Is TN27 9JX a Good Place to Live? Crime, Schools & Area Insights

TN27 9JX is a postcode in Headcorn & Sutton Valence, Maidstone, South East, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near TN27 9JX, then scores the surrounding small area 41/100 - bottom 25% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around TN27 9JX are health and local prosperity, 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 9JX is based on Maidstone 017 Census 2021. It covers 7,502 residents, 124 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 46, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 73% owner-occupied, 14% 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 4/10.

For property prices near TN27 9JX, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the TN27 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £532k from 48 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 9JX 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 TN27 9JX; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.