TN23 5YJ postcode in Ashford, Kent

TN23 5YJ is a postcode in Ashford, in the Washford ward. It is in the Ashford parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since December 1994.

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 5YJ can get it Across Ashford: 76% Typical price £267,000 Homes sold in TN23 5, last 12 months. ▼ 0.6% on the year before Nearest station Ashford International 2.7 km in a straight line

Where TN23 5YJ is, and what is near it

Map of TN23 5YJ and what is near it Map of TN23 5YJ: its centre point, with the 252 other postcodes in the TN23 5 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. TN23 5AA: also in TN23 5TN23 5AB: also in TN23 5TN23 5AD: also in TN23 5TN23 5AE: also in TN23 5TN23 5AF: also in TN23 5TN23 5AW: also in TN23 5TN23 5AZ: also in TN23 5TN23 5BD: also in TN23 5TN23 5BU: also in TN23 5TN23 5EA: also in TN23 5TN23 5ES: also in TN23 5TN23 5ET: also in TN23 5TN23 5EW: also in TN23 5TN23 5EY: also in TN23 5TN23 5FD: also in TN23 5TN23 5FE: also in TN23 5TN23 5FH: also in TN23 5TN23 5FJ: also in TN23 5TN23 5FT: also in TN23 5TN23 5GL: also in TN23 5TN23 5GN: also in TN23 5TN23 5JW: also in TN23 5TN23 5LA: also in TN23 5TN23 5LF: also in TN23 5TN23 5LG: also in TN23 5TN23 5LJ: also in TN23 5TN23 5LQ: also in TN23 5TN23 5RF: also in TN23 5TN23 5RP: also in TN23 5TN23 5RS: also in TN23 5TN23 5RW: also in TN23 5TN23 5RX: also in TN23 5TN23 5RY: also in TN23 5TN23 5RZ: also in TN23 5TN23 5SA: also in TN23 5TN23 5SD: also in TN23 5TN23 5SE: also in TN23 5TN23 5SF: also in TN23 5TN23 5SH: also in TN23 5TN23 5SJ: also in TN23 5TN23 5SL: also in TN23 5TN23 5SN: also in TN23 5TN23 5SP: also in TN23 5TN23 5SQ: also in TN23 5TN23 5SR: also in TN23 5TN23 5SU: also in TN23 5TN23 5SW: also in TN23 5TN23 5SX: also in TN23 5TN23 5SZ: also in TN23 5TN23 5TA: also in TN23 5TN23 5TB: also in TN23 5TN23 5TD: also in TN23 5TN23 5TE: also in TN23 5TN23 5TF: also in TN23 5TN23 5TG: also in TN23 5TN23 5TH: also in TN23 5TN23 5TJ: also in TN23 5TN23 5TL: also in TN23 5TN23 5TN: also in TN23 5TN23 5TP: also in TN23 5TN23 5TQ: also in TN23 5TN23 5TR: also in TN23 5TN23 5TS: also in TN23 5TN23 5TT: also in TN23 5TN23 5TU: also in TN23 5TN23 5TW: also in TN23 5TN23 5TX: also in TN23 5TN23 5TY: also in TN23 5TN23 5UB: also in TN23 5TN23 5UD: also in TN23 5TN23 5UE: also in TN23 5TN23 5UF: also in TN23 5TN23 5UG: also in TN23 5TN23 5UH: also in TN23 5TN23 5UL: also in TN23 5TN23 5UP: also in TN23 5TN23 5UQ: also in TN23 5TN23 5UT: also in TN23 5TN23 5UY: also in TN23 5TN23 5YA: also in TN23 5TN23 5YB: also in TN23 5TN23 5YD: also in TN23 5TN23 5YE: also in TN23 5TN23 5YF: also in TN23 5TN23 5YG: also in TN23 5TN23 5YH: also in TN23 5TN23 5YL: also in TN23 5TN23 5YQ: also in TN23 5 School 950 mKings Park School 1.2 km2 places, 2.7–3.1 kmGP 3.7 kmHam Street station 6.5 kmBeaver TN23 5YJ Map of TN23 5YJ and what is near it Map of TN23 5YJ: its centre point, with the 252 other postcodes in the TN23 5 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 950 mKings Park School 1.2 kmGP 3.7 kmHam Street station 6.5 kmBeaver TN23 5YJ
  • TN23 5YJ
  • Other postcodes in TN23 5: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 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 51.1266, longitude 0.8484)

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 5YJ?

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 5YJ?

Every home and business at TN23 5YJ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

TN23 5YJ 100% Ashford 76%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

TN23 5YJ 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 5YJ?

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 5YJ 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 5YJ.

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 5YJ: 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 5YJ 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 5YJ?

Homes in TN23 5 sold for a typical £267,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 177 sales, down 0.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£267,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£268,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 0.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £426,600 16 sales
  • Semi-detached £280,000 58 sales
  • Terraced £265,000 71 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £160,000 32 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 5YJ

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in TN23 5YJ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 24 May 2024. 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 5YJ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 630 homes in the neighbourhood around TN23 5YJ. The largest share of them, 46%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (49%). 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 5YJ

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 £2,946 (band E); band B, the most common, is £1,875.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 50 (8%)£1,607
Band Babout 290 (46%)£1,875
Band Cabout 240 (38%)£2,142
Band Dabout 40 (6%)£2,410
Band Eabout 10 (2%)£2,946
Band Fwithheld£3,481
Band Gwithheld£4,017
Band Hwithheld£4,820

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 49% 1965 to 1982
  6. 38% 1983 to 1999
  7. 13% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 5YJ is in (ONS area E01032823), 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 5YJ?

The nearest open schools to TN23 5YJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near TN23 5YJ, 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 5YJ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of TN23 5YJ is Ashford International Rail Station, 2.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Ashford International Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle
  • Ham Street Rail Station Railway station 6.5 kmDrive

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Down Court, 23 m away.

More stations near TN23 5YJ, 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 5YJ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of TN23 5YJ, 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 5YJ?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of TN23 5YJ 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.

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

Which dentists are near TN23 5YJ?

The nearest to the centre of TN23 5YJ, 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 5YJ?

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 5YJ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of TN23 5YJ, 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 5YJ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of TN23 5YJ, 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 5YJ?

The nearest vets to the centre of TN23 5YJ 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 5YJ in a conservation area?

The centre of TN23 5YJ 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 5YJ?

Police.uk records 172 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of TN23 5YJ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences58 reports
Anti-social behaviour50 reports
Shoplifting17 reports
Criminal damage and arson16 reports
Other theft6 reports
Public order5 reports

Also: vehicle crime 5, drugs 4, burglary 3, other crime 3, possession of weapons 2, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1, robbery 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 5YJ

Ward
Washford
Parish
Kingsnorth
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Ashford
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 1994

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

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Nearby postcodes

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

TN23 5YD40 mTN23 5YA50 mTN23 3JF70 mTN23 5YF100 mTN23 5YL100 mTN23 5YG100 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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