# TN18 5EY: area report for a postcode in Tunbridge Wells

TN18 5EY 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 TN18 5EY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells) › [TN18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn18) › [TN18 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn18-5)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Tunbridge Wells 014E: 50 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5184,51.0539,TN185EY
- **Etchingham, 7.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5184,51.0539,TN185EY
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5184,51.0539,TN185EY
- **8 of 35 properties in TN18 5EY at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.5184,51.0539,TN185EY
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Tunbridge Wells 014E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5184,51.0539,TN185EY
- **£456,227 average price**: For the whole of Tunbridge Wells, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5184,51.0539,TN185EY
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 930 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5184,51.0539,TN185EY
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 740 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5184,51.0539,TN185EY
- **50% can get gigabit broadband at TN18 5EY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5184,51.0539,TN185EY
- **Low road and rail noise at TN18 5EY**: Road 42 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5184,51.0539,TN185EY
- **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=0.5184,51.0539,TN185EY
- **6.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5184,51.0539,TN185EY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hawkhurst-church-of-england-primary-school-e118602) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Ronan's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-ronans-school-e118943) | Independent | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2024 | £490,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 440 m |
| April 2026 | £490,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 510 m |
| March 2025 | £305,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 580 m |
| July 2025 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 590 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WEALD VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE - HAWKHURST (930 m)
- Pharmacies: HAWKHURST PHARMACY (890 m)
- Dental practices: STONEROCK DENTAL CARE (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Hawkhurst Superstore (740 m, Tesco); Waitrose Hawkshurst (940 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 014E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.8** (2025). Tunbridge Wells 014E has a deprivation score of 14.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,155th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £335,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Tunbridge Wells 014E was £335,000 in 2025. Joint 12,666th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,641** (2021). Tunbridge Wells 014E had 1,641 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,152nd 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: 65.1%** (January 2026). In Tunbridge Wells 014E, 65.1% 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.

## TN18 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £408,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TN18 was £408,250 in 2025. 568th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 6,634** (2021). TN18 had 6,634 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 549th least 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 TN18 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: 81.0%** (January 2026). In TN18, 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells)
- Centre: 51.0539, 0.5184

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=0.5184,51.0539,TN185EY

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