TN25 5BL Ashford
Live postcode, introduced June 2000. Ward: Wye with Hinxhill. Region: South East.
Streets
- Church Street, Wye: 22 addresses
- Scotton Street, Wye: 2 addresses
- The Green, Wye: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Ashford in 2026-27: Band D £2,410 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,607 | £1,875 | £2,142 | £2,410 | £2,946 | £3,481 | £4,017 | £4,820 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (27% of about 620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Wye (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 34.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF SAINT GREGORY AND SAINT MARTIN, grade I
- THE LATIN SCHOOL WYE COLLEGE, grade I
- WYE COLLEGE, CLOISTER QUADRANGLE, grade I
- The Bailiffs House, grade II*
- THE OLD FLYING HORSE INN, grade II*
- THE WHEEL HOUSE (JUNIOR COMMON ROOM) WALLS AND GATES ATTACHED, grade II*
- 1, 3, AND 5, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 10 AND 12, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 11, 13 AND 15, THE GREEN, grade II
- 13, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 14 AND 16, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 17, 19 AND 21, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 17, 19 AND 21, THE GREEN, grade II
- 18 AND 20, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 2-4, High Street, grade II
- 22, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 23-27, THE GREEN, grade II
- 26 AND 26A, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 30-32 and 34 (Cragmore House), Church Street, grade II
- 39, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 4 AND 6, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 7, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 9 AND 11, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- CHEST TOMB TO JOHN OLIVER, ABOUT 2 METRES SOUTH OF CHURCH OF SAINT GREGORY AND SAINT MARTIN, grade II
- CORNERCROFT, grade II
- Former Lloyds Bank, grade II
- LITTLE LORDS, grade II
- MONUMENT WITH URN ABOUT 40 METRES SOUTH EAST OF CHURCH OF SAINT GREGORY AND SAINT MARTIN, grade II
- OBELISK ABOUT 20 METRES EAST OF CHURCH OF SAINT GREGORY AND SAINT MARTIN, grade II
- STABLES/BARN, NOW WYE COLLEGE LAUNDRY, grade II
And 4 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land at Olantigh Road and Oppupation Road, pending decision (640 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 45 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 67%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wye 229,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Ashford International 3.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Chilham 66,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Church Wye | 50 m |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 46.3 km (29 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 78.7 km (49 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wye Surgery | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wye Dental Surgery | 230 m |
| Hospital | Gstt @ William Harvey Hospital | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| Police station | Ashford Police Station | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Wye, Wye Cashzone | 50 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 90 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 660 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Horton Meadow 1.4 ha | 260 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Churchfield Allotments 1.4 ha | 260 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Bailiffs House, a listed building (Grade II*), 20 m. 99 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Bailiffs House | Listed building, Grade II* | 20 m |
| The Latin School Wye College | Listed building, Grade I | 70 m north-east |
| The Old Flying Horse Inn | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m east |
| The Wheel House (Junior Common Room) Walls and Gates Attached | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m east |
| The medieval college of St Gregory and St Martin at Wye | Scheduled monument | 100 m north-east |
| Medieval undercroft, Bridge Street, Wye | Scheduled monument | 150 m south |
| Hlaew in Juniper Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (1 mile) east |
| Olantigh Towers | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Long Plantation | Wood | 940 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Maiden Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| St Barbe Grove | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Marriage Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Fishponds Bottom | Valley | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) south-east |
| Eastwell Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 25 |
6 of the postcode's 25 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Ashford: see them on the Ashford page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Church Street.