TN27 8LW

Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden · Tunbridge Wells · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TN27 8EZ 153 m
TN27 8HA 175 m
TN27 8LN 209 m
TN27 8LS 369 m
TN27 8EY 385 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TN27 8LW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TN
Postcode district
TN27
Postcode sector
TN27 8
Latitude
51.119131
Longitude
0.608205
British National Grid easting
582,634
British National Grid northing
138,773

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Tunbridge Wells · E07000116
Parish or community
E04005120
Westminster constituency
Weald of Kent · E14001570
Output area
E00125900
Lower layer super output area
Tunbridge Wells 013E · E01024803
Middle layer super output area
Tunbridge Wells 013 · E02005174

Postcode source versions

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Three Chimney Inn, Hareplain Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8LW 22 August 2023 £28,000
Chimney Cottage, Hareplain Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8LW 30 September 2004 £425,000
Chimney Cottage, Hareplain Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8LW 6 December 1996 £190,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. John Mayne Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km
  2. Frittenden Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.5 km
  3. Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Vehicle crime 3
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

3 female, 7 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
5.0
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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
25%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
50%

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

  • The Weavers

    BCT · Biddenden

    1.6 miles
  • The Weavers

    BCT · Biddenden

    1.6 miles
  • Bounds Cross

    BCT · Lashenden

    2.0 miles
  • Bounds Cross

    BCT · Lashenden

    2.0 miles
  • Castletons Oak

    BCT · Castletons Oak

    2.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tunbridge Wells 013E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,416 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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

Property market

The five-year median is £28,000 from 1 recorded sale in TN27 8LW. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Tunbridge Wells is £445,133 in June 2026, down 3.0% year on year.

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. John Mayne Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

12 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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