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 miles22.9 km
- Maidstone 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Gillingham 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Chatham 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Folkestone 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Ashford 9 miles14.4 km
- Canterbury 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Sittingbourne 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Bexhill-on-Sea 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Tonbridge 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Whitstable 24.4 miles39.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Tenterden North Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Tenterden Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Tenterden St. Michael's Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Isle of Oxney Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Woodchurch Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Rolvenden & Tenterden West Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Wittersham Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Stone-cum-Ebony Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- London Beach Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Appledore Heath Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- High Halden Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Rolvenden Layne Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
Example postcodes in Tenterden South
TN30 7LH, TN30 7DR, TN30 7DE, TN30 6ES, TN30 6BJ, TN30 7DA, TN30 7AQ, TN30 6RL, TN30 6JN … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 35.5 miles57.1 km
- London Gatwick Airport 39.4 miles63.4 km
- Appledore Railway Station 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Ham Street Railway Station 6 miles9.7 km
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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 miles13.5 km
- Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Nature reserve 9 miles14.5 km
- Camber Sands Beach 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Robertsbridge Abbey Historic site 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Eastwell Park Estate 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 11.8 miles19 km
- Dungeness National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Boughton Place Estate 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Saint Helen's Wood Forest 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Folkestone Racecourse Recreation 14 miles22.5 km
- Denge Beach Beach 14.1 miles22.7 km