Ashford
TN18 house prices in Ashford
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Ashford, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£397,500
Range £228,100–£936,500 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
- 12-month change
- +4.2%
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 17 Nov 2023 and 14 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in TN18: the typical (median) sold price is £397,500, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). Over the last twelve months the local median is up 4.2%, comparing 77 sales with 113, so a handful of homes can swing it. TN18 is a quiet market, with about 8 recorded sales a month. By property type, 34% were detached homes (typically £665,050) and 31% were semi-detached homes (typically £360,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,410 a year: Ashford's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Ashford, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on TN18: a quiet market, so take your time
At around 8 sales a month, TN18 is quiet, so the median can look stronger than the market really is.
If you are selling, a spread from £228,100 to £936,500 makes £397,500 a poor guide to any one home, so benchmark against near-identical homes, not the headline; with so few sales, allow extra time and a local agent’s view; if certainty matters more than price, a quick cash sale usually means accepting about 70–85% of market value (a rough guide, not a quote).
Sell houseIf you are buying, on price, TN18 is well above the UK average, and still climbing, so test the asking price against recent sold homes of the same type before you stretch to meet it.
On any TN18 home we would check what has been applied for nearby (92 applications on record within 500 m), flood risk over the long term and council tax (Band D is £2,410 a year), and ask a conveyancer to read the title.
Where the numbers are this loose, the free TN18 OfferCheck gives you something firmer to hold: flood, crime, planning and council tax, each with its source.
Get OfferCheckOur opinion, drawn from the figures on this page: not advice and not a forecast. We earn from OfferCheck reports and from introducing sellers to cash buyers, so weigh it with that in mind (see our disclosure). We are not authorised or regulated by the FCA.
At a glance
TN18 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£397,500
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
7.6
Across 250 sales
12-month change
+4.2%
+4.2% from last year
Local median
Council tax, Band D
£2,410
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in TN18
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in TN18 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £665,050, and terraced the lowest at £310,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 77 | £665,050 | £418,000–£1,208,000 |
| Semi-detached | 69 | £360,000 | £270,000–£694,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 27 | £321,996 | £173,600–£554,995 |
| Terraced | 52 | £310,000 | £250,750–£419,650 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 17 Nov 2023 and 14 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in TN18
The quarterly typical price fell 19.6%, from £430,000 in Q4 2024 (31 sales) to £345,750 in Q3 2026 (6 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | £430,000 | 31 |
| Q1 2025 | £453,450 | 22 |
| Q2 2025 | £365,000 | 19 |
| Q3 2025 | £416,500 | 33 |
| Q4 2025 | £440,000 | 21 |
| Q1 2026 | £395,000 | 15 |
| Q2 2026 | £470,000 | 20 |
| Q3 2026 | £345,750 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 17 Nov 2023 and 14 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of TN18 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most TN18 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £228,100 and £936,500, around a typical £397,500.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 17 Nov 2023 and 14 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in TN18
Detached homes were 34% of recorded sales (77 of 225). 89% of sales were freehold and 11% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached34%
- Semi-detached31%
- Flat / maisonette12%
- Terraced23%
Tenure
- Freehold89%
- Leasehold11%
See the figures
223 freehold (89%) and 27 leasehold (11%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in TN18, including 20 new-build sales. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 17 Nov 2023 and 14 Aug 2026.
Sold twice: what the same home resold for
The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.
