Is Ashford a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Ashford, from official data · 11 postcode districts · 3,979 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Ashford, from official data · 11 postcode districts · 3,979 postcodes
The average home in Ashford sold for £347,562 in the latest House Price Index, up 1.4% on a year earlier. Across Ashford, police record 78 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Ashford, the nearest primary school is The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Chilmington Green School, 0.7 mi away, about a 14 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Kingsnorth Medical Practice, 1.5 mi away.
Ashford International station is 2.0 mi away; the nearest park, Kestrel Park, is 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk.
Across Ashford, police record 78 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Ashford sold for £347,562 in the latest House Price Index, up 1.4% on a year earlier. By type: detached £561,027, semi-detached £347,876, terraced £285,738, flats £164,305. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Chilmington Green School, 0.7 mi away, about a 14 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Ashford International is 2.0 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £62,489 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).