Southborough East & Longfield Road
Tunbridge Wells · South East · population 9,119 · 5 LSOAs
Part of Southborough · Postcode TN1 · TN11 · TN2 · TN20 · TN3 · TN4 · TN5
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,288 of 6,856 in England
- #584 of 1,119 in South East
- #7 of 14 in Tunbridge Wells
- Less deprived (top 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 23% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 23% |
| Managers & directors | 16% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 46% · No religion 41% · Hindu 3%
Born outside the UK: 16%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Southborough East & Longfield Road is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,288 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 14 in Tunbridge Wells. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (76) and lowest on Crime (36). Typical homes here sold for about £381,250 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+4%) (from 120 sales), 13% below the wider Tunbridge Wells median of £440,000. Typical household take-home income is around £45,375 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 68 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £381,250 | 120 | -0.5% | +4.5% |
| Detached | £822,000 | 21 | +0.9% | +54.5% |
| Semi-detached | £397,500 | 46 | -5.4% | +1.7% |
| Terraced | £370,000 | 33 | +1.4% | +12.6% |
| Flat | £205,000 | 20 | -7.3% | -0.7% |
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #2,991 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #3,412 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 201 |
| Theft | 209 |
| Burglary | 27 |
| Vehicle crime | 29 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 64 |
| Public order & weapons | 55 |
| Drugs | 17 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Other | 13 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 136 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Tunbridge Wells
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Asfordby, Frisby & Old DalbyMelton67£303,500
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- East BentonNorth Tyneside67£230,000
- Scotforth East & BowerhamLancaster67£230,000
- Dothill & ShawbirchTelford and Wrekin67£219,750
- Wickham Market & MeltonEast Suffolk66£360,000