TN21 postcode area guide — Rother

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Broadband & internet speeds in TN21

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the TN21 postcode district (Rother) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 690 postcodes Ofcom measures in TN21, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 56.8%.

Around 0.4% of premises in TN21 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in TN21

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Mobile signal around Rother

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Rother district (50,409 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in TN21

Police recorded 21 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TN21 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in TN21

Based on 213 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TN21 is £365,000, down 3.9% on the previous year (£380,000).

Latest recorded sales in TN21

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Rother demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Rother district (93,113 residents, 42,102 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around TN21

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in TN21

114 rated food businesses operate in TN21. 92 hold the top rating of 5, 16 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: All Saints and St Richard's Primary School, Bluebell Wood Children's Nursery, Bombay Spice, Breakfast and After School Club, Breakfast Club.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in TN21

From a sample of 204 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 TN21 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 49% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Rother

Landlines around TN21 typically use:

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What's it like living in TN21?

Postcodes in TN21

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.