| Postcode | TN26 3AF |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Ashford |
| Nearest station | Pluckley (3 km) |
| Bus stops |
The Dene (NE)
Ironworks (W)
Ironworks (E)
The George (E)
The George (W)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 34 View |
| Known addresses |
Forge Cottage, Forge Hill, Bethersden
Horseshoe Cottage, Forge Hill, Bethersden
Mallards, Forge Hill, Bethersden
The Old Chapel, Forge Hill, Bethersden
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
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| Latitude | 51.127746 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.758328 | |
| Easting | 593105 | |
| Northing | 140114 | |
| Grid reference | TQ931401 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 343143 5666420 | |
| what3words | mercy.lamplight.blinking | |
| FixPhrase | crier maimed showman upon | |
| Plus code | 9F324QH5+38 | |
| Altitude | 38 metres (124 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:09 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:15 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 20.3 KMs (12.6 miles) |
| Parish | Bethersden | E04012782 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Weald Central | E05011777 |
| Local Authority District | Ashford | E07000105 |
| Local Authority | Kent | E10000016 |
| County | Kent | E10000016 |
| Constituency (2024) | Weald of Kent | E14001570 |
| MP | Katie Lam | Conservative |
| Police force | Kent | |
| Water company | South East Water | |
| Sewage company | Southern Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Mid Kent | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Kent | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | South East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | January 1980 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 |
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Population (2011) | 19 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 11 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural village | |
| Built up area (2024) | Bethersden | E63012967 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00122008 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1B1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Ashford 012B | E01024031 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Ashford 012B | E01024031 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Great Chart, Bethersden & Woodchurch | E02005007 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Great Chart, Bethersden & Woodchurch | E02005007 |
| Travel to work area | Ashford | E30000160 |
| Average property price in Tonbridge | £396,321 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | -0.0% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe Cottage, Forge Hill, Bethersden | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2020 | £300,000 |
| Mallards, Forge Hill, Bethersden | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2015 | £650,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Jun 2004 | £325,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Aug 1995 | £96,000 | |
| The Old Chapel, Forge Hill, Bethersden | Detached (freehold) | Nov 2008 | £465,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Aug 2006 | £418,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Sep 2005 | £315,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | May 2004 | £230,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Dec 2002 | £191,100 | |
| Forge Cottage, Forge Hill, Bethersden | Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 1997 | £150,000 |