# TN27 9QJ: area report for a postcode in Maidstone

TN27 9QJ is a postcode in Maidstone.

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 Maidstone. Open the map at TN27 9QJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) › [TN27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn27) › [TN27 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn27-9)

## Around this postcode

- **29 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 16% on July. Maidstone 017B: 74 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.6234,51.1687,TN279QJ
- **Headcorn, 440 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.6234,51.1687,TN279QJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.6234,51.1687,TN279QJ
- **No property in TN27 9QJ 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=0.6234,51.1687,TN279QJ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Maidstone 017B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.6234,51.1687,TN279QJ
- **£352,722 average price**: For the whole of Maidstone, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.6234,51.1687,TN279QJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.6234,51.1687,TN279QJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.6234,51.1687,TN279QJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at TN27 9QJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.6234,51.1687,TN279QJ
- **Low road and rail noise at TN27 9QJ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.6234,51.1687,TN279QJ
- **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=0.6234,51.1687,TN279QJ
- **7.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.6234,51.1687,TN279QJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Headcorn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/headcorn-primary-school-e118291) | Primary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2024 | £397,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £400,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| October 2024 | £410,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| October 2025 | £545,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2025 | £372,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2023 | £770,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2024 | £402,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2023 | £385,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Headcorn (440 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: HEADCORN PHARMACY (700 m)
- Dental practices: ORCHARD HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (120 m); THE WEALDEN DENTAL PRACTICE (300 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Headcorn Local (130 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £352,722** (July 2026). Maidstone’s average house price was £352,722 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,191** (2025). Full-time workers living in Maidstone earned a median of £38,191 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 165th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.2×** (2025). A home in Maidstone costs 9.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 78th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 18.1** (2025). Maidstone has a deprivation score of 18.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 137th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Maidstone 017B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.4** (2025). Maidstone 017B has a deprivation score of 13.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,676th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £416,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Maidstone 017B was £416,250 in 2025. Joint 7,927th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,544** (2021). Maidstone 017B had 2,544 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 865th most 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: 73.7%** (January 2026). In Maidstone 017B, 73.7% 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: [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone)
- Centre: 51.1687, 0.6234

Council: [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) (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), July 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=0.6234,51.1687,TN279QJ

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