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Pembury & Matfield

Middle area

North west Tunbridge Wells. 7,708 people in 25 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Pembury & Matfield’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£525,000
828th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,517
4,378th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
83.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Pembury & Matfield compares

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Median sale price14 middle areas, Tunbridge Wells · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Tunbridge Wells14 areas from £330,000 to £685,000. The middle area is £451,250. Pembury & Matfield is £525,000.
£525,0003rd highest
Population14 middle areas, Tunbridge Wells · 2021
Population: every middle area in Tunbridge Wells14 areas from 6,200 to 10,512. The middle area is 8,170. Pembury & Matfield is 7,517.
7,5173rd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage14 middle areas, Tunbridge Wells · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Tunbridge Wells14 areas from 44.8% to 90.7%. The middle area is 83.5%. Pembury & Matfield is 83.5%.
83.5%joint 7th highest
Claimant rate14 middle areas, Tunbridge Wells · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Tunbridge Wells14 areas from 1.5% to 4.2%. The middle area is 2.4%. Pembury & Matfield is 1.8%.
1.8%4th lowest

Figures for the whole of Tunbridge Wells

These figures are published for the whole of Tunbridge Wells, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Tunbridge Wells and not Pembury & Matfield alone. See Tunbridge Wells

Average house price
£456,227
Up 0.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£47,896
24th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.5×
66th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.9
77th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Pembury & Matfield in brief

The median price paid for a home in Pembury & Matfield was £525,000 in 2025.

Pembury & Matfield had 7,517 usual residents at the census.

In Pembury & Matfield, 83.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Pembury & Matfield, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.