TN23 3NR

A postcode in Park Farm North, Ashford. The nearest bus stop is Bell Chapel Close, 2 min on foot; Ashford International Rail Station is 31 min on foot.

This postcode is at 51.120894, 0.873668 — view it on OpenStreetMap.

What’s nearby

Distances are straight‑line.

Bus stop Bell Chapel Close All bus stops 150 m N · 2 min walk

Takeaway Domino's Pizza (Park Farm) All takeaways 650 m NW · 8 min walk

Restaurant Costa Coffee at Tesco All restaurants & cafes 700 m W · 9 min walk

Supermarket Tesco All supermarkets & shops 700 m W · 9 min walk

Nursery Little Acorns Pre-School All nurseries & childcare 700 m W · 9 min walk

School Kings Park School All schools 700 m W · 9 min walk

Pub Queens Head Pub All pubs & bars 1.1 km W · 14 min walk

Station Ashford International Rail Station All railway & tram stations 2.5 km N · 31 min walk

Hotel Hampton by Hilton Ashford International All hotels & guest houses 2.5 km N · 31 min walk

Gym Springwood - Kent Paintball Centre All gyms & leisure 57 km NW · 713 min walk

Park Pratts Bottom Nature Reserve All parks & green space 58 km NW · 726 min walk

Vet Second Chance Animal Rescue All vets 58 km NW · 726 min walk

Hospital Chelsfield Park Hospital All hospitals 58 km NW · 727 min walk

Playground Pratts Bottom Wreck All playgrounds 58 km NW · 729 min walk

Place of worship Pratt's Bottom Free Church All places of worship 58 km NW · 731 min walk

Post office Meadway Post Office All post offices 60 km NW · 746 min walk

Dentist Chelsfield Dental Practice All dentists 60 km NW · 746 min walk

GP surgery Chelsfield Surgery All GP surgeries 60 km NW · 748 min walk

Pharmacy Eldred Drive Pharmacy All pharmacies 60 km NW · 749 min walk

Library Crayford Library All libraries 61 km NW · 759 min walk

How the area measures up

Both figures describe the surrounding neighbourhood, not this postcode alone.

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas

This neighbourhood sits in the 10th tenth of England, ranked 30,536 of 32,844. Measured across the surrounding LSOA, so it describes the area rather than this postcode alone.

Most deprived tenthLeast deprived tenth

Reported crime

86 reports, about 7.2 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.

Violence and sexual offences 33

Anti-social behaviour 19

Criminal damage and arson 8

Other theft 7

Public order 6

Burglary 4

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

£455,000

Across 6 sales in TN23 3NR between November 2023 and March 2025.

2023 £500k

2024 £442k

2025 £435k

By property type

1 kind sold

Medians over the same period. A type with only one or two sales behind it is a single house, not a market.

Detached 6 sales £455k

Recent sales in TN23 3NR Address-level records, published by HM Land Registry. 6

£435k Mar 2025 28 Shipley Mill Close Detached · Freehold
£475k Dec 2024 21 Shipley Mill Close Detached · Freehold
£400k Sep 2024 37 Shipley Mill Close Detached · Freehold
£410k Sep 2024 44 Shipley Mill Close Detached · Freehold
£493k May 2024 25 Shipley Mill Close Detached · Freehold
£500k Nov 2023 48 Shipley Mill Close Detached · Freehold

Everything, category by category

Closest kind first. Open a section for the full list.

Bus stops Nearest is Bell Chapel Close · 12 within 800 m 150 m

Stops from the National Public Transport Access Nodes dataset.

150 m N · 2 min walk · straight line Bell Chapel Close facing SEopp On-street bus or coach stop · Roman Way, Park Farm
150 m SE · 2 min walk · straight line Saw Lodge Field facing SWadj On-street bus or coach stop · Sheepfold Lane, Park Farm
200 m SW · 3 min walk · straight line Reed Crescent facing Eopp On-street bus or coach stop · Bluebell Road, Park Farm
250 m SW · 3 min walk · straight line Reed Crescent facing NWadj On-street bus or coach stop · Bluebell Road, Park Farm
350 m NW · 5 min walk · straight line Bluebell Close facing Eadj On-street bus or coach stop · Roman Way, Park Farm
350 m W · 5 min walk · straight line Hawthorn Road facing NWopp On-street bus or coach stop · Bluebell Road, Park Farm
400 m SE · 5 min walk · straight line Acorn Close facing SEadj On-street bus or coach stop · Bluebell Road, Park Farm
400 m S · 5 min walk · straight line Acorn Close facing NWopp On-street bus or coach stop · Bluebell Road, Park Farm
500 m SE · 6 min walk · straight line Wood Lane facing NWopp On-street bus or coach stop · Bluebell Road, Park Farm
550 m W · 7 min walk · straight line Tesco Park Farm facing NEo/s On-street bus or coach stop · Moatfield Meadow, Park Farm
600 m SE · 7 min walk · straight line Wood Lane facing SEadj On-street bus or coach stop · Bluebell Road, Park Farm
700 m W · 9 min walk · straight line Forestall Meadow facing NWNW-bound On-street bus or coach stop · Forestall Meadow, Park Farm

