Most deprived 40–50%
IMD England
Low · 2.4 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£490,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,302 sales
+2.3%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
South East
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
15967
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15967 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · TN8 7JB
HM Land Registry · Sevenoaks
Average price
£625,052
Median price: £490,000
Median +2.3% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,302 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Aug '26Aug '26: 1 sales · avg £477,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.6m£1.1m£478k
May '24Aug '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 near TN8 7JB
England & WalesCrime trends · near TN8 7JB
Counts are for Cowden and Hever electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
3
YoY —
1050
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
0
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
2
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.0%
Other White3.4%
+ other · 4.6%
Religion
Christian56.3%
No religion36.1%
Not answered6.7%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
50–6428.9%
35–4917.7%
65–7411.4%
75–847.8%
25–347.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.6%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children17.5%
Single family household, all members 66+12.2%
One person: other11.7%
One person: aged 66+10.9%
+ 9 other households · 30.1%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 1.6 km straight lineabout 20 min
Cowden Rail Station
Rail · entrance
- 4.0 km straight lineabout 51 min
Hever Rail Station
Rail · entrance
- 4.5 km straight lineabout 56 min
Ashurst (Kent) Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 18 m straight lineabout 1 min
Church
Bus · adj · south-west
- 55 m straight lineabout 1 min
Church
Bus · opp · north-east
- 782 m straight lineabout 10 min
Cowden Cross
Bus · NE-bound · north-east
- 797 m straight lineabout 10 min
Cowden - Crossroads
Bus
- 797 m straight lineabout 10 min
Cowden Cross
Bus · SW-bound · south-west
Coordinates & Location for TN8 7JB
Postcode
TN8 7JB
Coordinates
51.1450, 0.0940
Grid reference
TQ465405
Easting
546,567
Northing
140,500
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F3243WV+2H
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Cowden
Travel to Work
Tunbridge Wells
ITL Region
Sevenoaks
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Sevenoaks
Local Authority
Council AreaTonbridge E14001549
Constituency
E14001549Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Cowden and Hever
Constituency code
E14001549
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Cowden
International Territorial Level
Sevenoaks
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving Kent
NHS EnglandKent and Medway
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
West Kent
Sub ICB Location
NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q
Cancer Alliance
Kent and Medway
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Sevenoaks 015A E01024420
E01024420MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Sevenoaks 015 E02005101
E02005101LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Sevenoaks 015A E01024420
E01024420MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Sevenoaks 015 E02005101
E02005101Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
7:22 AM
Sunrise
6:08 PM
Sunset
10 hours 46 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:22 AM
Sunset (today)
6:08 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 46 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode TN8 7JB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01024420 and MSOA E02005101 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 15967
Present — Active
Postcode TN8 7JB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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