 miles
  • Ham Street Rail Station

    RSE · Hamstreet

    0.3 miles
  • Bournewood Stores

    BCT · Hamstreet

    0.3 miles
  • Ham Street Railway Station

    BCT · Hamstreet

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ashford 014D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,791 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 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
11
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
13
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £380,000 from 7 recorded sales in TN26 2LB. 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

Published establishments

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Hamstreet Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 578 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

89 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 51 events.

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