Around average
IMD England
Low · 1.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Coordinates & Location for TN27 8BE
Postcode
TN27 8BE
Coordinates
51.1009, 0.6653
Grid reference
TQ867368
Easting
586,703
Northing
136,891
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F324M28+94
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
14608
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14608 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 8BE
England & WalesCrime trends · near TN27 8BE
Counts are for Biddenden 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
3
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.3%
Other White3.6%
White Irish1.5%
Gypsy / Trav.1.3%
+ other · 3.3%
Religion
Christian58.7%
No religion34.1%
Not answered5.9%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
50–6427.2%
65–7415.9%
35–4915.6%
75–8412.1%
25–346.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 22.8%
Households
All members 66+21.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.8%
Any member 66+10.7%
Other10.7%
+ 7 other households · 26.6%
Administrative Information
Ashford
Local Authority
Council AreaWeald of Kent E14001570
Constituency
E14001570Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Biddenden
Constituency code
E14001570
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Biddenden
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 011A E01023978
E01023978MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Ashford 011 E02005006
E02005006LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Ashford 011A E01023978
E01023978MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Ashford 011 E02005006
E02005006Smaller 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 village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:36 AM
Sunrise
6:06 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:36 AM
Sunset (today)
6:06 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 2001
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~25 years
Active Duration
2001 -> PresentJune 2001 — Introduced
Postcode TN27 8BE introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 14608
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01023978 and MSOA E02005006 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TN27 8BE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2001
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~25 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near TN27 8BE
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
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