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

TN18 5JR 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 5JR 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

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 50% on July. Tunbridge Wells 014D: 44 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5669,51.0249,TN185JR
- **Robertsbridge, 8.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5669,51.0249,TN185JR
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5669,51.0249,TN185JR
- **No property in TN18 5JR listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.5669,51.0249,TN185JR
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Tunbridge Wells 014D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5669,51.0249,TN185JR
- **£456,227 average price**: For the whole of Tunbridge Wells, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5669,51.0249,TN185JR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5669,51.0249,TN185JR
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5669,51.0249,TN185JR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at TN18 5JR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5669,51.0249,TN185JR
- **Low road and rail noise at TN18 5JR**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5669,51.0249,TN185JR
- **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=0.5669,51.0249,TN185JR
- **6.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5669,51.0249,TN185JR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sandhurst Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandhurst-primary-school-e118282) | Primary | 150 m (2 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £502,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2025 | £607,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2024 | £485,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| November 2025 | £285,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| August 2025 | £320,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| February 2026 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| November 2023 | £575,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| November 2024 | £717,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Sandhurst Village store (80 m, Morrisons)

## 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 014D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.6** (2025). Tunbridge Wells 014D has a deprivation score of 20.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,208th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £375,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Tunbridge Wells 014D was £375,000 in 2025. Joint 10,047th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,415** (2021). Tunbridge Wells 014D had 1,415 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,883rd least 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: 79.0%** (January 2026). In Tunbridge Wells 014D, 79.0% 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.

## 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: 51.0249, 0.5669

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=0.5669,51.0249,TN185JR

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn18-5jr.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn18-5jr