Affluence in TN26 1JB
How TN26 1JB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Charing, Pluckley & Challock
- Council
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,408 (2024)
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How well off TN26 1JB is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the TN26 1JB area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services1.0
- Living environment4.0
- Employment8.0
- Education and skills8.0
- Crime8.0
- Health and disability9.0
- Children in low-income families9.0
- Older people in low-income households9.0
- Income10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
60.1% of adults in the TN26 1JB area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 26.1% are retired and 6.4% are full-time students.
Social grade
44.3% of adults in the TN26 1JB area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
37.5% of adults in the TN26 1JB area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 12.4% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TN26 1JB (Charing, Pluckley & Challock) (about 1,408 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.