Beaver Road, Ashford, TN23 7SD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding TN23 7SD has a slightly higher male population, with 50.8% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	44.7%	49.2%	4.5%	51.0%	-1.8%
Male	55.3%	50.8%	-4.5%	49.0%	1.8%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around TN23 7SD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 71.9% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	42.2%	71.9%	29.7%	37.9%	34.0%
Married: Opposite sex	41.4%	18.7%	-22.7%	44.2%	-25.5%
Separated	3.2%	4.9%	1.7%	2.2%	2.7%
Divorced	10.4%	4.5%	-5.9%	9.1%	-4.6%
Widowed	2.8%	0%	-2.8%	6.1%	-6.1%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (92.3%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	40.8%	63.1%	22.3%	48.4%	14.7%
Good health	40.2%	29.2%	-11.0%	33.6%	-4.4%
Fair health	13.8%	6.4%	-7.4%	12.7%	-6.3%
Bad health	3.9%	1.4%	-2.5%	4.0%	-2.6%
Very bad health	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	1.2%	-1.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around TN23 7SD this area, 5.3% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 55.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.3%	5.3%	-14.0%	18.2%	-12.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.5%	4.9%	-11.6%	9.6%	-4.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	20.9%	10.9%	-10.0%	13.4%	-2.5%
Apprenticeship	4.8%	3.8%	-1.0%	5.3%	-1.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.2%	17.3%	8.1%	16.9%	0.4%
Degree or Similar	19.7%	55.3%	35.6%	33.8%	21.5%
Other	9.6%	2.6%	-7.0%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 75.9% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1%	0%	-1.0%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0%	2%	2.0%	0.7%	1.3%
Indian	1.6%	4.1%	2.5%	3.1%	1.0%
Pakistani	0%	0.7%	0.7%	2.7%	-2.0%
Other Asian	10.9%	1.4%	-9.5%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	1%	11.2%	10.2%	2.5%	8.7%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	1.0%	0.4%
Other Black	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	0.7%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	1%	1%	0.0%	0.8%	0.2%
White	81.7%	75.9%	-5.8%	81.4%	-5.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Other	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 68.1% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74%	68.1%	-5.9%	83.2%	-15.1%
European Union	7.1%	14.6%	7.5%	6.1%	8.5%
Rest of Europe	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	2.6%	10.5%	7.9%	2.7%	7.8%
Middle East and Asia	11.6%	5.4%	-6.2%	5.6%	-0.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.6%	1%	-1.6%	1.3%	-0.3%
Oceania	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	74%	68.4%	-5.6%	83.2%	-14.8%
10+ Years	4.8%	7.5%	2.7%	9.8%	-2.3%
5-10 Years	7.4%	9.5%	2.1%	2.9%	6.6%
2-5 Years	5.5%	4.1%	-1.4%	2.2%	1.9%
Less than 2 years	8.4%	10.5%	2.1%	1.9%	8.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.4%	76.7%	-7.3%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Lithuania	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Poland	2.7%	1.3%	1.4%
Romania	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other EU countries	4.8%	1.5%	3.3%
Central and Western Africa	5.4%	0.3%	5.1%
South and Eastern Africa	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Eastern Asia	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Southern Asia	2%	1.2%	0.8%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
No passport held	5.4%	13.5%	-8.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	48.5%	37.2%	11.3%
Christian	39.7%	46.2%	-6.5%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	1.4%	1.7%	-0.3%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	1.7%	6.5%	-4.8%
Sikh	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2%

Safety

Is Beaver Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Beaver Road was 400.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 290.7% higher than the Aylesford & East Stour average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Beaver Road has the 6th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Aylesford & East Stour and the 6th highest crime rate of 393 local areas in Ashford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 188.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 946.0%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 50% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,000

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in TN23 7SD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Beaver Road are based on 394 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Ashford.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Beaver Road, Ashford, TN23 7SD

