TN23 3BQ
A postcode in Weald Central, Ashford. The nearest bus stop is The Swan and Dog, 3 min on foot; Ashford International Rail Station is 34 min on foot.
What’s nearby
Distances are straight‑line.
How the area measures up
Both figures describe the surrounding neighbourhood, not this postcode alone.
Deprivation
Less deprived than average
This neighbourhood sits in the 7th tenth of England, ranked 21,472 of 32,844. Measured across the surrounding LSOA, so it describes the area rather than this postcode alone.
Reported crime
189 reports, about 15.8 a month
Within 500 m of here, in the 12 months to July 2026. The police record each report at a point on or near a street, never at an address.
What properties sell for
Every registered sale, as recorded by HM Land Registry. Repossessions and transfers to a company are excluded, so these are open-market prices.
Median sale price
£292,000
TN23 had too few sales to report on its own, so this is across 2,779 sales in the wider TN23 district between January 2022 and July 2026.
By property type
4 kinds sold
Medians over the same period. A type with only one or two sales behind it is a single house, not a market.
Recent sales in TN23 3BQ Address-level records, published by HM Land Registry. 2
- £298k Jun 2022 14 Middle Close
- £290k May 2022 8 Middle Close
Everything, category by category
Closest kind first. Open a section for the full list.
Bus stops Nearest is The Swan and Dog · 12 within 800 m 250 m
Stops from the National Public Transport Access Nodes dataset.
- 250 m W · 3 min walk · straight line The Swan and Dog facing SWopp
- 250 m NW · 3 min walk · straight line The Swan and Dog facing NEadj
- 350 m SE · 4 min walk · straight line The Bulrushes facing NEadj
- 350 m S · 4 min walk · straight line Holt Close facing Wopp
- 350 m SE · 4 min walk · straight line The Bulrushes facing SWopp
- 450 m S · 6 min walk · straight line Bradbridge Green facing SWadj
- 450 m S · 6 min walk · straight line Bradbridge Green facing NEopp
- 500 m W · 7 min walk · straight line Church facing Eadj
- 550 m W · 7 min walk · straight line Church facing Wopp
- 550 m S · 7 min walk · straight line Garton Way facing Sadj
- 600 m SE · 7 min walk · straight line Old Orchard facing Wopp
- 700 m SE · 9 min walk · straight line Oxen Lease facing Eadj
Pubs & bars Nearest is The Swan and Dog · 3 within 1.2 km 250 m
- 250 m NW · 3 min walk · straight line The Swan and Dog Hygiene 5 - very good
- 250 m NW · 3 min walk · straight line Swan and dog Hygiene 5 - very good
- 550 m SE · 7 min walk · straight line Singleton Barn Hygiene 5 - very good
Restaurants & cafes Nearest is Thai Basil · 2 within 1.0 km 450 m
Food hygiene ratings come from the Food Standards Agency.
- 450 m SE · 6 min walk · straight line Thai Basil Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Jun 2026
- 600 m SE · 7 min walk · straight line Grow 19 Hygiene 5 - very goodrated May 2026
Takeaways Nearest is Singleton Pizza & Kebab / Munchies Smash Burger · 3 within 1.0 km 450 m
- 450 m SE · 6 min walk · straight line Singleton Pizza & Kebab / Munchies Smash Burger Hygiene 5 - very good
- 450 m SE · 6 min walk · straight line Singleton Fish Bar Hygiene 5 - very good
- 800 m NE · 10 min walk · straight line The Wyvern Cafe Awaiting inspection
Nurseries & childcare Nearest is Great Chart and Singleton Pre-School · 11 within 1.5 km 600 m
Ofsted-registered nurseries, pre-schools and childminders.
- 600 m SE · 7 min walk · straight line Great Chart and Singleton Pre-School Full day careOfsted: Outstanding36 places
- 600 m SE · 7 min walk · straight line Nurture Learning Uk Ltd Out-of-school day care
- 600 m SE · 7 min walk · straight line Play Place After School at Great Chart Out-of-school day care25 places
- 700 m NE · 9 min walk · straight line Venture Camps Ashford Holiday Camp Out-of-school day care90 places
- 800 m W · 10 min walk · straight line The Stables Nursery Full day careOfsted: Good60 places
- 1.1 km S · 13 min walk · straight line Ashford South Kumon Centre Out-of-school day care
- 1.1 km S · 13 min walk · straight line The Little Ark Full day careOfsted: Outstanding27 places
- 1.3 km NE · 16 min walk · straight line Busy Bees Day Nursery at Ashford Godinton Full day careOfsted: Good108 places
- 1.3 km SE · 16 min walk · straight line Premier Education WAC - Beaver Green Primary School Out-of-school day care18 places
- 1.4 km NE · 18 min walk · straight line Godinton Playschool Sessional day careOfsted: Good30 places
- 1.5 km E · 19 min walk · straight line Kiddie Kapers Neighbourhood Nursery Full day careOfsted: Good77 places
Schools Nearest is Great Chart Primary School · 10 within 2.0 km 650 m
State and independent schools. Ofsted replaced its single overall grade with a report card of separate area grades in November 2025, so a school shows either those area grades, an earlier overall grade with its year, or the result of an ungraded inspection - a check that the previous grade still holds rather than a new judgement. Independent schools are inspected by the ISI, which publishes no grades, so they show none.
