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Ashford
What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any TN, CT and ME postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across Ashford
- 0planning applications this week
- 173.9pcheapest unleaded, most around 177.9p
- 11hygiene scores this month
- 3,943local businesses listed
- 22food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
Road closed: St Ambrose Green (Southern Water)
13 Oct. Repairs to pipes or cables in the road. The road will be closed.
St Ambrose Green, Wye -
Road closed: Lambden Road (Uk Power Networks South Eastern)
12 Oct to 16 Oct. A new connection to a building on the verge. The road will be closed.
Lambden Road, Pluckley -
Approved: Change of use at 32 High Street, Tenterden
Change of use of the existing first and second floor commercial office accommodation (Use Class E) to a single self-contained holiday let, together with replacement ground floor door to rear elevation.
32 High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6AR
Ashford in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
2,999crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£333kmiddle price, 462 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
68applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
11hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Roadworks
40roadworks on now or coming upRoadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.
Fuel prices
173.9pcheapest unleadedat CB Motors and 2 more · most around 177.9p · dearest 177.9p · 13 stationsWhat every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.
Street reports
3street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Schools
55schools and their Ofsted resultsEvery state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.
GPs, dentists and care
142GPs, dentists and care servicesGP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.
Charities
483charities based in AshfordEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
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The full directory3,943 shops, trades and services across Ashford, with opening hours, food hygiene ratings and what’s going on nearby.
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What is MeBabber?
A free site that shows what’s changing near any TN, CT and ME postcode in Ashford, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
How often is it updated?
Every night. Planning, roadworks, licences, food hygiene and what’s on are checked daily; crime, house prices and school inspections are published monthly and checked weekly.
Does it cost anything?
No. MeBabber is free, needs no account, and the Sunday email is free too, with a one-tap way to stop it.
Why “me babber”?
It’s how Bristolians say “my friend”. MeBabber started in Bristol, just up the road, and now covers Ashford too.