TN23 3NP
A postcode in Park Farm South, Ashford. The nearest bus stop is Hawthorn Road, 2 min on foot; Ashford International Rail Station is 40 min on foot.
What’s nearby
Distances and times are walking routes.
How the area measures up
Both figures describe the surrounding neighbourhood, not this postcode alone. Crime in TN23 breaks it down by category.
Deprivation
Less deprived than average
This neighbourhood sits in the 8th tenth of England, ranked 24,715 of 32,844. Measured across the surrounding LSOA, so it describes the area rather than this postcode alone.
Reported crime
133 reports, about 11.1 a month
Within 500 m of here, in the 12 months to July 2026. The police record each report at a point on or near a street, never at an address.
Guides for TN23
The whole district, not just this postcode.
What properties sell for
Every registered sale, as recorded by HM Land Registry. Repossessions and transfers to a company are excluded, so these are open-market prices.
Median sale price
£525,000
Across 7 sales in TN23 3NP between August 2022 and March 2025.
By property type
1 kind sold
Medians over the same period. A type with only one or two sales behind it is a single house, not a market.
Recent sales in TN23 3NP Address-level records, published by HM Land Registry. 7
- £485k Mar 2025 16 Primrose Drive
- £557k Feb 2025 30 Primrose Drive
- £550k Jul 2024 43 Primrose Drive
- £460k May 2024 53 Primrose Drive
- £465k Feb 2024 58 Primrose Drive
- £550k Sep 2023 1 Primrose Drive
- £525k Aug 2022 35 Primrose Drive
Everything, category by category
Closest kind first. Open a section for the full list.
Bus stops Nearest is Hawthorn Road · 12 within 800 m 150 m
Stops from the National Public Transport Access Nodes dataset.
- 150 m N · 2 min walk Hawthorn Road facing NWopp
- 300 m E · 4 min walk Reed Crescent facing NWadj
- 350 m E · 4 min walk Reed Crescent facing Eopp
- 500 m NW · 6 min walk Forestall Meadow facing NWNW-bound
- 500 m NW · 6 min walk Tesco Park Farm facing NEo/s
- 650 m E · 8 min walk Saw Lodge Field facing SWadj
- 650 m W · 8 min walk Park Farm Roundabout facing NEbefore
- 650 m W · 8 min walk Park Farm Roundabout facing SWafter
- 700 m SE · 8 min walk Acorn Close facing SEadj
- 700 m SE · 8 min walk Acorn Close facing NWopp
- 800 m NE · 10 min walk Bluebell Close facing Eadj
- 950 m NE · 12 min walk Bell Chapel Close facing SEopp
Nurseries & childcare Nearest is Little Acorns Pre-School · 8 within 1.5 km 400 m
Ofsted-registered nurseries, pre-schools and childminders.
Childcare in TN23 — every one in the district, compared
- 400 m W · 4 min walk Little Acorns Pre-School Sessional day careOfsted: Good30 places
- 650 m SW · 8 min walk Kingsnorth Little Stars Sessional day careOfsted: Outstanding30 places
- 1.3 km SE · 18 min walk Little Acorns Pre-School Sessional day care30 places
- 1.3 km SE · 18 min walk Dolly's Daycare At Squirrel Lodge Full day careOfsted: Good32 places
- 1.7 km NW · 20 min walk The John Wallis Nursery Full day careOfsted: Outstanding50 places
- 1.7 km N · 21 min walk Cherrytree Nursery School - Kingsnorth Rd Full day careOfsted: Good38 places
- 1.9 km NW · 22 min walk Footprints Day Care Full day careOfsted: Good104 places
- 1.9 km N · 23 min walk Tutorworld Education Out-of-school day care
Schools Nearest is Kings Park School · 6 within 2.0 km 400 m
State and independent schools. Ofsted replaced its single overall grade with a report card of separate area grades in November 2025, so a school shows either those area grades, an earlier overall grade with its year, or the result of an ungraded inspection - a check that the previous grade still holds rather than a new judgement. Independent schools are inspected by the ISI, which publishes no grades, so they show none.
Schools in TN23 — every one in the district, compared
- 400 m W · 5 min walk Kings Park School 5 pupilsAges 7-16
- 500 m SW · 6 min walk Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School Ofsted: School remains Good (2024)Primary school419 pupilsAges 4-11
- 1.3 km SE · 17 min walk Furley Park Primary Academy Primary school504 pupilsAges 4-11
- 1.7 km NW · 20 min walk The John Wallis Church of England Academy Ofsted: Good (2024)All-through school1,650 pupilsAges 0-19
- 2.3 km E · 28 min walk Finberry Primary School Ofsted: School remains Good (2024)Primary school418 pupilsAges 2-11
- 4.1 km NE · 49 min walk East Stour Primary School Ofsted: Improved significantly (2025)Primary school385 pupilsAges 3-11
Playgrounds Nearest is Park Farm Park · 6 within 1.2 km 450 m
- 450 m E · 5 min walk Park Farm Park
- 450 m SW · 5 min walk Playground
- 500 m E · 6 min walk Playground
- 1.4 km NW · 17 min walk Playground
- 1.5 km SE · 18 min walk Playground
- 1.6 km NW · 19 min walk Playground
Supermarkets & shops Nearest is Tesco Extra · 2 within 1.2 km 550 m
- 550 m NW · 7 min walk Tesco Extra
- 550 m NW · 7 min walk Tesco
Restaurants & cafes Nearest is Costa Coffee at Tesco · 2 within 1.0 km 550 m
Food hygiene ratings come from the Food Standards Agency.
