Kennington & Little Burton Farm
Ashford 003 · 4 sub-areas · 7,015 residents
Ashford 003 is a residential part of Ashford in Kent, home to around 7,000 people. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £1,134 a month — slightly below the UK national median for a two-bed — and the area skews noticeably older and more owner-occupied than most of the South East. Rail links reach London in just under 70 minutes.
Kennington & Little Burton Farm is a green, lower-density part of Ashford — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Overview
What's it like to live in Kennington & Little Burton Farm?
2 parks are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,239 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Kennington & Little Burton Farm in Ashford
Living in Kennington & Little Burton Farm
This part of Ashford has a settled, largely owner-occupied character that sets it apart from the more transient neighbourhoods you'd find in larger commuter towns. Around 78% of households own their home — a figure well above the South East average — which tends to mean lower turnover, quieter streets, and neighbours who've been there a while.
On cost, Ashford 003 sits at an accessible point on the South East rental spectrum. A two-bed runs roughly £1,134 a month, and a three-bed steps up to around £1,394 — affordable compared to the commuter belt towns closer to London, though rents did rise about 5% in the past year. Council tax (Band D) comes to around £2,410 a year, broadly in line with the wider borough.
The demographic profile here is older than you might expect for a commuter catchment. Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, and the 50–64 cohort is the second largest age group. Families with children do make up a meaningful share — about 22% of households — but this isn't a neighbourhood dominated by young renters or recent graduates. Just under 90% of residents were born in the UK, giving it one of the lower ethnic diversity scores in the region.
Day-to-day, most residents drive: over half commute by car, and only 3% use public transport for their journey to work. A third work from home, which reflects the area's salary profile — the median resident earns around £33,000 a year, noticeably more than the £29,000 typical of jobs physically based here, suggesting a lot of people commute out for better-paid work. The nearest rail station is roughly 2.3 km away — about a 29-minute walk, or a short drive. See the streets and sub-areas below for more.
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Frequently asked
- Is Ashford 003 a nice place to live?
- It's a settled, low-crime part of Ashford with strong broadband, good greenspace access — 88% of residents are within a short walk of green space — and affordable rents by South East standards. The trade-off is that the school ratings locally are below the national average, and most people need a car to get around day-to-day.
- What is the rent in Ashford 003?
- A one-bed runs around £887 a month, a two-bed roughly £1,134, and a three-bed about £1,394. These are estimates scaled from borough-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose about 5% in the past year.
- Is Ashford 003 safe?
- Yes, relatively. The crime rate is around 51 incidents per 1,000 residents annually — well below the UK national rate of roughly 80. The area sits in IMD deprivation decile 8, meaning it's less deprived than around 70% of English neighbourhoods.
- What's the commute from Ashford 003 to London?
- By public transport (rail), London is around 69 minutes away. The nearest mainline station is about 2.3 km from the middle of the area — roughly a 29-minute walk, though most residents drive to the station. Only 3% of residents commute by public transport, with 54% travelling by car.
- Who lives in Ashford 003?
- Predominantly older, owner-occupying households. Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, and 78% own their home. Around a third work from home. It's a low-turnover, predominantly UK-born community with a modest degree-holder share of around 31%.
- What schools are near Ashford 003?
- There are 30 schools within typical catchment distance, but only around 26% are rated Good or Outstanding — well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding school is approximately 4.6 km away. Check individual Ofsted ratings and your specific catchment address before committing.
- How affordable is buying a home in Ashford 003?
- The median sale price is around £404,000. At typical local earnings — a median resident salary of about £33,000 — saving a deposit takes around six years. That's more achievable than much of the South East, though still a significant stretch on a single income.