TN27 postcode area · Ashford
The TN27 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Ashford, Maidstone, Swale, Tunbridge Wells. Area Scores range from 29 to 52 across them. Every full TN27 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The strongest of the TN27 district's neighbourhoods is Hawkhurst, Benenden & Sandhurst (52 out of 100, #3,254 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Ashford Central (29). 1 of the 8 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £275,000 in Ashford Central to £512,500 in Biddenden, Smarden & High Halden — a 1.9× gap within the TN27 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Ashford, Maidstone, Swale and Tunbridge Wells — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the TN27 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkhurst, Benenden & SandhurstTunbridge Wells | 3,254 | 52 | £397,500 |
| Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & FrittendenTunbridge Wells | 3,597 | 48 | £455,000 |
| Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & LenhamMaidstone | 3,864 | 44 | £400,000 |
| Biddenden, Smarden & High HaldenAshford | 3,988 | 42 | £512,500 |
| Charing, Pluckley & ChallockAshford | 4,001 | 42 | £507,500 |
| Headcorn & Sutton ValenceMaidstone | 4,022 | 41 | £425,000 |
| Teynham & BadlesmereSwale | 4,413 | 36 | £325,000 |
| Ashford CentralAshford | 4,845 | 29 | £275,000 |
People living in TN27 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 19% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 19% |
| Managers & directors | 18% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 51% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 10%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around TN27.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.