Affluence in TN23 5HB
How TN23 5HB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Chart, Bethersden & Woodchurch
- Council
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,920 (2024)
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How well off TN23 5HB is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the TN23 5HB area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services3.0
- Older people in low-income households5.0
- Income6.0
- Health and disability6.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
- Education and skills7.0
- Crime7.0
- Employment8.0
- Living environment10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
72.1% of adults in the TN23 5HB area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 8.2% are retired and 7.5% are full-time students.
Social grade
37.6% of adults in the TN23 5HB area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
32.5% of adults in the TN23 5HB area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 9.1% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TN23 5HB (Great Chart, Bethersden & Woodchurch) (about 1,920 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.