Housing in TN23 5GD
What the homes in TN23 5GD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Chart, Bethersden & Woodchurch
- Council
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,920 (2024)
TN23 5GDAshford
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (36.1%). Flats make up 15.1%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
59.1% of households in the TN23 5GD area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 15.4% own outright and 43.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership5.4%1%
- Private rented32.4%20.5%
- Social rented3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 23.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (30.6%). 40.5% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Ashford
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Ashford (August 2026, +3.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TN23 5GD (Great Chart, Bethersden & Woodchurch) (about 1,920 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.