Ashley is a small town in North Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand.

It used to have a railway station on the Main North Line that runs through the village.

Ashley is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement and covers 0.99 km2 (0.38 sq mi).

[5] Before the 2023 census, the settlement had a larger boundary, covering 4.66 km2 (1.80 sq mi).

[7] Ashley-Sefton statistical area, which also includes Sefton, covers 86.91 km2 (33.56 sq mi).

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 57.2% had no religion, 33.7% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.1% were Buddhist and 1.0% had other religions.