Tenterden South sits on the southern side of the market town of Tenterden in the borough of Ashford, Kent, England. The ward is largely residential, with a mix of Victorian and later housing, local shops and green spaces, and lies close to the attractive wooded ridges of the High Weald, giving easy access to countryside walks.
Locally the area shares in the town’s historic character - timber-framed buildings, independent retailers and tourism drawn by the nearby heritage Kent and East Sussex Railway - while everyday life centres on community facilities, schools and small businesses. Good road links and services into Ashford, and onward high‑speed rail from Ashford International to London, mean many residents commute, and surrounding farmland and orchards reflect the district’s agricultural past.
Postcode districts covering Tenterden South
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 14.3 miles
- Maidstone 17.1 miles
- Gillingham 22.6 miles
- Chatham 22.4 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 20.2 miles
- Folkestone 19.1 miles
- Ashford 9 miles
- Canterbury 22.1 miles
- Sittingbourne 20.3 miles
- Bexhill-on-Sea 18.3 miles
- Tonbridge 21.4 miles
- Whitstable 24.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Tenterden North Ward 1.5 miles
- Tenterden Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Tenterden St. Michael's Ward 2.2 miles
- Isle of Oxney Ward 2.2 miles
- Woodchurch Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Rolvenden & Tenterden West Ward 2.7 miles
- Wittersham Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Stone-cum-Ebony Parish 3 miles
- London Beach Built-up area 3 miles
- Appledore Heath Built-up area 3.1 miles
- High Halden Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Rolvenden Layne Built-up area 3.5 miles
Example postcodes in Tenterden South
TN30 6JR, TN30 6BL, TN30 7BU, TN30 6RH, TN30 7BL, TN30 6BS, TN30 7DX, TN30 6BH, TN30 7DR … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 35.5 miles
- London Gatwick Airport 39.4 miles
- Appledore Railway Station 4.7 miles
- Ham Street Railway Station 6 miles
Hotels in Tenterden South Ad
Schools in Tenterden South
- Tenterden C of E Junior School Primary
- Tenterden Infant School Primary
Local points of interest
- South Kent College - Ashford College 8.4 miles
- Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Nature reserve 9 miles
- Camber Sands Beach 9.3 miles
- Robertsbridge Abbey Historic site 10.7 miles
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 11.6 miles
- Eastwell Park Estate 11.7 miles
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 11.8 miles
- Dungeness National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 13.3 miles
- Boughton Place Estate 13.5 miles
- Saint Helen's Wood Forest 13.9 miles
- Folkestone Racecourse Recreation 14 miles
- Denge Beach Beach 14.1 miles