Takeaways Nearest is Domino's Pizza (Park Farm) · 1 within 1.0 km 650 m

650 m NW · 8 min walk · straight line Domino's Pizza (Park Farm) Hygiene 5 - very goodTakeaway/sandwich shop Unit 1 Moat Field Meadow, Kingsnorth

Restaurants & cafes Nearest is Costa Coffee at Tesco · 1 within 1.0 km 700 m

Food hygiene ratings come from the Food Standards Agency.

700 m W · 9 min walk · straight line Costa Coffee at Tesco Hygiene 5 - very goodRestaurant/Cafe/Canteenrated Jul 2026 Costa Cafe at Tesco Stores Ltd Moat Field Meadow, Kingsnorth

Supermarkets & shops Nearest is Tesco · 1 within 1.2 km 700 m

700 m W · 9 min walk · straight line Tesco Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · Tesco Stores Ltd Moat Field Meadow, Kingsnorth

Nurseries & childcare Nearest is Little Acorns Pre-School · 7 within 1.5 km 700 m

Ofsted-registered nurseries, pre-schools and childminders.

700 m W · 9 min walk · straight line Little Acorns Pre-School Sessional day careOfsted: Good30 places Kingsnorth Recreation Centre, Field View, Kingsnorth, Ashford
700 m S · 9 min walk · straight line Little Acorns Pre-School Sessional day care30 places Furley Park Primary School, Reed Crescent, Kingsnorth, Ashford
700 m S · 9 min walk · straight line Dolly's Daycare At Squirrel Lodge Full day careOfsted: Good32 places Furley Park Primary Academy, Reed Crescent, Ashford
800 m W · 10 min walk · straight line Kingsnorth Little Stars Sessional day careOfsted: Outstanding30 places Kingsnorth Village Hall, Church Hill, Ashford
1.4 km N · 18 min walk · straight line Tutorworld Education Out-of-school day care Unit 34-36, Williamson House Wotton Road, Ashford
1.5 km NW · 18 min walk · straight line The John Wallis Nursery Full day careOfsted: Outstanding50 places John Wallis C Of E Academy, Millbank Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford
1.5 km NW · 18 min walk · straight line Cherrytree Nursery School - Kingsnorth Rd Full day careOfsted: Good38 places 149 Kingsnorth Road, Ashford

Schools Nearest is Kings Park School · 6 within 2.0 km 700 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.

700 m W · 9 min walk · straight line Kings Park School 5 pupilsAges 7-16 Other independent special school · Field View, Kingsnorth, Ashford
700 m SW · 9 min walk · straight line Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School Ofsted: School remains Good (2024)Primary school419 pupilsAges 4-11 From an ungraded inspection, which checks whether the previous grade still holds rather than issuing a new one Church Hill, Kingsnorth, Ashford
700 m S · 9 min walk · straight line Furley Park Primary Academy Primary school504 pupilsAges 4-11 Reed Crescent, Park Farm, Ashford
1.1 km E · 13 min walk · straight line Finberry Primary School Ofsted: School remains Good (2024)Primary school418 pupilsAges 2-11 From an ungraded inspection, which checks whether the previous grade still holds rather than issuing a new one Avocet Way, Finberry, Ashford
1.3 km NE · 16 min walk · straight line East Stour Primary School Ofsted: Improved significantly (2025)Primary school385 pupilsAges 3-11 From an ungraded inspection, which checks whether the previous grade still holds rather than issuing a new one Earlsworth Road, South Willesborough, Ashford
1.5 km NW · 18 min walk · straight line The John Wallis Church of England Academy Ofsted: Good (2024)All-through school1,650 pupilsAges 0-19 Graded under the previous framework Millbank Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford

