TN39 postcode area · Rother

The TN39 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Rother, Wealden. Area Scores range from 10 to 72 across them. Every full TN39 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the TN39 district: Collington, Cooden & Little Common scores 72 out of 100 (#1,890 of 6,856 nationally) while Bexhill North & Sidley sits at 11 — neighbours on the map, 62 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £206,000 in Bexhill Central to £460,000 in Collington, Cooden & Little Common — a 2.2× gap within the TN39 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Rother and Wealden — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,917a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime63per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)52
Owner-occupied72%

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 TN39 district

£369,950median home sold over the past year · +14.3% over 5 years · -1.3% over the year · 393 sales
Detached£497,500
Semi-detached£325,000
Terraced£275,000
Flat£202,000
Rother£355,000
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
Collington, Cooden & Little CommonRother 1,89072 £460,000
KewhurstRother 2,06170 £350,000
Herstmonceux & NinfieldWealden 3,09055 £370,400
Battle & CatsfieldRother 3,56348 £419,500
Bexhill CentralRother 5,46220 £206,000
Bexhill North & SidleyRother 6,11311 £276,250

People living in TN39 Census 2021

Residents51,134
Median age (est.)52
Density285per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above29%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 18%45–64 27%65+ 33%

Tenure

Own outright: 48%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 48%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 10%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 10%Other: 21%
One person 34%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 10%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Managers & directors 15% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Managers & directors15%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure12%
Administrative10%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 41% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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 TN39

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the TN39 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around TN39.

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.