TN27 9DR Ashford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Weald North. Region: South East.
Streets
- Rock Hill Road, Egerton Forstal: 21 addresses
- Elm Close, Egerton: 1 address
- Stisted Way, Egerton: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Ashford in 2026-27: Band D £2,410 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,607 | £1,875 | £2,142 | £2,410 | £2,946 | £3,481 | £4,017 | £4,820 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (21% of about 530 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- HILL DALE, grade II
- JONSTONE EAST AND WEST, grade II
- LITTLE MANOR COTTAGE SPRING COTTAGE, grade II
- THE OLD VICARAGE, grade II
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 23 addresses are between 50 m and 98 m above sea level (87 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 95%, gigabit 95% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Pluckley 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Charing (Kent) 94,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Lenham 131,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The George Egerton | 160 m |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 42 km (26 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 64 km (40 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Charing Surgery | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | The Charing Pharmacy | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Lenham Dental Surgery | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Hospital | One Ashford Hospital | 14.1 km (8.8 miles) |
| Police station | Ashford Police Station | 11.5 km (7.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Lenham Honywood Road Cashzone | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 190 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 160 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St James, a listed building (Grade I), 310 m north-east. 43 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St James | Listed building, Grade I | 310 m north-east |
| Bowl barrow 350m south-east of Egerton Church | Scheduled monument | 500 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Link House | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Medieval moated site, Silver Wood, Pivington | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Posternfield Shaw | Wood | 450 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Kilnfield Shaw | Wood | 650 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Cliffe Plantation | Wood | 650 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Lark Hill | Hill | 700 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Simmonds's Wood | Wood | 800 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 23 |
13 of the postcode's 23 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Ashford: see them on the Ashford page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 19% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Rock Hill Road.