TN4 postcode area · Tunbridge Wells

The TN4 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Tonbridge and Malling, Tunbridge Wells. Area Scores range from 25 to 97 across them. Every full TN4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the TN4 district: Tunbridge Wells South scores 97 out of 100 (#176 of 6,856 nationally) while High Brooms & Sherwood sits at 26 — neighbours on the map, 72 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 6 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 £320,000 in Tunbridge Wells Central to £637,500 in Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough — a 2.0× gap within the TN4 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Tonbridge and Malling and Tunbridge Wells — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£48,786a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime66per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied62%

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 TN4 district

£440,000median home sold over the past year · +15.8% over 5 years · 0.0% over the year · 424 sales
Detached£867,500
Semi-detached£463,000
Terraced£375,000
Flat£256,883
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
Tunbridge Wells SouthTunbridge Wells 17697 £555,000
Tunbridge Wells WestTunbridge Wells 34895 £495,000
Langton Green, Speldhurst & BidboroughTunbridge Wells 56092 £637,500
Tonbridge South & HaysdenTonbridge and Malling 1,10984 £412,000
Southborough WestTunbridge Wells 1,25982 £500,000
Tonbridge TownTonbridge and Malling 1,95272 £325,000
Southborough East & Longfield RoadTunbridge Wells 2,28867 £381,250
Tunbridge Wells CentralTunbridge Wells 2,47364 £320,000
Ramslye & RusthallTunbridge Wells 4,69432 £329,500
High Brooms & SherwoodTunbridge Wells 5,10526 £375,000

People living in TN4 Census 2021

Residents83,983
Median age (est.)40
Density1,434per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above43%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 28%45–64 27%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 15%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 10%Other: 13%
One person 31%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 10%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional15%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 6%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 6%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 42% · Muslim 2%

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.

Towns & places in TN4

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the TN4 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around TN4.

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.