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 miles37.7 km
- Maidstone 13 miles21 km
- Gillingham 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Chatham 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Folkestone 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Ashford 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Canterbury 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Gravesend 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Sittingbourne 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Dover 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Tonbridge 21.9 miles35.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Little Chart Parish 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Pluckley Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Hothfield Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Charing Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Westwell Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Egerton Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Great Chart with Singleton Parish 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Godinton Ward 3.4 miles5.6 km
- Repton Ward 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Great Chart Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Singleton West Ward 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Downs West Ward 3.8 miles6.1 km
Example postcodes in Upper Weald
TN26 1EA, TN27 0PR, TN25 4LP, TN27 0BY, TN26 1DZ, TN27 0PW, TN27 0RW, TN27 0QH, TN27 0SU … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 27 miles43.5 km
- London City Airport 38.5 miles62 km
- Charing Railway Station 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Pluckley Railway Station 2.6 miles4.1 km
Hotels near Upper Weald Ad
- Holiday Inn Ashford - North A20 3 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Chilston Park Hotel 4 4 miles6.4 km
- Boys Hall 4 6 miles9.6 km
- Hampton by Hilton Ashford International 3 4.6 miles7.4 km
- The Dog & Bear Hotel 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Ashford International Hotel & Spa 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The Conningbrook Hotel 3 5 miles8 km
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Little Silver Country Hotel 3 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Who'd A Thought It 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
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 miles7 km
- South Kent College - Ashford College 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Boughton Place Estate 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Folkestone Racecourse Recreation 12.4 miles20 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Boxley Hills Hill 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Brookhill Park Performing Arts College College 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Dane John Gardens Gardens 14.2 miles22.9 km
- University of Kent University 14.3 miles23 km
- IFS School of Finance College 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Canterbury College College 14.5 miles23.3 km