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Victoria

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North east Ashford. About 8,208 people in 2.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Victoria, 85.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
7,173
3,899th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
85.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
70.1%
Joint 692nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Victoria compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

VictoriaMiddle
Population39 wards, Ashford · 2021
Population: every ward in Ashford39 areas from 2,104 to 7,499. The middle area is 2,722. Victoria is 7,173.
7,1732nd most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage39 wards, Ashford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Ashford39 areas from 4.2% to 99.9%. The middle area is 88.5%. Victoria is 85.1%.
85.1%18th lowest
Claimant rate39 wards, Ashford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Ashford39 areas from 1.0% to 5.8%. The middle area is 2.3%. Victoria is 5.0%.
5.0%2nd highest
Aged 15 to 6439 wards, Ashford · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Ashford39 areas from 49.3% to 70.3%. The middle area is 60.8%. Victoria is 70.1%.
70.1%2nd highest

Is Victoria safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Victoria at a rate of 226.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 76.4 per 1,000 people across Ashford.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 178 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Victoria.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (608), anti-social behaviour (448) and other crime (321).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Ashford

These figures are published for the whole of Ashford, not for each ward, so they describe all of Ashford and not Victoria alone. See Ashford

Average house price
£347,562
Up 1.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,440
139th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.3×
Joint 73rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.7
Joint 138th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Victoria in brief

Victoria had 7,173 usual residents at the census.

In Victoria, 85.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Victoria, 5.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

70.1% of residents in Victoria were aged 15 to 64 at the census.