Monkton Close Ashford
16 addresses across 1 postcode (TN23), about 260 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 1303452.
- Energy: 13 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 11).
- Flood: 5 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Ashford costs £2,410 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ashford International, about 2 km (1.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 100 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 43 to 44 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Kingsnorth Medical Practice, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- People: About 380 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 24% of households owned their home and 17% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 232 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
13 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 90 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (10); House, end-terrace (3). Built: 2003-2006 (6); 1991-1995 (2); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (8); owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
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 street: most are in band B (67% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land at Former Concorde House (Rigden Rd & Austin Road), Ashford, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 street's 16 addresses are between 43 m and 44 m above sea level (44 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN23 5ET | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ashford International 3.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Ham Street 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Pluckley 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 67 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Luddenham Close Stanhope | 130 m |
| Car parks | Ashford International Station Multi-Storey Car Park | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 50 km (31 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 72.8 km (45 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kingsnorth Medical Practice | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kamsons Pharmacy | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Beaconsfield Dental Practice | 280 m |
| Hospital | One Ashford Hospital | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Police station | Ashford Police Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Ashford Stanhope Square Cashzone | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,680 m² | 100 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 3,920 m² | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.1 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cryol Road Allotment 2,910 m² | 390 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 1.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Romano-British roadside settlement and World War II pillbox immediately east of Westhawk Farm, a scheduled monument, 890 m (0.6 miles) south-east. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Romano-British roadside settlement and World War II pillbox immediately east of Westhawk Farm | Scheduled monument | 890 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Joy Wood | Wood | 570 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Bridewell Plantation | Wood | 590 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Colemans' Kitchen Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Singleton Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Park Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Collier's Hill | Hill | 4.9 km (3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 16 |
2 of the street's 16 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Green Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 390 m | No published inspection |
| The John Wallis Church of England Academy | All-through | 0–19 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford | Primary | 5–11 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School Church of England/Methodist | Primary | 4–11 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ashford Oaks Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Great Chart Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Victoria Road Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanhope Community Hub TN23 5TH | Other catering premises | 110 m | 5 Very good | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Skippers Fish Bar & Cafe / Stanhope Kebab TN23 5EW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 220 m | 5 Very good | 12 May 2026 |
| GW Ashford limited TN23 5TH | Distributors/Transporters | 230 m | 4 Good | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Istanbul Grill TN23 5EW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 230 m | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2025 |
| Morrisons Daily TN23 5EW | Retailers - other | 230 m | 4 Good | 28 Nov 2025 |
| Kent County Council Southfields TN23 5RW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 390 m | 5 Very good | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Friends of Beaver Green School TN23 5DA | School/college/university | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Feb 2026 |
| Nourish Beaver Green Community Primary School TN23 5DA | School/college/university | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 Sep 2025 |
| Premier Education TN23 5DA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 1 Dec 2025 |
| Farrow Court TN23 5FT | Other catering premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Aug 2025 |
| Joe Fagg Community Centre TN23 5RF | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Feb 2026 |
| The Kent Autistic Trust TN23 5NX | Other catering premises | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 5 Jan 2022 |
| Stanhope Mini Market TN23 5TS | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 12 May 2026 |
| Goldwyn Plus Education Studios TN23 5NX | School/college/university | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 May 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 86 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 67 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 31 |
| Shoplifting | 16 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Otterden Close (33); On or near Hextable Close (31); On or near Leaveland Close (25); On or near Monkton Close (25); On or near Waltham Place (20).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 27 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 33% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 54% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 1 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- TN23 5ET: 16 addresses of 90 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Luddenham Close · Adisham Gardens · Leaveland Close · St. Lukes Court · St Francis Court · Crundale Close · Hextable Close · Lynsted Close · St Barnabas Close · Otterden Close · Steddy Close · Montfort Close
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.