Estimated Average Property Prices for TN23 7SD

Average Price
£242,401

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£242,401

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Beaver Road

Average Price
£278,751

Semi-Detached
£272,808

Terraced
£243,589

Detached
£236,759

Flats/Maisonettes
£134,451

Other
£1,137,102

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Beaver Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
5 Beaver Road, Ashford, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£255,000	2023-03-24	£258,602
1 Beaver Road, Ashford, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£221,000	2021-12-03	£238,566
5 Beaver Road, Ashford, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£125,000	2016-07-19	£168,624
1 Beaver Road, Ashford, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£162,000	2014-08-15	£252,028
1 Beaver Road, Ashford, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£150,000	2007-04-13	£258,134

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for TN23 7SD

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	180
Self-Employed	21
Part-Time Employee	18
Unemployed	17
Retired	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Looking after home or family	5
Student (economically inactive)	4
Other	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Manufacturing	25
Human health and social work activities	20
Other	15
Construction	13
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Education	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Transport and storage	7
Information and communication	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Victoria Road Primary School Victoria Road , TN23 7HQ	3out of 4	437 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Chilmington Green Primary School Jemmett Road , TN23 4QE	- not rated	769 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford Noakes Meadow , TN23 4RB	3out of 4	950 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ashford Oaks Community Primary School Oak Tree Road , TN23 4QR	3out of 4	1,039 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School Western Avenue , TN23 1ND	3out of 4	1,303 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The North School Essella Road , TN24 8AL	3out of 4	1,236 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Highworth Grammar School Maidstone Road , TN24 8UD	4out of 4	1,606 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Norton Knatchbull School Hythe Road , TN24 0QJ	3out of 4	1,684 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Towers School and Sixth Form Centre Faversham Road , Kennington TN24 9AL	3out of 4	4,105 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The John Wallis Church of England Academy Millbank Road , Kingsnorth TN23 3HG	3out of 4	2,024 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Goldwyn Sixth Form College Unit 3 , Norfolk Drive TN23 4FB	- not rated	1,027 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ashford School East Hill , TN24 8PB	- not rated	1,178 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cornfields School 207 Hythe Road , Ashford TN24 8PL	- not rated	1,527 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Wyvern School (Buxford) Great Chart Bypass , TN23 4ER	3out of 4	2,022 yd	Foundation special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goldwyn School Godinton Lane , Great Chart TN23 3BT	4out of 4	4,027 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cafe Grace	Unit B, Bridgewater House, 4 Victoria Road	321 yd
Costa Coffee	Ashford International Station, Ashford	492 yd
Starbucks	Starbucks on Platforms 1 and 2, Ashford Station	492 yd
Coffee Rooms	Ashford International Station, Ashford	492 yd
Khaza, Coachworks	The Yard, Dover Place	526 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Locomotive	65-67 Beaver Road, Ashford	234 yd
The Riverside Inn	Rugby Gardens, Ashford	296 yd
Beaver Inn	322 Beaver Road, Ashford	692 yd
The Taproom	39-41 Bank Street, Ashford	811 yd
Phoenix	12 Tufton Street, Ashford	854 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Beaver Grill	61 Beaver Road, Ashford	107 yd
Eddie's Grill	61 Beaver Road, Ashford	107 yd
KFC	Kentucky Fried Chicken, 110 Beaver Road	113 yd
Tandoori Nights Taj Mahal	9 Torrington Road, Ashford	222 yd
Cappadocia Kebab House	117 Station Road, Ashford	529 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi	Unit 1B, Victoria Road	534 yd
Bargain Warehouse	Unit C, Beaver Business Park	724 yd
Tesco	Unit 1, Mill Court	925 yd
Asda	Kimberley Way, Ashford	943 yd
Iceland	64 High Street, Ashford	1,047 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Elwick Club STOKE HOUSE STOKE HOUSE CHURCH ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	652 yd
Victoria Park (Closed) Jemmett Road	grass pitches	719 yd
Ashford Indoor Bowls Club VICTORIA PARK VICTORIA PARK JEMMETT ROAD	indoor bowls	751 yd
Stour Centre STATION APPROACH	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	779 yd
Threshold Learning Centre - Ashford (Closed) Bank Street		873 yd
Ashford South Community Primary School (Closed) Jemmett Road	grass pitches	898 yd
St Simon'S Roman Catholic Primary School NOAKES MEADOW	grass pitches	1,046 yd
The Ashford School (Senior School) EAST HILL	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, swimming pool	1,090 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of TN23 7SD