TN12 postcode area · Maidstone

The TN12 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Maidstone, Tonbridge and Malling, Tunbridge Wells. Area Scores range from 41 to 71 across them. Every full TN12 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the TN12 district's neighbourhoods is Tonbridge Town (72 out of 100, #1,952 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Headcorn & Sutton Valence (41). 2 of the 10 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £325,000 in Tonbridge Town to £525,000 in Pembury & Matfield. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Maidstone, Tonbridge and Malling and Tunbridge Wells — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£45,536a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime57per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied73%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the TN12 district

£432,000median home sold over the past year · +6.7% over 5 years · +1.6% over the year · 401 sales
Detached£630,000
Semi-detached£417,500
Terraced£325,000
Flat£210,000
Maidstone£365,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Tonbridge TownTonbridge and Malling 1,95272 £325,000
Pembury & MatfieldTunbridge Wells 2,14469 £525,000
StaplehurstMaidstone 2,67861 £375,000
Paddock Wood & Five Oak GreenTunbridge Wells 2,74060 £438,750
Hadlow & East PeckhamTonbridge and Malling 2,78159 £403,500
Yalding & FarleighMaidstone 2,84358 £416,995
Goudhurst, Horsmonden & LamberhurstTunbridge Wells 3,22753 £495,000
Kingswood, Langley Heath & Chart SuttonMaidstone 3,29552 £390,000
MardenMaidstone 3,72046 £490,000
Headcorn & Sutton ValenceMaidstone 4,02241 £425,000

People living in TN12 Census 2021

Residents87,025
Median age (est.)44
Density218per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above34%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 13%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 26%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 41% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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.

Towns & places in TN12

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the TN12 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around TN12.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.