Neighbourhoods in Ashford

South East · 15 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

49

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#170 of 296 local authorities · 15 neighbourhoods · 135,741 residents

Income51
Employment51
Education44
Health60
Crime45
Housing & access26
Living env.64
Decile 1: 0% of residentsDecile 2: 7% of residentsDecile 3: 22% of residentsDecile 4: 0% of residentsDecile 5: 22% of residentsDecile 6: 22% of residentsDecile 7: 9% of residentsDecile 8: 14% of residentsDecile 9: 5% of residentsDecile 10: 0% of residentsResidents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Washford & Stanhope (16) to Kennington & Little Burton Farm (84); 0% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

There is a sharp split within Ashford: Kennington & Little Burton Farm scores 84 out of 100 (#1,129 of 6,856 nationally) while Washford & Stanhope sits at 16 — neighbours on the map, 67 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £260,000 in Beaver & Singleton to £512,500 in Biddenden, Smarden & High Halden — a 2.0× gap within Ashford.

Living here

Typical net household income£43,438a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime66per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied68%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Ashford

£345,000median home sold over the past year · +11.3% over 5 years · 0.0% over the year · 1,720 sales
Detached£510,000
Semi-detached£335,000
Terraced£285,000
Flat£180,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Kennington & Little Burton Farm 1,12984 £401,000
Godinton, Repton & Orchard Heights 1,69175 £317,500
Highfield & Willesborough 2,05570 £330,000
Park Farm 2,67261 £323,500
Brabourne Lees & North Romney 2,91158 £390,000

Neighbourhood rankings in Ashford

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Ashford

Postcode districts that overlap Ashford — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

People living in Ashford Census 2021

Residents132,757
Median age (est.)42
Density229per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above30%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 26%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 14%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 11%Other: 18%
One person 26%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 11%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 6%Black: 3%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 88%Asian 6%Black 3%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 41% · Hindu 2%

Born outside the UK: 13%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Ashford.