TN27 9RL

Headcorn & Sutton Valence · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ashford
Local authority
Maidstone
Constituency
Weald of Kent
Postcode district
TN27
Postcode sector
TN27 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TN27 9RN 16 m
TN27 9RP 35 m
TN27 9RR 53 m
TN27 9RS 88 m
TN27 9RT 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TN27 9RL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TN
Postcode district
TN27
Postcode sector
TN27 9
Latitude
51.176993
Longitude
0.614117
British National Grid easting
582,819
British National Grid northing
145,221

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Parish or community
E04004957
Westminster constituency
Weald of Kent · E14001570
Output area
E00123685
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 017A · E01024364
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 017 · E02005084

Postcode source versions

Explore TN27

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, West View, Headcorn, Ashford, TN27 9RL 26 July 2024 £445,000
1, West View, Headcorn, Ashford, TN27 9RL 16 May 2014 £330,000
1, West View, Headcorn, Ashford, TN27 9RL 26 April 2006 £285,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
0
  1. Headcorn Primary School

    Community school

    941 m
  2. Ulcombe Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.2 km
  3. Sutton Valence School

    Other independent school

    4.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
263
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 93
  • Anti social behaviour 59
  • Criminal damage and arson 31
  • Shoplifting 19
  • Other theft 18

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

1 female, 5 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.0
TN27 9 residents
5,424

Age bands in TN27 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

907 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

446 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.7%

1,102 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

1,521 residents

Age 65 and over
25.3%

1,346 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TN27 9 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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • SUTTON VALENCE GROUP PRACTICE

    SOUTH LANE, SUTTON VALENCE, MAIDSTONE, ME17 3BD

    ODS code G82229

    4.1 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Stonestile Road

    BCT · Headcorn

    0.1 miles
  • Stonestile Road

    BCT · Headcorn

    0.1 miles
  • Bankfields

    BCT · Headcorn

    0.5 miles
  • Bankfields

    BCT · Headcorn

    0.5 miles
  • Forge Lane

    BCT · Headcorn

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 017A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,502 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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 £445,000 from 1 recorded sale in TN27 9RL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Maidstone is £352,191 in June 2026, up 0.1% year on year.

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Headcorn Primary School is the nearest published school at 941 m.

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

Recorded crime

263 published events cover 12 months, averaging 21.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 93 events.

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