WESTERN VILLAS, WESTERN AVENUE, CRANBROOK
£300,000 (2025)£301,500 (2026)+0.5% over 0.9 yrs (+0.6%/yr)
HIGHGATE HALL, RYE ROAD, CRANBROOK
£185,000 (2025)£229,000 (2026)+23.8% over 1.1 yrs (+22%/yr)
CLAYTON COTTAGE, CRANBROOK
£410,000 (2024)£370,000 (2026)-9.8% over 1.4 yrs (-7.1%/yr)
LILLESDEN COTTAGES, THE MOOR, CRANBROOK
£550,500 (2024)£550,000 (2026)-0.1% over 2 yrs (0%/yr)
BEEHIVE COTTAGES, WINCHESTER ROAD, CRANBROOK
£310,000 (2024)£330,000 (2025)+6.5% over 1.6 yrs (+3.9%/yr)
FAIR VIEW COTTAGES, BACK ROAD, CRANBROOK
£139,289 (2024)£320,000 (2025)+129.7% over 1.2 yrs (+103.7%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where TN18 sits in Ashford
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in TN18
WESTERN VILLAS, WESTERN AVENUE, CRANBROOK
Semi-detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£301,500
6, CRANE HOUSE GARDENS, CRANBROOK
Terraced · Freehold · 10 Aug 2026
£210,000
HIGHGATE HALL, RYE ROAD, CRANBROOK
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 Aug 2026
£229,000
ELFORDS COTTAGES, HASTINGS ROAD, CRANBROOK
Semi-detached · Freehold · 14 Jul 2026
£390,000
FAIR CREST, CONGHURST LANE, CRANBROOK
Detached · Freehold · 10 Jul 2026
£985,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). TN18 includes the Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden ward.
In plain English
What the Ashford (TN18) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £665,050 against £310,000 for terraced homes: about 2.1 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £228,100 and £936,500, so the median says little about any one home.
- This is a quiet district: only about 8 recorded sales a month.
Only 250 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 17 November 2023 and 14 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on TN18
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in TN18
£2,410
Band D a year in Ashford, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,607 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,875 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,142 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,410 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,946 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,481 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,017 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,820 |
These are Ashford's charges for 2026-27, the authority TN18 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Ashford · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near TN18
2
open schools within 3 km, nearest Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School.
All schools
Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · TN18 4JJ
635 m
Good · 2023
St Ronan's School
Independent schools · TN18 5DJ
1.1 km
Not graded
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the TN18 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 2 open schools within 3 km, 1 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near TN18
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around TN18
92
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 19 October 2026.
Recent applications
TunbridgeWells/26/02108/LBCUndecided
286 m
LBC: Installation of new oak post and associated works
Received 2026-09-23
TunbridgeWells/26/02022/SUBUndecided
454 m
Submission of details for condition 3 (schedule of works) of 26/00442/LBC
Received 2026-09-10
TunbridgeWells/26/00442/LBCPermitted
454 m
Listed Building Consent - Roof & chimney repairs; new rainwater disposal system; removal of masonry paint and application of limewash; repairs to window cills, drips and junctions; replacement mortar within subterranean tunnel.
Received 2026-02-27 · decided 2026-04-15
TunbridgeWells/25/02993/SUBPermitted
287 m
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 4 - (details for windows and doors) of 25/02397/LBC
Received 2025-12-15 · decided 2026-02-03
TunbridgeWells/25/02822/FULLPermitted
289 m
Erection of a 1.2m high picket fence (retrospective).
Received 2025-11-24 · decided 2026-01-29
TunbridgeWells/25/02397/LBCPermitted
287 m
Listed Building Consent - Removal of kitchen cupboards & lobby; replace 2 no. windows with doors; extension of terrace; amendment of existing openings to create a single opening; replacement of windows & doors
Received 2025-10-06 · decided 2025-12-02
Applications are matched within 500 m of the TN18 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for TN18 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 92 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 19 October 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for TN18
Decile 6 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled TN18 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 4 to decile 8, with a median of decile 6 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
TN18 5DZ, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 6 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so TN18 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in TN18: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in TN18, band by band
