# TN27

Postcode district covering Headcorn and Charing, in Ashford and Maidstone.

TN27 is a postcode district covering Headcorn and Charing, in Ashford and Maidstone. Median sale price £445,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 58.1 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code TN27. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [TN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an TN27 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn27#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn27#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn27#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn27#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=TN27) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 33% of people in TN27 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=TN27) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 192 homes were sold in TN27 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=TN27) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for TN27.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=TN27) (Census 2021, England and Wales): TN27 had 13,978 usual residents at the census.

## How TN27 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | TN27 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £445,000 | 20th most expensive | 40 postcode districts, TN · 2025 |
| Population | 13,978 | 16th least populated | 40 postcode districts, TN · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 33% | 8th most people in radon Affected Areas | 40 postcode districts, TN · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 51.0% | 5th lowest | 40 postcode districts, TN · Jan 2026 |

## Is TN27 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in TN27 at a rate of 58.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 75.6 per 1,000 people across the TN postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 84 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in TN27.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (327), anti-social behaviour (181) and other crime (143).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in TN27 was 60.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in TN27, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so TN27 has no single figure. Of its 9 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in TN27

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ashford 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford/neighbourhood/e01023985) | 1,165 | 69.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 26.4% |
| [Ashford 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford/neighbourhood/e01023986) | 1,547 | 50.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 68.5% |
| [Ashford 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford/neighbourhood/e01024033) | 1,821 | 57.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 70.4% |
| [Ashford 002F](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford/neighbourhood/e01024035) | 1,048 | 37.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 65.4% |
| [Ashford 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford/neighbourhood/e01023978) | 1,313 | 35.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 23.3% |
| [Ashford 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford/neighbourhood/e01023979) | 1,346 | 44.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 8.7% |
| [Ashford 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford/neighbourhood/e01024036) | 1,455 | 44.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 20.2% |
| [Maidstone 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/neighbourhood/e01024364) | 1,733 | 81.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 66.3% |
| [Maidstone 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/neighbourhood/e01024365) | 2,544 | 73.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 73.7% |

## Your MP

- [Weald of Kent](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/weald-of-kent): Katie Lam (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 100% of the people here.
- [Faversham and Mid Kent](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/faversham-and-mid-kent): Helen Whately (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 0.3% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in TN27

[Biddenden, Smarden & High Halden](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford/biddenden-smarden-and-high-halden), [Charing, Pluckley & Challock](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford/charing-pluckley-and-challock)

## Postcode sectors in TN27

[TN27 0 (207 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn27-0), [TN27 8 (192 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn27-8), [TN27 9 (243 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn27-9)

## Councils TN27 covers

[Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford), [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone)

## Postcode districts next to TN27

[ME13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me13), [ME17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me17), [TN12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn12), [TN17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn17), [TN25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn25), [TN26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn26), [TN30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn30)

## Nearest rail stations

[Pluckley (2.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.7474,51.1565), [Charing (Kent) (4.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.7903,51.2081)

## More in the TN postcode area

[All TN postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## TN27 in brief

TN27 is a postcode district covering Headcorn and Charing, in Ashford and Maidstone.
About 15,059 people lived in TN27 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £445,000 in 2025 across 192 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 58.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in TN27 was £445,000 in 2025.
TN27 had 13,978 usual residents at the census.
About 33% of people in TN27 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In TN27, 51.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: TN27
- Postcode area: [TN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn)
- Constituency: [Weald of Kent †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/weald-of-kent)
- Council: [Ashford †](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford)
- Area: 128 km²
- People, mid-2024: 15,059*
- Neighbourhoods: 9
- Output areas: 42

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[ME17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me17), [TN17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn17), [TN26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn26), [ME13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me13), [TN25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn25), [TN12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn12)

## Latest updates for TN27

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/TN27

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn27, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn27#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn27