TN26 3BD

Weald Central · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TN26 3BG 340 m
TN26 3BE 385 m
TN26 3BB 788 m
TN26 3BA 846 m
TN26 3BQ 881 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TN26 3BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TN
Postcode district
TN26
Postcode sector
TN26 3
Latitude
51.122448
Longitude
0.776963
British National Grid easting
594,429
British National Grid northing
139,574

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Ashford · E07000105
Parish or community
E04012782
Westminster constituency
Weald of Kent · E14001570
Output area
E00122012
Lower layer super output area
Ashford 012B · E01024031
Middle layer super output area
Ashford 012 · E02005007

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Property

At this postcode

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29 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Holmlea, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3BD 24 March 2025 £585,000
Bishops Fir, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3BD 5 December 2024 £446,000
Harleydene, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3BD 29 November 2024 £490,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Bethersden Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km
  2. Chilmington Green School

    Free schools

    3.0 km
  3. Chilmington Green Primary School

    Free schools

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
38
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 19
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Other theft 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Other crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
58

31 female, 27 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
2.8
TN26 3 residents
5,562

Age bands in TN26 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.4%

783 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

500 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.2%

885 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.3%

1,767 residents

Age 65 and over
32.5%

1,891 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TN26 3 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+
30.4%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Oakhurst Corner

    BCT · Bethersden

    0.1 miles
  • Oakhurst Corner

    BCT · Bethersden

    0.1 miles
  • Ironworks

    BCT · Bethersden

    0.8 miles
  • Ironworks

    BCT · Bethersden

    0.8 miles
  • The Dene

    BCT · Bethersden

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ashford 012B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,227 of 33,755

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

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 £454,000 from 5 recorded sales in TN26 3BD. 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Bethersden Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

38 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 19 events.

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