Pubs & bars Nearest is Queens Head Pub · 1 within 1.2 km 1.1 km

1.1 km W · 14 min walk · straight line Queens Head Pub Hygiene 5 - very good Pub/bar/nightclub · Queens Head Public House Ashford Road, Kingsnorth

Railway & tram stations Nearest is Ashford International Rail Station · 1 within 5.0 km 2.5 km

2.5 km N · 31 min walk · straight line Ashford International Rail Station Railway station entrance Newtown Road, Ashford

Hotels & guest houses Nearest is Hampton by Hilton Ashford International · 5 within 2.0 km 2.5 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.

2.5 km N · 31 min walk · straight line Hampton by Hilton Ashford International Hygiene 5 - very good Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · 2 Victoria Road, Ashford
2.9 km N · 36 min walk · straight line Travelodge Ashford Town Centre Hygiene 5 - very good Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · Travelodge Elwick Place Elwick Road, Ashford
3.3 km N · 42 min walk · straight line Ashford Central Guest House Hygiene 5 - very good Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · 8 Wellesley Villas Wellesley Road, Ashford
4.9 km N · 61 min walk · straight line The Amber Foundation Hygiene 5 - very good Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · Downsview Willesborough Road, Kennington
5.1 km N · 64 min walk · straight line The Conningbrook Hotel Hygiene 5 - very good Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · The Conningbrook Hotel 315 Canterbury Road, Kennington

Gyms & leisure Nearest is Springwood - Kent Paintball Centre · 5 within 2.0 km 57 km

57 km NW · 713 min walk · straight line Springwood - Kent Paintball Centre Sports centre · Chelsfield Lane
60 km NW · 746 min walk · straight line Orpington Bowls Club Sports centre
60 km NW · 754 min walk · straight line Bromley Indoor Bowls Centre Sports centre
61 km NW · 757 min walk · straight line Crayford Weights & Fitness Gym · Dartford
61 km NW · 757 min walk · straight line Claire's Pole Fitness Gym

Parks & green space Nearest is Pratts Bottom Nature Reserve · 5 within 1.5 km 58 km

58 km NW · 726 min walk · straight line Pratts Bottom Nature Reserve Nature reserve
59 km NW · 732 min walk · straight line Pratts Bottom Village Green Park
59 km NW · 737 min walk · straight line Chelsfield Green Park
60 km NW · 746 min walk · straight line Goddington Park Park
60 km NW · 748 min walk · straight line The Green Park

Vets Nearest is Second Chance Animal Rescue · 5 within 2.5 km 58 km

Veterinary practices from OpenStreetMap. The RCVS accredits practices but publishes no open dataset, so there is no rating here to show.

58 km NW · 726 min walk · straight line Second Chance Animal Rescue Vet
60 km NW · 747 min walk · straight line All Creatures Clinic Vet
61 km NW · 766 min walk · straight line Anderson Veterinary Surgery Vet · Orpington
62 km NW · 774 min walk · straight line Parkvets Vet · Sidcup
62 km W · 776 min walk · straight line Darwin Veterinary Centre Vet · 2 Haig Road, Biggin Hill

Hospitals Nearest is Chelsfield Park Hospital · 5 within 8.0 km 58 km

58 km NW · 727 min walk · straight line Chelsfield Park Hospital CQC: Goodinspected Dec 2016 Hospital · Bucks Cross Road, Orpington
61 km NW · 758 min walk · straight line Orpington Hospital Hospital
62 km W · 780 min walk · straight line Biggin Hill Clinic Hospital
63 km NW · 789 min walk · straight line Princess Royal University Hospital CQC: Goodinspected Jan 2018 Hospital · Farnborough Common, Orpington
63 km NW · 789 min walk · straight line Queen Mary's Hospital CQC: Goodinspected Mar 2018 Hospital · Frognal Avenue

Playgrounds Nearest is Pratts Bottom Wreck · 5 within 1.2 km 58 km

58 km NW · 729 min walk · straight line Pratts Bottom Wreck Playground
59 km NW · 732 min walk · straight line Broke Farm Wreck Playground
60 km NW · 744 min walk · straight line Playground Playground
60 km NW · 744 min walk · straight line Playground Playground
60 km NW · 745 min walk · straight line Eldred Drive Playground Playground

Places of worship Nearest is Pratt's Bottom Free Church · 5 within 2.0 km 58 km

Churches, mosques, synagogues, temples and other places of worship.

58 km NW · 731 min walk · straight line Pratt's Bottom Free Church Place of worship
59 km NW · 732 min walk · straight line St Martin of Tours anglican Place of worship · Orpington
59 km NW · 733 min walk · straight line All Souls' Church, Pratts Bottom anglican Place of worship · Orpington
60 km NW · 747 min walk · straight line Chelsfield Methodist Church methodist Place of worship
60 km NW · 748 min walk · straight line Unity Church anglican Place of worship · Orpington

Post offices Nearest is Meadway Post Office · 5 within 2.0 km 60 km

60 km NW · 746 min walk · straight line Meadway Post Office Post office · 11 Windsor Drive, Orpington
60 km NW · 748 min walk · straight line Ramsden Post Office Post office · 35 Eldred Drive, Orpington
61 km NW · 758 min walk · straight line Crayford Post Office Post office
61 km NW · 762 min walk · straight line St Mary Cray Post Office Post office · 7 Mountfield Way, Orpington
61 km NW · 762 min walk · straight line Borkwood Post Office Post office · 5 Crescent Way, Orpington

Dentists Nearest is Chelsfield Dental Practice · 5 within 2.0 km 60 km

60 km NW · 746 min walk · straight line Chelsfield Dental Practice Dental surgery · 17 Windsor Drive, Orpington
61 km NW · 758 min walk · straight line Green Street Green Dental Practice Dental surgery · Orpington
61 km NW · 759 min walk · straight line Cray Dental Dental surgery
61 km NW · 762 min walk · straight line The Oaks Dental Surgery Dental surgery
61 km NW · 762 min walk · straight line Smilemaker Dental Practice Dental surgery

GP surgeries Nearest is Chelsfield Surgery · 5 within 2.0 km 60 km

60 km NW · 748 min walk · straight line Chelsfield Surgery CQC: Goodinspected Dec 2025 GP surgery · 62 Windsor Drive, Orpington
60 km NW · 749 min walk · straight line Eldred Drive Clinic Clinic · Eldred Drive, Orpington
61 km NW · 756 min walk · straight line Derry Downs Surgery CQC: Goodinspected May 2017 GP surgery · Orpington
61 km NW · 757 min walk · straight line Green Street Green Medical Centre CQC: Goodinspected Dec 2016 GP surgery · Orpington
61 km NW · 758 min walk · straight line The Family Surgery GP surgery · Orpington

Pharmacies Nearest is Eldred Drive Pharmacy · 5 within 1.5 km 60 km

60 km NW · 749 min walk · straight line Eldred Drive Pharmacy Pharmacy · 25 Eldred Drive, Orpington
61 km NW · 757 min walk · straight line Station Road Pharmecy Pharmacy · 8 Station Road, Crayford
61 km NW · 759 min walk · straight line Silversands Pharmacy Pharmacy · 1 Kent Road, Orpington
61 km NW · 762 min walk · straight line Priory Pharmacy Pharmacy · 8 Carlton Parade, Orpington
61 km NW · 763 min walk · straight line Rowlands Pharmacy Pharmacy · 10 Crescent Way, Orpington

Libraries Nearest is Crayford Library · 5 within 3.0 km 61 km

61 km NW · 759 min walk · straight line Crayford Library Library
61 km NW · 762 min walk · straight line Orpington Library Library · The Walnuts, Orpington
62 km NW · 773 min walk · straight line Bexley Village Community Library Library
62 km NW · 779 min walk · straight line St Paul's Cray Library Library · Mickleham Road, Orpington
62 km W · 780 min walk · straight line Biggin Hill Memorial Library and Swimming Pool Library · Church Road

Streets next door

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Reference data

Coordinates and the official geography this postcode belongs to.

Latitude: 51.120894
Longitude: 0.873668
OS grid reference: TR 012 396
Easting / Northing: 601202 / 139661
Introduced: June 1997
Postcode type: Small user (several addresses share it)

Administrative areas

Country	England
Region	South East
County	Kent
Local authority	Ashford
Ward	Park Farm North
Parish	Kingsnorth
Constituency	Ashford
Police force	Kent
Built up area	Ashford (Ashford)
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 009BE01024006
MSOA (2021)	Ashford 009E02005004
Output area (2021)	E00121878
Coordinate accuracy	Within the building of the matched address