Upper Weald is an electoral ward in the borough of Ashford, in Kent. It mixes suburban housing with pockets of semi‑rural countryside on the edge of the Kentish Weald, and retains a village‑like feel around green spaces and small local shops and community facilities.
The ward has historic links to agriculture, reflecting the county’s hop and fruit‑growing traditions and scattered farmsteads; economically many residents commute into Ashford and further afield to London, while active local groups focus on conserving green areas and managing development as the wider borough grows.
Postcode districts covering Upper Weald
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 23.4 miles
- Maidstone 13 miles
- Gillingham 15.8 miles
- Chatham 16.4 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 22.6 miles
- Folkestone 17.3 miles
- Ashford 4.8 miles
- Canterbury 14.7 miles
- Gravesend 24.1 miles
- Sittingbourne 11.7 miles
- Dover 22.5 miles
- Tonbridge 21.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Little Chart Parish 0.4 miles
- Pluckley Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Hothfield Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Charing Built-up area 2 miles
- Westwell Parish 2.3 miles
- Egerton Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Great Chart with Singleton Parish 3.3 miles
- Godinton Ward 3.4 miles
- Repton Ward 3.5 miles
- Great Chart Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Singleton West Ward 3.8 miles
- Downs West Ward 3.8 miles
Example postcodes in Upper Weald
TN27 0RS, TN27 0BY, TN27 0RT, TN26 1DX, TN27 0BN, TN26 1HD, TN26 1EW, TN27 0PA, TN26 1AR … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 27 miles
- London City Airport 38.5 miles
- Charing Railway Station 1.7 miles
- Pluckley Railway Station 2.6 miles
Hotels in Upper Weald Ad
Schools in Upper Weald
- Goldwyn School Special
- Heath Farm School Independent - special
- Pluckley C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Eastwell Park Estate 4.3 miles
- South Kent College - Ashford College 4.5 miles
- Boughton Place Estate 11.1 miles
- Folkestone Racecourse Recreation 12.4 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 13.8 miles
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 13.8 miles
- Boxley Hills Hill 14.1 miles
- Brookhill Park Performing Arts College College 14.1 miles
- Dane John Gardens Gardens 14.2 miles
- University of Kent University 14.3 miles
- IFS School of Finance College 14.4 miles
- Canterbury College College 14.5 miles