TN23 8BL
A postcode in Weald Central, Ashford. The nearest bus stop is New Street Farm, 11 min on foot; Ashford International Rail Station is 55 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 7th tenth of England, ranked 21,472 of 32,844. Measured across the surrounding LSOA, so it describes the area rather than this postcode alone.
Reported crime
36 reports, about 3.0 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
£292,000
TN23 had too few sales to report on its own, so this is across 2,779 sales in the wider TN23 district between January 2022 and July 2026.
By property type
4 kinds 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 8BL Address-level records, published by HM Land Registry. 1
- £375k Jan 2026 4 Elderflower Lane
Everything, category by category
Closest kind first. Open a section for the full list.
Bus stops Nearest is New Street Farm · 7 within 800 m 950 m
Stops from the National Public Transport Access Nodes dataset.
- 950 m SW · 11 min walk New Street Farm facing SWadj
- 1.0 km SW · 12 min walk New Street Farm facing NEopp
- 1.3 km S · 15 min walk Primary School facing Wo/s
- 1.4 km N · 17 min walk Church facing Wopp
- 1.5 km N · 17 min walk Church facing Eadj
- 2.0 km E · 24 min walk Garton Way facing Sadj
- 2.1 km NE · 25 min walk Holt Close facing Wopp
Schools Nearest is Chilmington Green School · 6 within 2.0 km 1.2 km
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
- 1.2 km SW · 14 min walk Chilmington Green School Ofsted report card 2026Secondary school449 pupilsAges 11-19
- 1.3 km S · 16 min walk Chilmington Green Primary School Ofsted: Good (2022)Primary school297 pupilsAges 2-11
- 2.0 km E · 24 min walk Great Chart Primary School Ofsted: Outstanding (2023)Primary school424 pupilsAges 4-11
- 2.5 km NE · 30 min walk The Wyvern School (Buxford) Ofsted: Good (2024)374 pupilsAges 4-19
- 2.7 km E · 32 min walk The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School Ofsted: School remains Good (2021)Primary school421 pupilsAges 4-11
- 2.9 km E · 34 min walk Beaver Green Primary School Ofsted: School remains Good (2023)Primary school483 pupilsAges 2-11
Nurseries & childcare Nearest is The Stables Nursery · 6 within 1.5 km 1.3 km
Ofsted-registered nurseries, pre-schools and childminders.
Childcare in TN23 — every one in the district, compared
- 1.3 km N · 15 min walk The Stables Nursery Full day careOfsted: Good60 places
- 2.0 km E · 24 min walk Great Chart and Singleton Pre-School Full day careOfsted: Outstanding36 places
- 2.0 km E · 24 min walk Nurture Learning Uk Ltd Out-of-school day care
- 2.0 km E · 24 min walk Play Place After School at Great Chart Out-of-school day care25 places
- 2.7 km E · 32 min walk Ashford South Kumon Centre Out-of-school day care
- 2.7 km E · 32 min walk The Little Ark Full day careOfsted: Outstanding27 places
Places of worship Nearest is St. Mary's Church · 2 within 2.0 km 1.5 km
Churches, mosques, synagogues, temples and other places of worship.
- 1.5 km N · 18 min walk St. Mary's Church anglican
- 2.3 km NE · 28 min walk Grace Fellowship Ashford Grace_Fellowship
Playgrounds Nearest is Singleton Oast Play Area · 7 within 1.2 km 1.7 km
- 1.7 km NE · 21 min walk Singleton Oast Play Area
- 2.0 km E · 24 min walk Playground
- 2.2 km NE · 26 min walk Great Chart Playing Fields
- 2.5 km NE · 30 min walk Playground
- 2.5 km E · 31 min walk John Wesley Park
- 2.6 km SE · 31 min walk Kestrel Park
- 2.7 km E · 33 min walk Playground
Vets Nearest is Margetts & Associates · 1 within 2.5 km 1.7 km
Veterinary practices from OpenStreetMap. The RCVS accredits practices but publishes no open dataset, so there is no rating here to show.
