TN27 8BY postcode in Ashford, Kent

TN27 8BY is a postcode in Ashford, in the Biddenden ward. It is in the Weald of Kent parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 46% of homes and businesses at TN27 8BY can get it Across Ashford: 76% Typical price £485,000 Homes sold in TN27 8, last 12 months. ▼ 10.2% on the year before Nearest station Headcorn 7.4 km in a straight line

Where TN27 8BY is, and what is near it

Map of TN27 8BY and what is near it Map of TN27 8BY: its centre point, with the 191 other postcodes in the TN27 8 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. TN27 8AF: also in TN27 8TN27 8AG: also in TN27 8TN27 8AH: also in TN27 8TN27 8AJ: also in TN27 8TN27 8AL: also in TN27 8TN27 8AN: also in TN27 8TN27 8AP: also in TN27 8TN27 8AQ: also in TN27 8TN27 8AR: also in TN27 8TN27 8AS: also in TN27 8TN27 8AT: also in TN27 8TN27 8AU: also in TN27 8TN27 8AX: also in TN27 8TN27 8AY: also in TN27 8TN27 8AZ: also in TN27 8TN27 8BB: also in TN27 8TN27 8BD: also in TN27 8TN27 8BE: also in TN27 8TN27 8BF: also in TN27 8TN27 8BG: also in TN27 8TN27 8BH: also in TN27 8TN27 8BJ: also in TN27 8TN27 8BL: also in TN27 8TN27 8BN: also in TN27 8TN27 8BP: also in TN27 8TN27 8BQ: also in TN27 8TN27 8BS: also in TN27 8TN27 8BT: also in TN27 8TN27 8BU: also in TN27 8TN27 8BW: also in TN27 8TN27 8BX: also in TN27 8TN27 8BZ: also in TN27 8TN27 8DA: also in TN27 8TN27 8DB: also in TN27 8TN27 8DD: also in TN27 8TN27 8DF: also in TN27 8TN27 8DG: also in TN27 8TN27 8DH: also in TN27 8TN27 8DJ: also in TN27 8TN27 8DL: also in TN27 8TN27 8DN: also in TN27 8TN27 8DP: also in TN27 8TN27 8DQ: also in TN27 8TN27 8DR: also in TN27 8TN27 8DS: also in TN27 8TN27 8DT: also in TN27 8TN27 8DU: also in TN27 8TN27 8DW: also in TN27 8TN27 8DX: also in TN27 8TN27 8DY: also in TN27 8TN27 8DZ: also in TN27 8TN27 8EA: also in TN27 8TN27 8EB: also in TN27 8TN27 8ED: also in TN27 8TN27 8EE: also in TN27 8TN27 8EF: also in TN27 8TN27 8EH: also in TN27 8TN27 8EJ: also in TN27 8TN27 8EL: also in TN27 8TN27 8EN: also in TN27 8TN27 8EQ: also in TN27 8TN27 8ER: also in TN27 8TN27 8ES: also in TN27 8TN27 8ET: also in TN27 8TN27 8EU: also in TN27 8TN27 8EW: also in TN27 8TN27 8EX: also in TN27 8TN27 8EY: also in TN27 8TN27 8FB: also in TN27 8TN27 8FH: also in TN27 8TN27 8FW: also in TN27 8TN27 8HB: also in TN27 8TN27 8HJ: also in TN27 8TN27 8HL: also in TN27 8TN27 8JF: also in TN27 8TN27 8JG: also in TN27 8 Little Acorns School 3.4 kmIvy Court Surgery 5.0 kmOrchard End 7.1 kmOld School Surgery 7.3 kmPluckley station 9.8 kmBiddenden TN27 8BY Map of TN27 8BY and what is near it Map of TN27 8BY: its centre point, with the 191 other postcodes in the TN27 8 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Ivy Court Surgery 5.0 kmPluckley station 9.8 kmBiddenden TN27 8BY
  • TN27 8BY
  • Other postcodes in TN27 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.0994, longitude 0.6399)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after TN27 8BY?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at TN27 8BY?

Every home and business at TN27 8BY can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 46% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

TN27 8BY 46% Ashford 76%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

TN27 8BY 100% Ashford 94%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at TN27 8BY?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for TN27 8BY.

Check the bin days for TN27 8BY on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is TN27 8BY at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include TN27 8BY.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Ashford

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for TN27 8BY: 2,091 properties in Ashford are at high risk (2.7% of all its properties). All the figures for Ashford

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of TN27 8BY is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near TN27 8BY?

Homes in TN27 8 sold for a typical £485,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 43 sales, down 10.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£485,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£540,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 10.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £820,000 21 sales
  • Semi-detached £402,500 12 sales
  • Terraced £347,500 10 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole TN27 district: a typical £441,000 from 163 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in TN27 8BY

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in TN27 8BY from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 3 January 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at TN27 8BY

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at TN27 8BY. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 24 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near TN27 8BY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 640 homes in the neighbourhood around TN27 8BY. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band G. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (36%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around TN27 8BY

Band D in Ashford for 2026‑27: £2,410. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,607 (band A) to £4,820 (band H); band G, the most common, is £4,017.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 150 (23%)£1,607
Band Babout 20 (3%)£1,875
Band Cabout 20 (3%)£2,142
Band Dabout 60 (9%)£2,410
Band Eabout 90 (14%)£2,946
Band Fabout 100 (16%)£3,481
Band Gabout 190 (30%)£4,017
Band Habout 10 (2%)£4,820

When the homes were built

  1. 36% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 11% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 18% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 8% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

Averages for Ashford before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of TN27 8BY is in (ONS area E01023978), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near TN27 8BY?

The nearest open schools to TN27 8BY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near TN27 8BY, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to TN27 8BY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of TN27 8BY is Headcorn Rail Station, 7.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Headcorn Rail Station Railway station 7.4 kmDrive
  • Pluckley Rail Station Railway station 9.8 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near TN27 8BY, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near TN27 8BY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of TN27 8BY, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near TN27 8BY?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of TN27 8BY on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near TN27 8BY?

The nearest to the centre of TN27 8BY, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to TN27 8BY?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near TN27 8BY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of TN27 8BY, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near TN27 8BY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of TN27 8BY, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near TN27 8BY?

The nearest vets to the centre of TN27 8BY on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is TN27 8BY in a conservation area?

The centre of TN27 8BY is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near TN27 8BY?

Police.uk records 3 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of TN27 8BY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences2 reports
Vehicle crime1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for TN27 8BY

Ward
Biddenden
Parish
Biddenden
Region
South East
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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