United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Ashford
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~131k · 54 state-funded schools
Accessible housing costs come at the expense of lower earning potential in Ashford. A median house costs 8.9 times annual pay, a figure that sits below the South East median, while monthly rent consumes 38.5% of gross earnings. Despite these relatively lower entry costs, weekly pay of £743.10 remains well below the regional median of £821.80. The area faces challenges with a deprivation score of 18.55, which is higher than the regional median, and a crime rate of 66.7 per 1,000 residents. With 93.3% of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools, it remains a practical choice for families who need to balance school quality against a tighter local labour market.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Ashford ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£38,641/yr
Mid
Worse than 55% of UK LAs
House price
£345,000
Expensive
Worse than 67% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,239/mo
Expensive
Worse than 67% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,410/yr
Mid
Better than 56% of UK LAs
Crime
66.7/1k
Mid
Better than 59% of UK LAs
Deprivation
18.6
Mid
Around UK average
Schools
98.1%
Very strong
Better than 88% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
59 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
52 of 53 (98.1%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 6 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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54 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 54 schools, sortable and filterable.
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