TN3 postcode area · Tunbridge Wells

The TN3 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Malling, Tunbridge Wells, Wealden. Area Scores range from 31 to 91 across them. Every full TN3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The TN3 district contains both ends of the scale: Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough at 92 out of 100 (#560 of 6,856 in England) against Ramslye & Rusthall at 32, a 60-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 7 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £325,000 in Tonbridge Town to £700,000 in Hever, Leigh & Penshurst — a 2.2× gap within the TN3 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Malling, Tunbridge Wells and Wealden — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£49,074a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime49per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied70%

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 TN3 district

£695,000median home sold over the past year · +6.0% over 5 years · +8.6% over the year · 127 sales
Detached£965,000
Semi-detached£550,000
Terraced£449,005
Flat£226,250
Tunbridge Wells£440,000
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
Langton Green, Speldhurst & BidboroughTunbridge Wells 56092 £637,500
Ferndale & HawkenburyTunbridge Wells 69090 £446,750
Frant & GroombridgeWealden 1,13683 £594,153
Mayfield & WadhurstWealden 1,23282 £510,000
Southborough WestTunbridge Wells 1,25982 £500,000
Forest Row & Coleman's HatchWealden 1,71975 £525,000
Tonbridge TownTonbridge and Malling 1,95272 £325,000
Southborough East & Longfield RoadTunbridge Wells 2,28867 £381,250
Hever, Leigh & PenshurstSevenoaks 2,84358 £700,000
Goudhurst, Horsmonden & LamberhurstTunbridge Wells 3,22753 £495,000
Ramslye & RusthallTunbridge Wells 4,69432 £329,500

People living in TN3 Census 2021

Residents89,499
Median age (est.)44
Density194per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above43%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 29%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 13%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 27%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 20% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors20%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 13%

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 TN3

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the TN3 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around TN3.

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.