Is TN27 0BW a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

TN27 0BW is a postcode in Charing, Ashford, South East, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near TN27 0BW, then scores the surrounding small area 64/100 - top 29% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around TN27 0BW are schools and education and safety, 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 TN27 0BW is based on Ashford 002 Census 2021. It covers 8,197 residents, 89 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 51, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 75% owner-occupied, 12% privately rented, 13% 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 4/10.

For property prices near TN27 0BW, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the TN27 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £532k from 33 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 TN27 0BW 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.

Local change around TN27 0BW is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 1 street-disruption record in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.