# TN27 8NE: area report for a postcode in Ashford

TN27 8NE is a postcode in Ashford.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Ashford. Open the map at TN27 8NE for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford) › [TN27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn27) › [TN27 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn27-8)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 67% on July. Ashford 011D: 45 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.6924,51.1498,TN278NE
- **Pluckley, 3.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.6924,51.1498,TN278NE
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.6924,51.1498,TN278NE
- **No property in TN27 8NE listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.6924,51.1498,TN278NE
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Ashford 011D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.6924,51.1498,TN278NE
- **£340,991 average price**: For the whole of Ashford, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.6924,51.1498,TN278NE
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.6924,51.1498,TN278NE
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.6924,51.1498,TN278NE
- **No gigabit broadband at TN27 8NE**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.6924,51.1498,TN278NE
- **Low road and rail noise at TN27 8NE**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.6924,51.1498,TN278NE
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.6924,51.1498,TN278NE
- **6.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.6924,51.1498,TN278NE

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Smarden Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/smarden-primary-school-e137529) | Primary | 100 m (1 minute on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2023 | £810,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2025 | £480,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| October 2025 | £445,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| April 2025 | £1,210,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| August 2024 | £157,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 240 m |
| January 2025 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |
| July 2026 | £840,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| April 2026 | £925,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 320 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £340,991** (August 2026). Ashford’s average house price was £340,991 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,440** (2025). Full-time workers living in Ashford earned a median of £37,440 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 139th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.1×** (2025). A home in Ashford costs 9.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 84th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 19.7** (2025). Ashford has a deprivation score of 19.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 138th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Ashford 011D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.6** (2025). Ashford 011D has a deprivation score of 19.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,983rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £497,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Ashford 011D was £497,500 in 2025. Joint 4,850th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,455** (2021). Ashford 011D had 1,455 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,840th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 20.2%** (January 2026). In Ashford 011D, 20.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## TN27 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £445,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TN27 was £445,000 in 2025. Joint 444th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 13,978** (2021). TN27 had 13,978 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 949th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 33%** (2022). About 33% of people in TN27 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 51.0%** (January 2026). In TN27, 51.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford)
- Centre: 51.1498, 0.6924

Council: [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Weald of Kent](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/weald-of-kent): Katie Lam (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.6924,51.1498,TN278NE

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