TN27 postcode area guide — Ashford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the TN27 postcode district in Ashford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in TN27
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
79.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
42.9%
Gigabit-capable
42.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
2.1%
Broadband availability in the TN27 postcode district (Ashford) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 633 postcodes Ofcom measures in TN27, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 79.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 42.4%.
Around 2.1% of premises in TN27 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 TN27
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| TN27 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| TN27 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| TN27 0AD | 100% | 0% |
| TN27 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| TN27 0AF | 0% | 0% |
| TN27 0AG | 100% | 76.9% |
| TN27 0AH | 100% | 64.3% |
| TN27 0AJ | 100% | 0% |
| TN27 0AL | 100% | 0% |
| TN27 0AN | 50% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Ashford
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Ashford district (61,795 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
77.5%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.6%
5G outdoors — all networks
45.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
83.2%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in TN27
Police recorded 1 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TN27 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other theft | 1 | 100.0% |
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 TN27
Based on 139 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TN27 is £445,000, down 0.6% on the previous year (£447,500).
Detached
£670,000
64 sales
Semi-detached
£395,000
33 sales
Terraced
£310,000
27 sales
Flat / maisonette
£210,000
6 sales
Latest recorded sales in TN27
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £752,000 | Detached | Tenterden Road | TN27 8BJ |
| 21 May 2026 | £285,000 | Terraced | Station Road | TN27 0JA |
| 18 May 2026 | £785,000 | Detached | Station Road | TN27 0RP |
| 12 May 2026 | £1,075,000 | Detached | Frittenden Road | TN27 8LF |
| 1 May 2026 | £975,000 | Semi-detached | Sissinghurst Road | TN27 8HB |
| 1 May 2026 | £695,000 | Detached | Ruglys Way | TN27 0GZ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £500,000 | Detached | Cherry Tree Road | TN27 0BB |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £670,000 | Detached | Coach Road | TN27 9BB |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £170,000 | Flat | Wheeler Street | TN27 9ST |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £338,000 | Terraced | Brenchley Mews | TN27 0JQ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Ashford demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Ashford district (132,747 residents, 53,583 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19.6% |
| 15–29 | 21.9% |
| 30–44 | 18.8% |
| 45–64 | 20.1% |
| 65+ | 19.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 66.4% |
| Private rented | 17.9% |
| Social rented | 5.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around TN27
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headcorn Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 401 | TN27 9QT |
| Charing Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 199 | TN27 0JN |
| Egerton Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 197 | TN27 9DR |
| Smarden Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 172 | TN27 8ND |
| Heath Farm School | Not applicable | 5–18 | 141 | TN27 0AX |
| John Mayne Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 94 | TN27 8AL |
| Pluckley Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 82 | TN27 0QS |
| Greenfields School | Not applicable | 5–18 | 18 | TN27 8BE |
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 TN27
110 rated food businesses operate in TN27. 89 hold the top rating of 5, 13 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Biddenden Farm Shop, Biddenden Playschool, Biddenden Vineyards Limited, Big Cat Sanctuary, Black Horse.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in TN27
From a sample of 207 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 TN27 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 65% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
0%
Band B
53%
Band C
11%
Band D
21%
Band E
11%
Band F
3%
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 Ashford
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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.