- 550 m NW · 7 min walk Costa Coffee at Tesco Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Jul 2026
- 1.5 km N · 18 min walk Rockys Cafe Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Oct 2024
Takeaways Nearest is Domino's Pizza (Park Farm) · 1 within 1.0 km 600 m
- 600 m NW · 7 min walk Domino's Pizza (Park Farm) Hygiene 5 - very goodTakeaway/sandwich shop
Places of worship Nearest is St Michael & All Angels, Kingsnorth · 4 within 2.0 km 650 m
Churches, mosques, synagogues, temples and other places of worship.
- 650 m SW · 8 min walk St Michael & All Angels, Kingsnorth anglican
- 2.2 km N · 26 min walk Cade Road United Reformed & Methodist Church united_reformed;methodist
- 2.4 km NW · 29 min walk St. Francis, Ashford anglican
- 3.6 km NE · 43 min walk The Salvation Army salvation_army
Pharmacies Nearest is Tesco Pharmacy · 1 within 1.5 km 700 m
- 700 m NW · 8 min walk Tesco Pharmacy
GP surgeries Nearest is Kingsnorth Medical Practice · 3 within 2.0 km 700 m
- 700 m W · 9 min walk Kingsnorth Medical Practice
- 2.1 km NW · 26 min walk St Stephen's Primary Care Health Centre
- 2.4 km N · 29 min walk Musgrove Park Medical Centre
Pubs & bars Nearest is Queens Head Pub · 1 within 1.2 km 950 m
- 950 m W · 11 min walk Queens Head Pub Hygiene 5 - very good
Parks & green space Nearest is The Limes Community Garden · 2 within 1.5 km 1.4 km
- 1.4 km NW · 17 min walk The Limes Community Garden
- 1.5 km NW · 17 min walk Limes Park
Post offices Nearest is Kingsnorth Road Post Office · 2 within 2.0 km 2.0 km
- 2.0 km N · 24 min walk Kingsnorth Road Post Office
- 2.2 km NW · 27 min walk Stanhope Post Office
Libraries Nearest is The Stanhope Centre · 1 within 3.0 km 2.2 km
- 2.2 km NW · 26 min walk The Stanhope Centre
Gyms & leisure Nearest is Courtside Sports Facility · 1 within 2.0 km 2.6 km
- 2.6 km NW · 31 min walk Courtside Sports Facility
Dentists Nearest is Oradent Dental Care · 1 within 2.0 km 2.7 km
- 2.7 km N · 32 min walk Oradent Dental Care
Hotels & guest houses Nearest is Hampton by Hilton Ashford International · 5 within 2.0 km 3.3 km
Hotels, guest houses and B&Bs. Listed by the Food Standards Agency because they serve food, so they carry a hygiene rating for their kitchen rather than a rating of the rooms.
- 3.3 km N · 40 min walk Hampton by Hilton Ashford International Hygiene 5 - very good
- 3.9 km N · 47 min walk Travelodge Ashford Town Centre Hygiene 5 - very good
- 4.2 km N · 50 min walk Ashford Central Guest House Hygiene 5 - very good
- 6.6 km N · 80 min walk The Conningbrook Hotel Hygiene 5 - very good
- 6.8 km NE · 82 min walk The Amber Foundation Hygiene 5 - very good
Railway & tram stations Nearest is Ashford International Rail Station · 1 within 5.0 km 3.4 km
- 3.4 km N · 40 min walk Ashford International Rail Station Railway station entrance
Vets Nearest is Margetts & Associates · 5 within 2.5 km 3.8 km
Veterinary practices from OpenStreetMap. The RCVS accredits practices but publishes no open dataset, so there is no rating here to show.
- 3.8 km NW · 46 min walk Margetts & Associates
- 4.8 km N · 57 min walk Barrow Hill
- 4.9 km E · 59 min walk Milbourn Equine
- 6.1 km NE · 74 min walk Peter Edgar
- 7.0 km N · 84 min walk Eureka Veterinary Centre
Hospitals Nearest is Sydenham House Medical Centre · 5 within 8.0 km 4.5 km
- 4.5 km N · 54 min walk Sydenham House Medical Centre
- 6.2 km NE · 74 min walk The One Ashford Hospital
- 6.4 km NE · 76 min walk William Harvey Hospital
- 6.4 km NE · 76 min walk WIlliam Harvey Hospital
- 6.5 km NE · 77 min walk William Harvey Hospital (Ashford)
Streets next door
The closest other postcodes to this one.
- TN23 3LY 150 m
- TN23 3NF 200 m
- TN23 3LN 200 m
- TN23 3NW 200 m
- TN23 3LT 200 m
- TN23 3LX 200 m
- TN23 3QB 300 m
- TN23 3EQ 300 m
- TN23 3NZ 350 m
- TN23 3FQ 350 m
Reference data
Coordinates and the official geography this postcode belongs to.
- Latitude
- 51.120031
- Longitude
- 0.868141
- OS grid reference
- TR 008 395
- Easting / Northing
- 600819 / 139550
- Introduced
- December 1995
- Postcode type
- Small user (several addresses share it)
Administrative areas
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Region | South East |
| County | Kent |
| Local authority | Ashford |
| Ward | Park Farm South |
| Parish | Kingsnorth |
| Constituency | Ashford |
| Police force | Kent |
| Built up area | Ashford (Ashford) |
| NHS region | South East |
| Integrated care board | NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board |
| Travel to work area | Ashford |
Census geography
| Rural / urban | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city |
|---|---|
| LSOA (2021) | Ashford 009IE01032819 |
| MSOA (2021) | Ashford 009E02005004 |
| Output area (2021) | E00167590 |
| Coordinate accuracy | Within the building of the matched address |