# TN3 8HJ: area report for a postcode in Tunbridge Wells

TN3 8HJ 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 TN3 8HJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells) › [TN3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn3) › [TN3 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn3-8)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Tunbridge Wells 011D: 48 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.3871,51.0913,TN38HJ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 910 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.3871,51.0913,TN38HJ
- **No property in TN3 8HJ 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=0.3871,51.0913,TN38HJ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Tunbridge Wells 011D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.3871,51.0913,TN38HJ
- **£456,227 average price**: For the whole of Tunbridge Wells, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.3871,51.0913,TN38HJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.3871,51.0913,TN38HJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.3871,51.0913,TN38HJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at TN3 8HJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.3871,51.0913,TN38HJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at TN3 8HJ**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.3871,51.0913,TN38HJ
- **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=0.3871,51.0913,TN38HJ
- **6.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.3871,51.0913,TN38HJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lamberhurst St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lamberhurst-st-marys-cofe-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e118604) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £435,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2023 | £550,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| April 2026 | £947,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| December 2025 | £600,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 370 m |
| March 2026 | £625,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 410 m |
| March 2024 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 420 m |
| February 2023 | £1,900,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 450 m |
| July 2025 | £1,350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 540 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LAMBERHURST (370 m)

## 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 011D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.3** (2025). Tunbridge Wells 011D has a deprivation score of 18.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,045th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £515,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Tunbridge Wells 011D was £515,000 in 2025. Joint 4,352nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,635** (2021). Tunbridge Wells 011D had 1,635 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,413th 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: 73.3%** (January 2026). In Tunbridge Wells 011D, 73.3% 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.

## TN3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £697,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TN3 was £697,500 in 2025. 82nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 11,580** (2021). TN3 had 11,580 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 816th 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 TN3 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: 40.7%** (January 2026). In TN3, 40.7% 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: 51.0913, 0.3871

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)
- [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=0.3871,51.0913,TN38HJ

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