Is TN26 2QG a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

TN26 2QG is a postcode in Saxon Shore, Ashford, South East, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near TN26 2QG, then scores the surrounding small area 50/100 - bottom 41% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around TN26 2QG are safety and jobs, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for TN26 2QG is based on Folkestone and Hythe 011 Census 2021. It covers 7,050 residents, 56 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 55, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 77% owner-occupied, 12% privately rented, 11% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 3/10.

For property prices near TN26 2QG, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the TN26 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £565k from 36 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near TN26 2QG by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near TN26 2QG; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.