High deprivation
IMD England
High · 15.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for TN23 7TH
Postcode
TN23 7TH
Coordinates
51.1390, 0.8748
Grid reference
TR011416
Easting
601,199
Northing
141,681
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F324VQF+JW
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Ashford (Ashford)
Travel to Work
Ashford
ITL Region
Ashford
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
11616
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11616 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near TN23 7TH
England & WalesCrime trends · near TN23 7TH
Counts are for Norman electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
9
YoY —
16103
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
6
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.72.7%
Other White8.6%
Other Asian5.4%
African2.2%
Bangladeshi2.2%
+ 2 other groups · 8.9%
Religion
No religion44.9%
Christian38.2%
Not answered7.2%
Muslim4.2%
Hindu3.3%
+ 1 other religions · 2.3%
Age groups
35–4920.3%
25–3420.1%
50–6415.4%
≤48.4%
5–97.4%
+ 5 other age groups · 28.4%
Households
Other20.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.3%
+ 8 other households · 38.6%
Administrative Information
Ashford
Local Authority
Council AreaAshford E14001069
Constituency
E14001069Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Norman
Constituency code
E14001069
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Ashford, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Ashford
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving Kent
NHS EnglandKent and Medway
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Eastern and Coastal Kent
Sub ICB Location
NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q
Cancer Alliance
Kent and Medway
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Ashford 005B E01024002
E01024002MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Ashford 005 E02005000
E02005000LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Ashford 005B E01024002
E01024002MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Ashford 005 E02005000
E02005000Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:36 AM
Sunrise
6:05 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:36 AM
Sunset (today)
6:05 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 29 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1994
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~32 years
Active Duration
1994 -> PresentDecember 1994 — Introduced
Postcode TN23 7TH introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 11616
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01024002 and MSOA E02005000 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TN23 7TH is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1994
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~32 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near TN23 7TH
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
50%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 33%
Attainment 8
41.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
40%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 28%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
75%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 0–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
47.9
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 57%
RWM expected
34%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 10%
Attainment 8
67.3
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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