# TN12 6AB: area report for a postcode in Tunbridge Wells

TN12 6AB is a postcode in Tunbridge Wells.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Tunbridge Wells. Open the map at TN12 6AB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells) › [TN12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn12) › [TN12 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn12-6)

## Around this postcode

- **31 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 28% on July. Tunbridge Wells 001D: 227 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.3878,51.1816,TN126AB
- **Paddock Wood, 120 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.3878,51.1816,TN126AB
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.3878,51.1816,TN126AB
- **34 of 34 properties in TN12 6AB at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.3878,51.1816,TN126AB
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Tunbridge Wells 001D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.3878,51.1816,TN126AB
- **£456,227 average price**: For the whole of Tunbridge Wells, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.3878,51.1816,TN126AB
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.3878,51.1816,TN126AB
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.3878,51.1816,TN126AB
- **81.5% can get gigabit broadband at TN12 6AB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.3878,51.1816,TN126AB
- **Low road and rail noise at TN12 6AB**: Road 50 dB, rail 45 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.3878,51.1816,TN126AB
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.3878,51.1816,TN126AB
- **7.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.3878,51.1816,TN126AB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Leigh Academy Paddock Wood](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-paddock-wood-e147409) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leigh Academy Mascalls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-mascalls-e136847) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 41.9 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £278,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £366,950 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| July 2025 | £425,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| April 2023 | £139,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| April 2024 | £474,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| December 2023 | £445,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| December 2025 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Paddock Wood (120 m, 1 minute on foot)
- GP practices: WOODLANDS HEALTH CENTRE (230 m)
- Pharmacies: PADDOCK WOOD PHARMACY (80 m)
- Dental practices: WOODLANDS HEALTH CENTRE (230 m); AYCLIFFE DENTAL PRACTICE (410 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Paddock Wood Express (70 m, Tesco); Waitrose Paddock Wood (170 m, Waitrose)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £456,227** (July 2026). Tunbridge Wells’s average house price was £456,227 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £47,896** (2025). Full-time workers living in Tunbridge Wells earned a median of £47,896 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 24th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.5×** (2025). A home in Tunbridge Wells costs 9.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 66th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.9** (2025). Tunbridge Wells has a deprivation score of 13.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 77th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Tunbridge Wells 001D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.7** (2025). Tunbridge Wells 001D has a deprivation score of 20.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,113th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £345,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Tunbridge Wells 001D was £345,000 in 2025. Joint 12,004th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,608** (2021). Tunbridge Wells 001D had 1,608 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,699th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 81.0%** (January 2026). In Tunbridge Wells 001D, 81.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## TN12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £425,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TN12 was £425,000 in 2025. Joint 503rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,404** (2021). TN12 had 31,404 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 844th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in TN12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 74.8%** (January 2026). In TN12, 74.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells)
- Centre: 51.1816, 0.3878

Council: [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tunbridge-wells): Mike Martin (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.3878,51.1816,TN126AB

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