TN17
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Cranbrook and Goudhurst, in Tunbridge Wells and Ashford.
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 TN17 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In TN17, 77.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How TN17 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is TN17 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in TN17 at a rate of 60.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 75.6 per 1,000 people across TN.
In August 2026 alone, 75 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in TN17.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (269), anti-social behaviour (160) and other crime (134).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in TN17 was 54.8 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 TN17, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so TN17 has no single figure. Of its 9 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in TN17
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford 013B | 1,417 | 29.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 68.1% |
| Tunbridge Wells 011C | 1,406 | 36.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 90.6% |
| Tunbridge Wells 011E | 1,666 | 51.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.5% |
| Tunbridge Wells 013A | 1,239 | 66.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 70.0% |
| Tunbridge Wells 013B | 1,438 | 68.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 90.0% |
| Tunbridge Wells 013C | 1,202 | 196.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 69.1% |
| Tunbridge Wells 013D | 1,370 | 50.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 69.9% |
| Tunbridge Wells 013E | 2,327 | 55.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 81.7% |
| Tunbridge Wells 014A | 2,309 | 28.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 60.7% |
MPs for TN17
- Katie LamConservativeMP for Weald of Kent74% of TN17’s postcodes
- Mike MartinLiberal DemocratMP for Tunbridge Wells26% of TN17’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 TN171
Postcode sectors in TN175
Councils TN17 covers2
Postcode districts next to TN177
More in the TN postcode area2
TN17 in brief
TN17 is a postcode district covering Cranbrook and Goudhurst, in Tunbridge Wells and Ashford.
About 14,565 people lived in TN17 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £447,500 in 2025 across 198 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 60.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in TN17 was £447,500 in 2025.
TN17 had 14,198 usual residents at the census.
In TN17, 77.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In TN17, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.