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Tunbridge Wells

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
115,299
Households
48,112
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 4.9 per 1k
48,112
Households
White Brit. · 84%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.9 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£480,587
Median property price
£1,391
Median rent
3,891
Postcodes
48,112
Households
White Brit. · 84%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.9 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£480,587
Median property price
£1,391
Median rent
3,891
Postcodes

Sold prices in Tunbridge Wells

England & Wales
Property sales · Tunbridge Wells
HM Land Registry · Tunbridge Wells
Average price
£532,609
YoY: +0.8%
Median price: £480,587
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 54 sales · avg £453,250
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£618k£536k£453k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Tunbridge Wells

England & Wales
Crime trends · Tunbridge Wells

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
170
YoY stable
242195147
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
114
YoY +18%
1228853
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
24
YoY +100%
563412
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
17
YoY stable
33207
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
46
YoY +10%
665238
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
84
YoY +83%
926742
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · vehicle crime rising

561
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Tunbridge Wells

High flood risk in part of this area

1 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Kent.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Tunbridge Wells is the district council. School applications go through Kent.

Apply for a primary place via Kent

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Schools in Tunbridge Wells

Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

Best schools in Tunbridge WellsFilter and map

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Transport in Tunbridge Wells

Frant is a 59-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 4.7 km

  • Frant

    Rail

    4.7 km
  • High Brooms

    Rail

    5.6 km
  • Tunbridge Wells

    Rail

    6.1 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Tunbridge Wells

GPs make up most of the mapped places

14 GPs · 8 Libraries · 7 Hospitals · 31 in all

  • GPs14
  • Libraries8
  • Hospitals7
  • Museums2

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Tunbridge Wells

Median private rent

£1,391/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£1,045
1 bed
£1,391
2 bed
£1,682
3 bed
£2,440
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Tunbridge Wells

Coordinates51.1282, 0.3508
Postcodes
3,891
Population (Census)
115,299
Households (Census)
48,112
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 4.9 per 1k

Demographics in Tunbridge Wells

Ethnicity

Total residents: 115,296
White Brit.84.2%
Other White6.2%
Indian1.5%
Other Asian1.1%
White & Asian1.1%
+ other · 6.0%

Religion

Total residents: 115,311
Christian49.6%
No religion40.3%
Not answered6.2%
Muslim1.6%
+ other · 2.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 115,299
50–6420.6%
35–4920.4%
25–3411.1%
65–749.8%
10–158.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.6%

Households

Total households: 48,112
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.6%
Other16.2%
Any member 66+13.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.8%
All members 66+10.2%
+ 7 other households · 30.9%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Tunbridge Wells

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.71 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.71 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).