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

Typical net household income£42,937a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime70per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied69%

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

£440,000median home sold over the past year · 0.0% over 5 years · -1.1% over the year · 163 sales
Detached£650,000
Semi-detached£415,000
Terraced£308,500
Flat£225,000
Ashford£345,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Hawkhurst, Benenden & SandhurstTunbridge Wells 3,25452 £397,500
Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & FrittendenTunbridge Wells 3,59748 £455,000
Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & LenhamMaidstone 3,86444 £400,000
Biddenden, Smarden & High HaldenAshford 3,98842 £512,500
Charing, Pluckley & ChallockAshford 4,00142 £507,500
Headcorn & Sutton ValenceMaidstone 4,02241 £425,000
Teynham & BadlesmereSwale 4,41336 £325,000
Ashford CentralAshford 4,84529 £275,000

People living in TN27 Census 2021

Residents69,592
Median age (est.)45
Density126per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above32%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 28%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 14%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 10%Other: 19%
One person 26%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 10%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative9%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

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.