- 650 m SE · 8 min walk · straight line Great Chart Primary School Ofsted: Outstanding (2023)Primary school424 pupilsAges 4-11
- 700 m NE · 9 min walk · straight line The Wyvern School (Buxford) Ofsted: Good (2024)374 pupilsAges 4-19
- 1.1 km S · 13 min walk · straight line The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School Ofsted: School remains Good (2021)Primary school421 pupilsAges 4-11
- 1.3 km NE · 16 min walk · straight line Godinton Primary School Ofsted: School remains Good (2024)Primary school417 pupilsAges 4-11
- 1.3 km SE · 17 min walk · straight line Beaver Green Primary School Ofsted: School remains Good (2023)Primary school483 pupilsAges 2-11
- 1.5 km E · 19 min walk · straight line Ashford Oaks Community Primary School Ofsted: Good (2023)Primary school443 pupilsAges 2-11
- 1.5 km SW · 19 min walk · straight line Chilmington Green Primary School Ofsted: Good (2022)Primary school297 pupilsAges 2-11
- 1.7 km E · 22 min walk · straight line St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford Primary school208 pupilsAges 5-11
- 1.9 km SW · 23 min walk · straight line Chilmington Green School Ofsted report card 2026Secondary school449 pupilsAges 11-19
- 1.9 km NW · 23 min walk · straight line Goldwyn School Ofsted: Outstanding (2022)197 pupilsAges 10-19
Supermarkets & shops Nearest is Co-Op Food · 5 within 1.2 km 1.3 km
- 1.3 km E · 16 min walk · straight line Co-Op Food
- 1.4 km NE · 18 min walk · straight line The Southern Co-Operative Limited
- 2.1 km NE · 26 min walk · straight line Waitrose
- 2.4 km E · 30 min walk · straight line Bargain Warehouse
- 2.5 km E · 31 min walk · straight line Farmfoods Limited
Hotels & guest houses Nearest is Travelodge Ashford Town Centre · 5 within 2.0 km 2.4 km
Hotels, guest houses and B&Bs. Listed by the Food Standards Agency because they serve food, so they carry a hygiene rating for their kitchen rather than a rating of the rooms.
- 2.4 km E · 30 min walk · straight line Travelodge Ashford Town Centre Hygiene 5 - very good
- 2.6 km E · 32 min walk · straight line Hampton by Hilton Ashford International Hygiene 5 - very good
- 3.0 km E · 37 min walk · straight line Ashford Central Guest House Hygiene 5 - very good
- 4.8 km NE · 60 min walk · straight line The Amber Foundation Hygiene 5 - very good
- 4.9 km NE · 61 min walk · straight line The Conningbrook Hotel Hygiene 5 - very good
Railway & tram stations Nearest is Ashford International Rail Station · 1 within 5.0 km 2.7 km
- 2.7 km E · 34 min walk · straight line Ashford International Rail Station Railway station entrance
Gyms & leisure Nearest is Springwood - Kent Paintball Centre · 5 within 2.0 km 54 km
- 54 km NW · 669 min walk · straight line Springwood - Kent Paintball Centre
- 56 km NW · 703 min walk · straight line Orpington Bowls Club
- 57 km NW · 710 min walk · straight line Bromley Indoor Bowls Centre
- 57 km NW · 712 min walk · straight line Crayford Weights & Fitness
- 57 km NW · 712 min walk · straight line Claire's Pole Fitness
Vets Nearest is Second Chance Animal Rescue · 5 within 2.5 km 55 km
Veterinary practices from OpenStreetMap. The RCVS accredits practices but publishes no open dataset, so there is no rating here to show.
- 55 km NW · 682 min walk · straight line Second Chance Animal Rescue
- 56 km NW · 703 min walk · straight line All Creatures Clinic
- 58 km NW · 722 min walk · straight line Anderson Veterinary Surgery
- 58 km NW · 729 min walk · straight line Parkvets
- 59 km NW · 732 min walk · straight line St Paul’s Veterinary Clinic
Parks & green space Nearest is Pratts Bottom Nature Reserve · 5 within 1.5 km 55 km
- 55 km NW · 682 min walk · straight line Pratts Bottom Nature Reserve
- 55 km NW · 688 min walk · straight line Pratts Bottom Village Green
- 55 km NW · 693 min walk · straight line Chelsfield Green
- 56 km NW · 702 min walk · straight line Goddington Park
- 56 km NW · 704 min walk · straight line The Green
Hospitals Nearest is Chelsfield Park Hospital · 5 within 8.0 km 55 km
- 55 km NW · 683 min walk · straight line Chelsfield Park Hospital CQC: Goodinspected Dec 2016
- 57 km NW · 715 min walk · straight line Orpington Hospital
- 59 km W · 738 min walk · straight line Biggin Hill Clinic
- 60 km NW · 744 min walk · straight line Queen Mary's Hospital CQC: Goodinspected Mar 2018
- 60 km NW · 745 min walk · straight line Erith and District Hospital
Playgrounds Nearest is Pratts Bottom Wreck · 5 within 1.2 km 55 km
- 55 km NW · 686 min walk · straight line Pratts Bottom Wreck
- 55 km NW · 689 min walk · straight line Broke Farm Wreck
- 56 km NW · 700 min walk · straight line Lagonda Way Playground
- 56 km NW · 700 min walk · straight line Playground
- 56 km NW · 700 min walk · straight line Playground
Places of worship Nearest is Pratt's Bottom Free Church · 5 within 2.0 km 55 km
Churches, mosques, synagogues, temples and other places of worship.
