TN27 8DU

Biddenden · Ashford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ashford
Local authority
Ashford
Constituency
Weald of Kent
Postcode district
TN27
Postcode sector
TN27 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TN17 4BG 387 m
TN17 4BD 471 m
TN17 4BE 489 m
TN27 8DS 627 m
TN27 8DX 671 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TN27 8DU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TN
Postcode district
TN27
Postcode sector
TN27 8
Latitude
51.090442
Longitude
0.624585
British National Grid easting
583,894
British National Grid northing
135,624

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Ashford · E07000105
Electoral ward
Biddenden · E05011745
Parish or community
E04013231
Westminster constituency
Weald of Kent · E14001570
Output area
E00121750
Lower layer super output area
Ashford 011A · E01023978
Middle layer super output area
Ashford 011 · E02005006

Postcode source versions

Explore TN27

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Oakwood, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8DU 19 November 2014 £1,350,000
Oakwood, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8DU 7 April 2008 £850,000
Oakwood, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8DU 17 May 2001 £425,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. John Mayne Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.0 km
  2. Greenfields School

    Other independent special school

    3.1 km
  3. Benenden School

    Other independent school

    4.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 5
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Drugs 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

5 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.3
TN27 8 residents
4,331

Age bands in TN27 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

662 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

359 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.3%

753 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.9%

1,313 residents

Age 65 and over
24.9%

1,026 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TN27 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Benenden Hospital

    BCT · East End

    0.3 miles
  • Benenden Hospital

    BCT · East End

    0.3 miles
  • Castletons Oak

    BCT · Castletons Oak

    0.5 miles
  • Castletons Oak

    BCT · Castletons Oak

    0.5 miles
  • Goddard's Green Farm

    BCT · Goddards Green

    1.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ashford 011A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,608 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. John Mayne Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

16 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 5 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.