TN23 4GW postcode in Ashford, Kent

TN23 4GW is a postcode in Ashford, in the Singleton West ward. It is in the Ashford parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since December 1994.

Where TN23 4GW is, and what is near it

Map of TN23 4GW and what is near it Map of TN23 4GW: its centre point, with the 125 other postcodes in the TN23 4 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. A28 TN23 4ER: also in TN23 4TN23 4GJ: also in TN23 4TN23 4GL: also in TN23 4TN23 4GN: also in TN23 4TN23 4GP: also in TN23 4TN23 4GQ: also in TN23 4TN23 4GT: also in TN23 4TN23 4GU: also in TN23 4TN23 4PX: also in TN23 4TN23 4PY: also in TN23 4TN23 4RR: also in TN23 4TN23 4TY: also in TN23 4TN23 4TZ: also in TN23 4TN23 4UL: also in TN23 4TN23 4XP: also in TN23 4TN23 4XR: also in TN23 4TN23 4XX: also in TN23 4TN23 4XY: also in TN23 4TN23 4XZ: also in TN23 4TN23 4YR: also in TN23 4TN23 4YS: also in TN23 4TN23 4YT: also in TN23 4TN23 4YU: also in TN23 4TN23 4YX: also in TN23 4TN23 4YY: also in TN23 4TN23 4YZ: also in TN23 4 School 450 m2 places, 2.0–2.8 kmGP 2.8 kmNew Hayesbank Surgery 3.0 kmPluckley station 6.7 kmVictoria TN23 4GW Map of TN23 4GW and what is near it Map of TN23 4GW: its centre point, with the 125 other postcodes in the TN23 4 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. A28 School 450 mNew Hayesbank Surgery 3.0 kmVictoria TN23 4GW
  • TN23 4GW
  • Other postcodes in TN23 4: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • 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 51.1428, longitude 0.8408)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after TN23 4GW?

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 4GW?

Every home and business at TN23 4GW can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

TN23 4GW 100% Ashford 76%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

TN23 4GW 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 4GW?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for TN23 4GW.

Check the bin days for TN23 4GW on BinDayBuddy

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 4GW 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 4GW.

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 4GW: 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 4GW 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 4GW?

Homes in TN23 4 sold for a typical £290,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 48 sales, up 9.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£290,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£265,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 9.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £399,500 12 sales
  • Semi-detached £315,000 13 sales
  • Terraced £260,000 17 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £181,250 6 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 4GW

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in TN23 4GW from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 10 December 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 4GW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,190 homes in the neighbourhood around TN23 4GW. 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 4GW

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 4GW 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 4GW?

The nearest open schools to TN23 4GW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near TN23 4GW, 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 4GW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of TN23 4GW is Ashford International Rail Station, 2.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Ashford International Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle
  • Pluckley Rail Station Railway station 6.7 kmDrive

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Bulrushes, 242 m away.

More stations near TN23 4GW, 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 4GW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of TN23 4GW, 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 4GW?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of TN23 4GW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.4 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

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 4GW?

The nearest to the centre of TN23 4GW, 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 4GW?

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 4GW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of TN23 4GW, 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 4GW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of TN23 4GW, 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 4GW?

The nearest vets to the centre of TN23 4GW 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 4GW in a conservation area?

The centre of TN23 4GW 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 4GW?

Police.uk records 207 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of TN23 4GW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences67 reports
Anti-social behaviour66 reports
Criminal damage and arson20 reports
Shoplifting18 reports
Public order10 reports
Other theft9 reports

Also: vehicle crime 3, drugs 3, robbery 3, possession of weapons 3, burglary 2, other crime 2, bicycle theft 1.

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 4GW

Ward
Singleton West
Parish
Great Chart with Singleton
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Ashford
In use since
December 1994

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

Around TN23 4GW

Nearby postcodes

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

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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