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TN26 3EF

Weald Central · Ashford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ashford
Ward
Weald Central
Local authority
Ashford
Constituency
Weald of Kent
Postcode district
TN26
Postcode sector
TN26 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TN26 3EG 439 m
TN26 3EE 467 m
TN27 0RU 549 m
TN26 3DE 758 m
TN26 3EQ 807 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TN26 3EF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TN
Postcode district
TN26
Postcode sector
TN26 3
Latitude
51.147143
Longitude
0.744727
British National Grid easting
592,071
British National Grid northing
142,235

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Ashford · E07000105
Electoral ward
Weald Central · E05011777
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

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Stanford Bridge Cottage, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3EF 23 July 2020 £750,000
Dadson House, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3EF 28 October 2016 £765,000
Dadson House, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3EF 24 June 2009 £499,999

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0

  1. Bethersden Primary School

    Community school

    2.2 km

  2. Pluckley Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.2 km

  3. Smarden Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
13
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Burglary 3
  • Other theft 3
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

10 female, 4 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.3% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
33.3%
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

  • Pluckley Rail Station

    RLY · Pluckley

    0.7 miles

  • Pluckley Rail Station

    RSE · Pluckley

    0.7 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Pluckley

    0.7 miles

  • Otium Lake

    BCT · Pluckley

    0.7 miles

  • Otium Lake

    BCT · Pluckley

    0.7 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.

Schools

Published establishments

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Bethersden Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

13 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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