- 55 km NW · 688 min walk · straight line Pratt's Bottom Free Church
- 55 km NW · 688 min walk · straight line St Martin of Tours anglican
- 55 km NW · 690 min walk · straight line All Souls' Church, Pratts Bottom anglican
- 56 km NW · 703 min walk · straight line Chelsfield Methodist Church methodist
- 56 km NW · 704 min walk · straight line Unity Church anglican
Post offices Nearest is Meadway Post Office · 5 within 2.0 km 56 km
- 56 km NW · 703 min walk · straight line Meadway Post Office
- 56 km NW · 705 min walk · straight line Ramsden Post Office
- 57 km NW · 713 min walk · straight line Crayford Post Office
- 57 km NW · 718 min walk · straight line St Mary Cray Post Office
- 58 km NW · 719 min walk · straight line Borkwood Post Office
Dentists Nearest is Chelsfield Dental Practice · 5 within 2.0 km 56 km
- 56 km NW · 703 min walk · straight line Chelsfield Dental Practice
- 57 km NW · 715 min walk · straight line Green Street Green Dental Practice
- 57 km NW · 715 min walk · straight line Cray Dental
- 57 km NW · 718 min walk · straight line The Oaks Dental Surgery
- 57 km NW · 718 min walk · straight line Smilemaker Dental Practice
GP surgeries Nearest is Chelsfield Surgery · 5 within 2.0 km 56 km
- 56 km NW · 704 min walk · straight line Chelsfield Surgery CQC: Goodinspected Dec 2025
- 56 km NW · 705 min walk · straight line Eldred Drive Clinic
- 57 km NW · 712 min walk · straight line Derry Downs Surgery CQC: Goodinspected May 2017
- 57 km NW · 713 min walk · straight line Crayford Town Surgery
- 57 km NW · 714 min walk · straight line Green Street Green Medical Centre CQC: Goodinspected Dec 2016
Pharmacies Nearest is Eldred Drive Pharmacy · 5 within 1.5 km 56 km
- 56 km NW · 705 min walk · straight line Eldred Drive Pharmacy
- 57 km NW · 712 min walk · straight line Station Road Pharmecy
- 57 km NW · 715 min walk · straight line Silversands Pharmacy
- 57 km NW · 718 min walk · straight line Priory Pharmacy
- 58 km NW · 719 min walk · straight line Osbon Pharmacy
Libraries Nearest is Crayford Library · 5 within 3.0 km 57 km
- 57 km NW · 713 min walk · straight line Crayford Library
- 57 km NW · 718 min walk · straight line Orpington Library
- 58 km NW · 728 min walk · straight line Bexley Village Community Library
- 59 km NW · 735 min walk · straight line St Paul's Cray Library
- 59 km W · 738 min walk · straight line Biggin Hill Memorial Library and Swimming Pool
Streets next door
The closest other postcodes to this one.
- TN23 3BG 40 m
- TN23 3BB 70 m
- TN23 3BD 100 m
- TN23 3BE 150 m
- TN23 3BA 150 m
- TN23 3AR 200 m
- TN23 3AH 200 m
- TN23 5GG 200 m
- TN23 3AL 250 m
- TN23 3AN 250 m
Reference data
Coordinates and the official geography this postcode belongs to.
- Latitude
- 51.142999
- Longitude
- 0.835447
- OS grid reference
- TQ 984 420
- Easting / Northing
- 598433 / 142015
- Introduced
- January 1980
- Postcode type
- Small user (several addresses share it)
Administrative areas
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Region | South East |
| County | Kent |
| Local authority | Ashford |
| Ward | Weald Central |
| Parish | Great Chart with Singleton |
| Constituency | Weald of Kent |
| Police force | Kent |
| Built up area | Great Chart |
| NHS region | South East |
| Integrated care board | NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board |
| Travel to work area | Ashford |
Census geography
| Rural / urban | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city |
|---|---|
| LSOA (2021) | Ashford 012FE01032814 |
| MSOA (2021) | Ashford 012E02005007 |
| Output area (2021) | E00121817 |
| Coordinate accuracy | Within the building of the matched address |