Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 5.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for TN9 2AF
Tunbridge Wells
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
TN9 2AF
Coordinates
51.1903, 0.2769
Grid reference
TQ592459
Easting
559,204
Northing
145,913
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F3257RG+4Q
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Tonbridge
Travel to Work
Tunbridge Wells
ITL Region
Tonbridge and Malling
National Park
Non-National Park
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.
21793
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21793 out of 32,844 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near TN9 2AF
England & WalesCrime trends · near TN9 2AF
Counts are for Vauxhall electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
9
YoY -59%
35229
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
13
YoY -7%
1691
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
12
YoY +9%
1383
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.80.5%
Other White6.6%
Indian3.1%
Other Asian2.2%
Chinese1.1%
+ other · 6.4%
Religion
No religion45.6%
Christian42.3%
Not answered6.2%
Muslim2.5%
Hindu2.0%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
35–4923.7%
50–6421.5%
25–3418.2%
10–156.3%
65–746.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.2%
Households
Other22.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children11.3%
Any member 66+7.4%
+ 8 other households · 30.4%
Administrative Information
Tonbridge and Malling
Local Authority
Council AreaTonbridge E14001549
Constituency
E14001549Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Vauxhall
Constituency code
E14001549
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Tonbridge and Malling, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Tonbridge and Malling
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
Tonbridge and Malling 012H E01035009
E01035009MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Tonbridge and Malling 012 E02005160
E02005160LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Tonbridge and Malling 012D E01024766
E01024766MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Tonbridge and Malling 012 E02005160
E02005160Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:38 AM
Sunrise
6:07 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:38 AM
Sunset (today)
6:07 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 29 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 TN9 2AF introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 21793
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035009 and MSOA E02005160 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TN9 2AF 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
Schools near TN9 2AF
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 38%
RWM expected
73%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 17%
Attainment 8
48.0
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 2%
Attainment 8
77.2
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 4%
Attainment 8
70.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
64%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 3%
Attainment 8
78.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
85%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
65%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 33%
Attainment 8
43.1
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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