Housing in TN27 8BL
What the homes in TN27 8BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Biddenden, Smarden & High Halden
- Council
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,417 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (65.9%). Flats make up 1.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TN27 8BL area is above that, at 85.7%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.9% of households against 20.5%. 57.6% own outright and 28.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned85.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented12.9%20.5%
- Social rented1.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 21.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 21.7%. 19.5% 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 8BL sits in (Biddenden, Smarden & High Halden): about 1,417 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.