TN26 postcode area · Ashford

The TN26 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Ashford, Folkestone and Hythe. Area Scores range from 19 to 57 across them. Every full TN26 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the TN26 district's neighbourhoods is Brabourne Lees & North Romney (58 out of 100, #2,911 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Dymchurch, St Mary's Bay & Brookland (20). 2 of the 9 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £275,000 in Ashford Central to £512,500 in Biddenden, Smarden & High Halden — a 1.9× gap within the TN26 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Ashford and Folkestone and Hythe — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£43,061a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime64per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied71%

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 the TN26 district

£500,000median home sold over the past year · +15.3% over 5 years · +12.2% over the year · 140 sales
Detached£625,000
Semi-detached£372,000
Terraced£300,000
Flat
Ashford£345,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Brabourne Lees & North RomneyAshford 2,91158 £390,000
Tenterden & RolvendenAshford 2,91857 £430,000
Great Chart, Bethersden & WoodchurchAshford 3,30252 £373,500
Wye, Chilham & KenningtonAshford 3,43250 £383,500
Hamstreet & Isle of OxneyAshford 3,91243 £475,000
Biddenden, Smarden & High HaldenAshford 3,98842 £512,500
Charing, Pluckley & ChallockAshford 4,00142 £507,500
Ashford CentralAshford 4,84529 £275,000
Dymchurch, St Mary's Bay & BrooklandFolkestone and Hythe 5,50320 £312,000

People living in TN26 Census 2021

Residents76,486
Median age (est.)46
Density112per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above31%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 28%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 12%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 9%Other: 20%
One person 27%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 9%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative9%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 3%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 3%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 39% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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

Postcode districts around TN26.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.