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Ashford

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
132,731
Households
53,641
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 5.5 per 1k
53,641
Households
White Brit. · 83%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 5.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£346,384
Median property price
£1,138
Median rent
3,975
Postcodes
53,641
Households
White Brit. · 83%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 5.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£346,384
Median property price
£1,138
Median rent
3,975
Postcodes

Sold prices in Ashford

England & Wales
Property sales · Ashford
HM Land Registry · Ashford
Average price
£388,756
YoY: -1.4%
Median price: £347,822
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 32 sales · avg £400,484
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£432k£397k£362k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Ashford

England & Wales
Crime trends · Ashford

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
232
YoY -12%
334278222
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
148
YoY +35%
16911867
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
35
YoY +133%
503214
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
18
YoY stable
352413
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
70
YoY +32%
916844
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Other Crime
26
YoY +24%
271911
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · other crime up sharply · vehicle crime rising

724
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Ashford

High flood risk in part of this area

2 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial Models · Fluvial Models and Fluvial Events

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Kent.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Ashford is the district council. School applications go through Kent.

Apply for a primary place via Kent

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Transport in Ashford

Ashford International is a 39-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 3.1 km

  • Ashford International

    Rail

    3.1 km
  • Pluckley

    Rail

    6.4 km
  • Ham Street

    Rail

    7.5 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Ashford

GPs make up most of the mapped places

16 GPs · 9 Museums · 6 Hospitals · 36 in all

  • GPs16
  • Museums9
  • Hospitals6
  • Libraries5

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Ashford

Median private rent

£1,138/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£890
1 bed
£1,138
2 bed
£1,400
3 bed
£2,033
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Ashford

Coordinates51.1344, 0.8325
Postcodes
3,975
Population (Census)
132,731
Households (Census)
53,641
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 5.5 per 1k

Demographics in Ashford

Ethnicity

Total residents: 132,763
White Brit.82.6%
Other White4.3%
Other Asian3.5%
African1.9%
Indian1.3%
+ 1 other groups · 6.4%

Religion

Total residents: 132,757
Christian47.6%
No religion40.7%
Not answered5.7%
Hindu2.0%
Muslim1.6%
+ 2 other religions · 2.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 132,731
50–6420.1%
35–4918.8%
25–3412.7%
65–7410.4%
10–157.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.4%

Households

Total households: 53,641
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.0%
Other13.5%
Any member 66+12.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.5%
All members 66+10.8%
+ 7 other households · 35.9%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Ashford

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.42 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.42 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).