TN1
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Royal Tunbridge Wells and St James, in Tunbridge Wells.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an TN1 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In TN1, 77.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How TN1 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is TN1 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in TN1 at a rate of 146.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 75.6 per 1,000 people across TN.
In August 2026 alone, 169 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in TN1.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (523), anti-social behaviour (437) and shoplifting (247).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in TN1 was 142.8 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in TN1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so TN1 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in TN1
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunbridge Wells 008C | 1,856 | 326.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 69.7% |
| Tunbridge Wells 008D | 2,562 | 84.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 82.8% |
| Tunbridge Wells 008F | 1,650 | 161.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 73.5% |
| Tunbridge Wells 009D | 1,634 | 27.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.6% |
| Tunbridge Wells 009E | 2,218 | 44.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.2% |
| Tunbridge Wells 012D | 1,523 | 183.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 70.3% |
MPs for TN1
- Mike MartinLiberal DemocratMP for Tunbridge Wells99% of TN1’s postcodes
- Tom TugendhatConservativeMP for Tonbridge1.0% of TN1’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in TN11
Postcode sectors in TN12
Council1
Towns in TN11
Postcode districts next to TN12
Nearest rail stations3
More in the TN postcode area2
TN1 in brief
TN1 is a postcode district covering Royal Tunbridge Wells and St James, in Tunbridge Wells.
About 11,579 people lived in TN1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £348,250 in 2025 across 236 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 146.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in TN1 was £348,250 in 2025.
TN1 had 10,946 usual residents at the census.
In TN1, 77.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In TN1, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.