- 1.7 km E · 21 min walk Margetts & Associates
Pharmacies Nearest is Allied Pharmacies · 1 within 1.5 km 1.8 km
- 1.8 km E · 22 min walk Allied Pharmacies
Supermarkets & shops Nearest is Morrisons Daily · 1 within 1.2 km 1.8 km
- 1.8 km E · 22 min walk Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily
Post offices Nearest is Singleton Post Office · 1 within 2.0 km 1.8 km
- 1.8 km E · 22 min walk Singleton Post Office
Takeaways Nearest is Singleton Pizza & Kebab / Munchies Smash Burger · 5 within 1.0 km 1.8 km
- 1.8 km E · 22 min walk Singleton Pizza & Kebab / Munchies Smash Burger Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.8 km E · 22 min walk Singleton Fish Bar Hygiene 5 - very good
- 2.5 km NE · 29 min walk The Wyvern Cafe Awaiting inspection
- 2.9 km E · 35 min walk Master Fish Hygiene 5 - very good
- 2.9 km E · 35 min walk The Hot Hut Hygiene 4 - good
GP surgeries Nearest is Singleton Medical Centre & Dental Surgery · 2 within 2.0 km 1.8 km
- 1.8 km E · 22 min walk Singleton Medical Centre & Dental Surgery
- 1.9 km E · 23 min walk Singleton Doctors Surgery
Dentists Nearest is Singleton Medical Centre & Dental Surgery · 1 within 2.0 km 1.9 km
- 1.9 km E · 22 min walk Singleton Medical Centre & Dental Surgery
Pubs & bars Nearest is The Swan and Dog · 3 within 1.2 km 1.9 km
- 1.9 km NE · 23 min walk The Swan and Dog Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.9 km NE · 23 min walk Swan and dog Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.9 km E · 23 min walk Singleton Barn Hygiene 5 - very good
Restaurants & cafes Nearest is Footprints Cafe · 1 within 1.0 km 2.5 km
Food hygiene ratings come from the Food Standards Agency.
- 2.5 km E · 30 min walk Footprints Cafe Hygiene 5 - very goodRestaurant/Cafe/Canteenrated Feb 2026
Parks & green space Nearest is Malt House Farm · 5 within 1.5 km 2.7 km
- 2.7 km W · 32 min walk Malt House Farm
- 3.0 km W · 36 min walk Forstal Farm
- 3.7 km E · 44 min walk Sensory Garden
- 4.2 km E · 51 min walk The Limes Community Garden
- 4.2 km SE · 51 min walk Limes Park
Libraries Nearest is The Stanhope Centre · 1 within 3.0 km 3.5 km
- 3.5 km E · 42 min walk The Stanhope Centre
Gyms & leisure Nearest is Courtside Sports Facility · 5 within 2.0 km 3.8 km
- 3.8 km SE · 45 min walk Courtside Sports Facility
- 4.3 km E · 51 min walk Snap Fitness
- 4.3 km NE · 52 min walk The Gym
- 4.3 km NE · 52 min walk Anytime Fitness
- 4.9 km NE · 58 min walk Anytime Fitness
Hotels & guest houses Nearest is Travelodge Ashford Town Centre · 5 within 2.0 km 4.3 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.
- 4.3 km E · 52 min walk Travelodge Ashford Town Centre Hygiene 5 - very good
- 4.4 km E · 53 min walk Hampton by Hilton Ashford International Hygiene 5 - very good
- 4.9 km NE · 58 min walk Ashford Central Guest House Hygiene 5 - very good
- 6.8 km NE · 81 min walk The Conningbrook Hotel Hygiene 5 - very good
- 7.0 km NE · 84 min walk The Amber Foundation Hygiene 5 - very good
Railway & tram stations Nearest is Ashford International Rail Station · 1 within 5.0 km 4.6 km
- 4.6 km E · 55 min walk Ashford International Rail Station Railway station entrance
Hospitals Nearest is Sydenham House Medical Centre · 5 within 8.0 km 5.4 km
- 5.4 km E · 64 min walk Sydenham House Medical Centre
- 8.3 km E · 99 min walk The One Ashford Hospital
- 8.4 km E · 101 min walk William Harvey Hospital
- 8.4 km E · 101 min walk WIlliam Harvey Hospital
- 8.6 km E · 103 min walk William Harvey Hospital (Ashford)
Streets next door
The closest other postcodes to this one.
- TN23 8AR 70 m
- TN23 8AQ 100 m
- TN23 8AN 100 m
- TN23 8AT 100 m
- TN23 8AP 100 m
- TN23 8AS 150 m
- TN23 8AU 250 m
- TN23 5JQ 300 m
- TN23 8BB 300 m
- TN23 5JH 300 m
Reference data
Coordinates and the official geography this postcode belongs to.
- Latitude
- 51.136842
- Longitude
- 0.825620
- OS grid reference
- TQ 977 413
- Easting / Northing
- 597772 / 141304
- Introduced
- February 2026
- Postcode type
- Small user (several addresses share it)
Administrative areas
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Region | South East |
| County | Kent |
| Local authority | Ashford |
| Ward | Weald Central |
| Parish | Great Chart with Singleton |
| Constituency | Weald of Kent |
| Police force | Kent |
| 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 012FE01032814 |
| MSOA (2021) | Ashford 012E02005007 |
| Output area (2021) | E00167567 |
| Coordinate accuracy | Within the building of the matched address |