High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 4.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for TN27 0JS
Postcode
TN27 0JS
Coordinates
51.2135, 0.7875
Grid reference
TQ947497
Easting
594,786
Northing
149,722
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F326Q7Q+92
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Charing
Travel to Work
Ashford
ITL Region
Ashford
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
11788
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11788 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near TN27 0JS
England & WalesCrime trends · near TN27 0JS
Counts are for Charing electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
6
YoY —
1581
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
3
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.1%
Other White1.8%
White & Black Caribbean1.2%
+ other · 4.8%
Religion
Christian55.0%
No religion35.6%
Not answered7.5%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
50–6421.4%
35–4918.6%
65–7412.5%
25–349.3%
75–848.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.7%
Households
Any member 66+14.6%
Other14.2%
All members 66+13.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.2%
+ 7 other households · 33.7%
Administrative Information
Ashford
Local Authority
Council AreaWeald of Kent E14001570
Constituency
E14001570Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Charing
Constituency code
E14001570
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Charing
International Territorial Level
Ashford
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving Kent
NHS EnglandKent and Medway
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Eastern and Coastal Kent
Sub ICB Location
NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q
Cancer Alliance
Kent and Medway
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Ashford 002B E01023986
E01023986MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Ashford 002 E02004997
E02004997LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Ashford 002B E01023986
E01023986MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Ashford 002 E02004997
E02004997Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:36 AM
Sunrise
6:05 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:36 AM
Sunset (today)
6:05 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 29 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode TN27 0JS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 11788
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01023986 and MSOA E02004997 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TN27 0JS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near TN27 0JS
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
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