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Ashford Central: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Ashford Central neighbourhood of Ashford, England (ONS area Ashford 005). Headline figures assembled 4 November 2026. Postcodes TN23, TN24. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near TN23 1EY.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing some signs of gentrification
Ashford Central is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows some signs of gentrification against Ashford (3 of 18 signals rising, none falling). Houses here typically resell for £290,000 and flats for £180,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Ashford (2.3 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Ashford International, is about a 3-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 4 November 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£290,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£180,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.12; 3 of 18 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 3 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 2 to 6.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£52,300
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
2.3 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Ashford Central sits in Ashford
- Typical house price: 3rd lowest of 15 neighbourhoods in Ashford
- Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 9 neighbourhoods in Ashford with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 4th lowest of 15 neighbourhoods in Ashford
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 4 November 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Ashford Central
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 4 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
3 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Ashford, 0 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Degree-educated residents
- Single-person households under 65
- Anti-social behaviour
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Ashford International Railway station, about a 3-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (180 m in a straight line). About 12 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to Ramsgate (37 to 52 min) and London Charing Cross (about 83 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Victoria Road Primary School 370 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school The North School 780 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Nov 2024).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Nearest A&E
- Nearest major A&E William Harvey Hospital 2.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre, in a straight line.
Hospitals: NHS England, NHS Wales and Public Health Scotland site lists. Waiting times: NHS England's Emergency Care Data Set (experimental statistics), StatsWales and Public Health Scotland, Open Government Licence v3.0. The NHS standard is 95% within 4 hours. Ambulances go to the most suitable A&E, which is not always the nearest.
Questions about Ashford Central
What is the typical house price in Ashford Central?
£290,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.
How does Ashford Central compare with the rest of Ashford?
Typical house price: 3rd lowest of 15 neighbourhoods in Ashford. Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 9 neighbourhoods in Ashford with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 4th lowest of 15 neighbourhoods in Ashford.
Is Ashford Central an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Ashford Central gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.12; 3 of 18 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Ashford Central?
Ashford International. Railway station, about a 3-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (180 m in a straight line). About 12 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to Ramsgate (37 to 52 min) and London Charing Cross (about 83 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Ashford Central?
Nearest state primary school. Victoria Road Primary School. 370 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2024). Nearest state secondary school. The North School. 780 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Nov 2024).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.