# Royal Tunbridge Wells

Town in Tunbridge Wells, South East.

Royal Tunbridge Wells is a town in Tunbridge Wells, South East. Median sale price £415,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 79.4 per 1,000 people. About 53,023 people.

Town. Code E63005846. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells)

Royal Tunbridge Wells is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Royal Tunbridge Wells add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £415,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Royal Tunbridge Wells was £415,000 in 2025. Joint 168th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/royal-tunbridge-wells#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 51,215** (2021). Royal Tunbridge Wells had 51,215 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 213th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/royal-tunbridge-wells#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Royal Tunbridge Wells 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/royal-tunbridge-wells#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 84.7%** (January 2026). In Royal Tunbridge Wells, 84.7% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/royal-tunbridge-wells#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63005846) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Royal Tunbridge Wells live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63005846) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 881 homes were sold in Royal Tunbridge Wells in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63005846) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Royal Tunbridge Wells.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63005846) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Royal Tunbridge Wells had 51,215 usual residents at the census.

## How Royal Tunbridge Wells compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Royal Tunbridge Wells | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £415,000 | joint 87th most expensive | 209 towns, South East · 2025 |
| Population | 51,215 | 34th most populated | 209 towns, South East · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 209 towns, South East · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 84.7% | 49th lowest | 209 towns, South East · Jan 2026 |

## Is Royal Tunbridge Wells safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Royal Tunbridge Wells at a rate of 79.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across South East.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 392 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,335), anti-social behaviour (915) and other crime (651).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Royal Tunbridge Wells was 78.9 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 Royal Tunbridge Wells, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Royal Tunbridge Wells has no single figure. Of its 27 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 7 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Royal Tunbridge Wells

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tunbridge Wells 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/neighbourhood/e01024837) | 1,858 | 46.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.1% |
| [Tunbridge Wells 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/neighbourhood/e01024836) | 1,735 | 53.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.7% |
| [Tunbridge Wells 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/neighbourhood/e01024839) | 2,889 | 125.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 87.6% |
| [Tunbridge Wells 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/neighbourhood/e01024840) | 1,858 | 114.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.5% |
| [Tunbridge Wells 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/neighbourhood/e01024841) | 1,981 | 78.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.3% |
| [Tunbridge Wells 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/neighbourhood/e01024842) | 1,630 | 63.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 78.0% |
| [Tunbridge Wells 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/neighbourhood/e01024799) | 2,124 | 59.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 85.0% |
| [Tunbridge Wells 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/neighbourhood/e01024800) | 1,621 | 14.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 79.7% |
| [Tunbridge Wells 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/neighbourhood/e01024835) | 2,062 | 20.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.3% |
| [Tunbridge Wells 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/neighbourhood/e01024838) | 1,765 | 60.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.5% |
| [Tunbridge Wells 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/neighbourhood/e01024802) | 1,824 | 39.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 88.8% |
| [Tunbridge Wells 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/neighbourhood/e01024823) | 1,856 | 326.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 69.7% |
| [Tunbridge Wells 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/neighbourhood/e01024833) | 2,562 | 84.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 82.8% |
| [Tunbridge Wells 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/neighbourhood/e01035012) | 1,205 | 193.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 65.6% |
| [Tunbridge Wells 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/neighbourhood/e01035013) | 1,650 | 161.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 73.5% |
| [Tunbridge Wells 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/neighbourhood/e01024821) | 2,072 | 67.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 78.3% |
| [Tunbridge Wells 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/neighbourhood/e01024822) | 2,227 | 45.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 79.7% |
| [Tunbridge Wells 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/neighbourhood/e01024824) | 1,696 | 36.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.6% |
| [Tunbridge Wells 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/neighbourhood/e01024832) | 1,634 | 27.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.6% |
| [Tunbridge Wells 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/neighbourhood/e01024834) | 2,218 | 44.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.2% |
| [Tunbridge Wells 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/neighbourhood/e01024795) | 1,570 | 79.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.6% |
| [Tunbridge Wells 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/neighbourhood/e01024796) | 1,379 | 121.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 81.9% |
| [Tunbridge Wells 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/neighbourhood/e01024797) | 1,658 | 22.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 91.3% |
| [Tunbridge Wells 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/neighbourhood/e01024817) | 1,703 | 20.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 77.7% |
| [Tunbridge Wells 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/neighbourhood/e01024818) | 1,792 | 28.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 77.9% |
| [Tunbridge Wells 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/neighbourhood/e01024819) | 1,523 | 183.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 70.3% |
| [Tunbridge Wells 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/neighbourhood/e01024820) | 1,754 | 19.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 77.8% |

## 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.

## Council

[Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells)

## Postcode districts covering Royal Tunbridge Wells

[TN1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn1), [TN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn2), [TN4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn4)

## Middle areas in Royal Tunbridge Wells

[Ferndale & Hawkenbury](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/ferndale-and-hawkenbury), [High Brooms & Sherwood](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/high-brooms-and-sherwood), [Ramslye & Rusthall](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/ramslye-and-rusthall), [Tunbridge Wells Central](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/tunbridge-wells-central), [Tunbridge Wells South](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/tunbridge-wells-south), [Tunbridge Wells West](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/tunbridge-wells-west)

## Towns near Royal Tunbridge Wells

[Southborough](https://openindex.co.uk/town/southborough), [Rusthall and Langton Green](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rusthall-and-langton-green), [Tonbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/tonbridge), [Paddock Wood](https://openindex.co.uk/town/paddock-wood), [Crowborough](https://openindex.co.uk/town/crowborough), [Sevenoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/town/sevenoaks)

## Royal Tunbridge Wells in brief

Royal Tunbridge Wells is a town in Tunbridge Wells, South East.
About 53,023 people lived in Royal Tunbridge Wells in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £415,000 in 2025 across 881 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 79.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Royal Tunbridge Wells was £415,000 in 2025.
Royal Tunbridge Wells had 51,215 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Royal Tunbridge Wells live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Royal Tunbridge Wells, 84.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63005846
- Constituency: [Tunbridge Wells †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tunbridge-wells)
- Council: [Tunbridge Wells †](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 12.66 km²
- People, mid-2024: 53,023*
- Neighbourhoods: 27
- Output areas: 160

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Southborough](https://openindex.co.uk/town/southborough), [Rusthall and Langton Green](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rusthall-and-langton-green), [Tonbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/tonbridge), [Paddock Wood](https://openindex.co.uk/town/paddock-wood), [Crowborough](https://openindex.co.uk/town/crowborough), [Sevenoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/town/sevenoaks)

## Latest updates for Royal Tunbridge Wells

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63005846

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