Ashford Borough Council

What broadband can you get in Ashford?

Across Ashford, 76% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 68% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Ashford?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,410 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Ashford are at risk of flooding?

Across Ashford, the Environment Agency puts 915 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 337 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Ashford the Environment Agency counts 2,091 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (2.7% of all its properties), 1,275 at medium risk (1.6%) and 4,285 at low risk (5.5%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Schools, roads and care: Kent

Ashford has two councils. The county council, Kent, runs schools, roads, social care and libraries here.

• Report a road problemkent.gov.uk
• Apply for a school placekent.gov.uk
• Care needs assessmentskent.gov.uk

Postcode districts with postcodes in Ashford

• CT4 postcode district137 of its 810 postcodes in use are in Ashford.
• ME13 postcode district1 of its 1,063 postcodes in use is in Ashford.
• ME17 postcode district2 of its 1,105 postcodes in use are in Ashford.
• TN17 postcode district70 of its 668 postcodes in use are in Ashford.
• TN18 postcode district10 of its 351 postcodes in use are in Ashford.
• TN23 postcode districtAll 1,031 of its postcodes in use are in Ashford.
• TN24 postcode districtAll 772 of its postcodes in use are in Ashford.
• TN25 postcode district605 of its 756 postcodes in use are in Ashford.
• TN26 postcode district513 of its 523 postcodes in use are in Ashford.
• TN27 postcode district449 of its 642 postcodes in use are in Ashford.
• TN30 postcode districtAll 385 of its postcodes in use are in Ashford.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Ashford.