TN23 3BU postcode in Ashford, Kent

TN23 3BU is a postcode in Ashford, in the Weald Central ward. It is in the Weald of Kent parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at TN23 3BU can get it Across Ashford: 76% Typical price £345,000 Homes sold in TN23 3, last 12 months. ▲ 1.5% on the year before Nearest station Ashford International 4.3 km in a straight line

Where TN23 3BU is, and what is near it

Map of TN23 3BU and what is near it Map of TN23 3BU: its centre point, with the 295 other postcodes in the TN23 3 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. TN23 3AD: also in TN23 3TN23 3AE: also in TN23 3TN23 3AF: also in TN23 3TN23 3AH: also in TN23 3TN23 3AJ: also in TN23 3TN23 3AL: also in TN23 3TN23 3AN: also in TN23 3TN23 3AP: also in TN23 3TN23 3AR: also in TN23 3TN23 3AS: also in TN23 3TN23 3AT: also in TN23 3TN23 3AU: also in TN23 3TN23 3AW: also in TN23 3TN23 3AX: also in TN23 3TN23 3AY: also in TN23 3TN23 3AZ: also in TN23 3TN23 3BA: also in TN23 3TN23 3BB: also in TN23 3TN23 3BD: also in TN23 3TN23 3BE: also in TN23 3TN23 3BG: also in TN23 3TN23 3BP: also in TN23 3TN23 3BQ: also in TN23 3TN23 3BS: also in TN23 3TN23 3BT: also in TN23 3TN23 3BW: also in TN23 3TN23 3BX: also in TN23 3TN23 3BY: also in TN23 3TN23 3BZ: also in TN23 3TN23 3DA: also in TN23 3TN23 3DB: also in TN23 3TN23 3DD: also in TN23 3TN23 3DJ: also in TN23 3TN23 3FZ: also in TN23 3TN23 3HL: also in TN23 3TN23 3JH: also in TN23 3TN23 3JJ: also in TN23 3TN23 3JL: also in TN23 3TN23 3JP: also in TN23 3TN23 3JR: also in TN23 3TN23 3JS: also in TN23 3TN23 3JW: also in TN23 3TN23 3JZ: also in TN23 3TN23 3LA: also in TN23 3TN23 3LB: also in TN23 3TN23 3LD: also in TN23 3TN23 3LE: also in TN23 3TN23 3LF: also in TN23 3TN23 3LG: also in TN23 3TN23 3LH: also in TN23 3TN23 3LJ: also in TN23 3TN23 3LQ: also in TN23 3TN23 3LZ: also in TN23 3TN23 3NE: also in TN23 3TN23 3PG: also in TN23 3TN23 3PQ: also in TN23 3TN23 3QA: also in TN23 3TN23 3QE: also in TN23 3TN23 3QF: also in TN23 3TN23 3QG: also in TN23 3TN23 3QN: also in TN23 3TN23 3QP: also in TN23 3TN23 3QR: also in TN23 3TN23 3QS: also in TN23 3TN23 3QT: also in TN23 3TN23 3QZ: also in TN23 3TN23 3RQ: also in TN23 3TN23 3RR: also in TN23 3TN23 3RS: also in TN23 3TN23 3SH: also in TN23 3TN23 3SL: also in TN23 3TN23 3SR: also in TN23 3TN23 3TF: also in TN23 3TN23 3TG: also in TN23 3TN23 3TH: also in TN23 3TN23 3US: also in TN23 3 New Hayesbank Surgery 4.2 kmAshford International station 4.3 kmGP 4.5 kmPluckley station 4.8 kmGP 4.9 kmRepton TN23 3BU Map of TN23 3BU and what is near it Map of TN23 3BU: its centre point, with the 295 other postcodes in the TN23 3 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 2.2 kmRepton TN23 3BU
  • TN23 3BU
  • Other postcodes in TN23 3: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.1552, longitude 0.8167)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after TN23 3BU?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at TN23 3BU?

Every home and business at TN23 3BU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

TN23 3BU 100% Ashford 76%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

TN23 3BU 100% Ashford 94%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at TN23 3BU?

BinDayBuddy does not read Ashford Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Ashford Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is TN23 3BU at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include TN23 3BU.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Ashford

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for TN23 3BU: 2,091 properties in Ashford are at high risk (2.7% of all its properties). All the figures for Ashford

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of TN23 3BU is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near TN23 3BU?

Homes in TN23 3 sold for a typical £345,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 201 sales, up 1.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£345,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£340,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £471,500 77 sales
  • Semi-detached £343,000 49 sales
  • Terraced £287,500 47 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £183,250 28 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole TN23 district: a typical £290,000 from 531 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in TN23 3BU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in TN23 3BU from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near TN23 3BU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,190 homes in the neighbourhood around TN23 3BU. The largest share of them, 27%, are in council tax band D. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (32%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around TN23 3BU

Band D in Ashford for 2026‑27: £2,410. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,607 (band A) to £4,017 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,410.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (5%)£1,607
Band Babout 60 (5%)£1,875
Band Cabout 300 (25%)£2,142
Band Dabout 320 (27%)£2,410
Band Eabout 200 (17%)£2,946
Band Fabout 150 (13%)£3,481
Band Gabout 100 (8%)£4,017
Band Hwithheld£4,820

When the homes were built

  1. 11% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 3% 1965 to 1982
  6. 27% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 32% 2020 or later

Averages for Ashford before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of TN23 3BU is in (ONS area E01032814), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near TN23 3BU?

The nearest open schools to TN23 3BU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near TN23 3BU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to TN23 3BU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of TN23 3BU is Ashford International Rail Station, 4.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Ashford International Rail Station Railway station 4.3 kmCycle
  • Pluckley Rail Station Railway station 4.8 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near TN23 3BU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near TN23 3BU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of TN23 3BU, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near TN23 3BU?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of TN23 3BU on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near TN23 3BU?

The nearest to the centre of TN23 3BU, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to TN23 3BU?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near TN23 3BU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of TN23 3BU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near TN23 3BU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of TN23 3BU, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near TN23 3BU?

The nearest vets to the centre of TN23 3BU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is TN23 3BU in a conservation area?

The centre of TN23 3BU is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near TN23 3BU?

Police.uk records 1 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of TN23 3BU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Other theft1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for TN23 3BU

Ward
Weald Central
Parish
Great Chart with Singleton
Region
South East
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Where to check what we do not hold

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

TN23 3BS100 mTN23 3BX380 mTN23 3FZ570 mTN23 3BT580 mTN23 3BY890 mTN23 3DA980 m
All of TN23

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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