TN26 2JW postcode in Hamstreet, Kent

TN26 2JW is a postcode in Hamstreet, in the Weald South ward of Ashford. 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 TN26 2JW can get it Across Ashford: 76% Typical price £480,050 Homes sold in TN26 2, last 12 months. ▲ 6.7% on the year before Nearest station Ham Street 350 m in a straight line

Where TN26 2JW is, and what is near it

Map of TN26 2JW and what is near it Map of TN26 2JW: its centre point, with the 188 other postcodes in the TN26 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 5 bus stops and 2 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. TN26 2DS: also in TN26 2TN26 2DT: also in TN26 2TN26 2DU: also in TN26 2TN26 2DW: also in TN26 2TN26 2DX: also in TN26 2TN26 2DY: also in TN26 2TN26 2EA: also in TN26 2TN26 2EZ: also in TN26 2TN26 2FE: also in TN26 2TN26 2FH: also in TN26 2TN26 2FJ: also in TN26 2TN26 2FL: also in TN26 2TN26 2FQ: also in TN26 2TN26 2HA: also in TN26 2TN26 2HB: also in TN26 2TN26 2HD: also in TN26 2TN26 2HE: also in TN26 2TN26 2HF: also in TN26 2TN26 2HG: also in TN26 2TN26 2HH: also in TN26 2TN26 2HJ: also in TN26 2TN26 2HL: also in TN26 2TN26 2HN: also in TN26 2TN26 2HP: also in TN26 2TN26 2HQ: also in TN26 2TN26 2HR: also in TN26 2TN26 2HS: also in TN26 2TN26 2HT: also in TN26 2TN26 2HU: also in TN26 2TN26 2HW: also in TN26 2TN26 2HX: also in TN26 2TN26 2HY: also in TN26 2TN26 2HZ: also in TN26 2TN26 2JA: also in TN26 2TN26 2JB: also in TN26 2TN26 2JE: also in TN26 2TN26 2JF: also in TN26 2TN26 2JG: also in TN26 2TN26 2JH: also in TN26 2TN26 2JJ: also in TN26 2TN26 2JL: also in TN26 2TN26 2JN: also in TN26 2TN26 2JP: also in TN26 2TN26 2JQ: also in TN26 2TN26 2JR: also in TN26 2TN26 2JS: also in TN26 2TN26 2JT: also in TN26 2TN26 2JY: also in TN26 2TN26 2LB: also in TN26 2TN26 2NJ: also in TN26 2TN26 2NL: also in TN26 2TN26 2NN: also in TN26 2 A charging point 1.0 kmAppledore (Kent) station 4.4 kmWoodchurch Surgery 5.6 kmSchool 5.7 kmHamstreet TN26 2JW Map of TN26 2JW and what is near it Map of TN26 2JW: its centre point, with the 188 other postcodes in the TN26 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 5 bus stops and 2 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Weald South TN26 2JW
  • TN26 2JW
  • Other postcodes in TN26 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • 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 51.0653, longitude 0.8529)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after TN26 2JW?

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 TN26 2JW?

Every home and business at TN26 2JW can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

TN26 2JW 100% Ashford 76%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

TN26 2JW 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 TN26 2JW?

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 TN26 2JW 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 TN26 2JW.

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 TN26 2JW: 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 TN26 2JW 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 TN26 2JW?

Homes in TN26 2 sold for a typical £480,050 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 41 sales, up 6.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£480,050 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£450,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 6.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £550,000 23 sales
  • Semi-detached £335,000 12 sales
  • Terraced £342,500 6 sales

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

Across the whole TN26 district: a typical £500,000 from 105 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 TN26 2JW

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in TN26 2JW from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 13 March 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 TN26 2JW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,010 homes in the neighbourhood around TN26 2JW. The largest share of them, 32%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (21%). 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 TN26 2JW

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 C, the most common, is £2,142.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (2%)£1,607
Band Babout 80 (8%)£1,875
Band Cabout 320 (32%)£2,142
Band Dabout 230 (23%)£2,410
Band Eabout 110 (11%)£2,946
Band Fabout 190 (19%)£3,481
Band Gabout 60 (6%)£4,017
Band Hwithheld£4,820

When the homes were built

  1. 15% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 21% 1945 to 1964
  5. 14% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. 14% 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 TN26 2JW is in (ONS area E01024037), 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 TN26 2JW?

The nearest open schools to TN26 2JW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near TN26 2JW, 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 TN26 2JW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of TN26 2JW is Ham Street Rail Station, 350 metres away in a straight line.

  • Ham Street Rail Station Railway station 350 mWalk
  • Appledore (Kent) Rail Station Railway station 4.4 kmCycle

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Street, 118 m away.

More stations near TN26 2JW, 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 TN26 2JW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of TN26 2JW, 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 TN26 2JW?

2 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of TN26 2JW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 350 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.0 kmWalk

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 TN26 2JW?

The nearest to the centre of TN26 2JW, 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 TN26 2JW?

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 TN26 2JW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of TN26 2JW, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Farm House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01233 861514 4.2 kmCycle
  • Holly Cottage Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01233 861512 4.2 kmCycle
  • Ivy Cottage Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01233 861513 4.2 kmCycle

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 vets are near TN26 2JW?

The nearest vets to the centre of TN26 2JW 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 TN26 2JW in a conservation area?

The centre of TN26 2JW 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 TN26 2JW?

Police.uk records 5 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of TN26 2JW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Violence and sexual offences2 reports

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 TN26 2JW

Ward
Weald South
Parish
Warehorne
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Hamstreet
Rural or urban
Larger 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

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Nearby postcodes

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

TN26 2JL40 mTN26 2JN80 mTN26 2JP80 mTN26 2DS90 mTN26 2EZ100 mTN26 2JY100 m
All of TN26

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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