Ashford's council tax for 2026-27 set against the TN18 median sold price of £397,500 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearAshford | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £397,500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,607 | £134 | 0.40% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,875 | £156 | 0.47% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,142 | £179 | 0.54% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,410 | £201 | 0.61% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,946 | £246 | 0.74% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,481 | £290 | 0.88% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,017 | £335 | 1.01% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,820 | £402 | 1.21% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the TN18 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Ashford, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in TN18 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 222 distinct addresses in the records we hold for TN18. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
WESTERN VILLAS, WESTERN AVENUE, CRANBROOK
TN18 4BN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£301,500
2026-08-14
6, CRANE HOUSE GARDENS, CRANBROOK
TN18 4EG · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£210,000
2026-08-10
HIGHGATE HALL, RYE ROAD, CRANBROOK
TN18 4EY · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£229,000
2026-08-03
ELFORDS COTTAGES, HASTINGS ROAD, CRANBROOK
TN18 4RP · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£390,000
2026-07-14
FAIR CREST, CONGHURST LANE, CRANBROOK
TN18 5DZ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£985,000
2026-07-10
LABURNHAM, WESTERN ROAD, CRANBROOK
TN18 4BW · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£525,000
2026-07-09
MANOR COTTAGE, DELMONDEN LANE, CRANBROOK
TN18 4XJ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£670,000
2026-06-22
4, THE CHESTNUTS, CRANBROOK
TN18 4NG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£375,000
2026-06-18
HILL CREST, RYE ROAD, CRANBROOK
TN18 5PL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£618,500
2026-06-02
NORTHSIDE, THE MOOR, CRANBROOK
TN18 4NN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£416,700
2026-05-29
EVERGREEN, WINCHESTER ROAD, CRANBROOK
TN18 4DQ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£300,000
2026-05-29
SKELCROSSE, HORNS HILL, CRANBROOK
TN18 4XD · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,640,000
2026-05-29
3, SANTERS COURT, CRANBROOK
TN18 5EQ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£420,000
2026-05-22
11, OAKFIELD, CRANBROOK
TN18 4JR · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£657,000
2026-05-14
ASHENDEN HOUSE, HIGHGATE HILL, CRANBROOK
TN18 4LS · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£470,000
2026-05-08
LILLESDEN GREENHOUSE, HASTINGS ROAD, CRANBROOK
TN18 4RS · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£665,050
2026-05-08
GATE COTTAGE, LOSSENHAM LANE, CRANBROOK
TN18 5PY · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£590,000
2026-05-01
OAK HOUSE, CRANBROOK
TN18 5AH · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,710,000
2026-05-01
APRIL COTTAGE, NORTH GROVE ROAD, CRANBROOK
TN18 4AP · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£326,000
2026-04-30
5, QUEENS MEWS, CRANBROOK
TN18 4EZ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£275,000
2026-04-24
CLAYTON COTTAGE, CRANBROOK
TN18 5EP · Semi-detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£370,000
2026-04-23
CROSS COTTAGES, BODIAM ROAD, CRANBROOK
TN18 5LT · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£315,000
2026-04-20
6, SMUGGLERS, CRANBROOK
TN18 4HZ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£220,000
2026-04-10
5, OAKLANDS ROAD, CRANBROOK
TN18 4LL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£470,000
2026-04-08
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
Questions, answered
The TN18 report: your questions
What is the average house price in TN18?
Are house prices going up in TN18?
How many homes sold in TN18 last year?
What does each type of home cost in TN18?
How much is council tax in TN18?
Which schools are near TN18?
How up to date are the TN18 sold prices?
Is TN18 a deprived area?
Have there been planning applications near TN18?
Preview of the paid report
What the report adds
The free page above is the district. The OfferCheck report goes to the home you are buying.
- Which flags matter for a home
- Flood risk detail
- Planning applications list
- Crime breakdown
- Questions to ask the seller
Placeholder rows only. Nothing is shown until you unlock it.
Nearby
Postcode districts near TN18
The closest districts to TN18 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in TN17 (Cranbrook) 3.8 miles
- House prices in TN32 (Robertsbridge) 4.6 miles
- House prices in TN19 (Etchingham) 5.8 miles
- House prices in TN5 (Wadhurst) 6.9 miles
- House prices in TN30 (Tenterden) 7.7 miles
- House prices in TN31 (Rye) 8.9 miles
- House prices in TN33 (Battle) 9.3 miles
- House prices in TN12 (Tonbridge) 9.6 miles
Free tool
Council tax bands in TN18Free tool
Schools near TN18Free tool
Planning applications in TN18
Free checks
Check TN18 in detail
Each check runs on official open data, is free and needs no signup.
Want the full picture for TN18?
Every signal in one OfferCheck report
PropertyCheck IQ plus sold prices, crime, flood, council tax, planning, schools and EPC for TN18, every figure sourced, in one report.
Data sources
Every TN18 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.