Housing in TN27 0SU
What the homes in TN27 0SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Charing, Pluckley & Challock
- Council
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,945 (2024)
TN27 0SUAshford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (50.1%). Flats make up 3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN27 0SU area is above that, at 76%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12% of households against 20.5%. 40.8% own outright and 35.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned76%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented12%20.5%
- Social rented10.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 21% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 21.8%. 23.4% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Ashford
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Ashford, August 2026, +3.1% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood TN27 0SU sits in (Charing, Pluckley & Challock): about 1,945 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.