# Southborough East & Longfield Road North west Tunbridge Wells. 9,631 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.8 square kilometres. Southborough East & Longfield Road had 8,925 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Middle area. Code E02005164. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east) › [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £380,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southborough East & Longfield Road was £380,000 in 2025. Joint 2,155th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/southborough-east-and-longfield-road#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 8,925** (2021). Southborough East & Longfield Road had 8,925 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,206th most populated of 9,448. 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/tunbridge-wells/southborough-east-and-longfield-road#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Southborough East & Longfield Road 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/tunbridge-wells/southborough-east-and-longfield-road#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.7%** (January 2026). In Southborough East & Longfield Road, 90.7% 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/tunbridge-wells/southborough-east-and-longfield-road#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E02005164) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Southborough East & Longfield Road live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E02005164) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 131 homes were sold in Southborough East & Longfield Road in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E02005164) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Southborough East & Longfield Road. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E02005164) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Southborough East & Longfield Road had 8,925 usual residents at the census. ## Recorded crime in Southborough East & Longfield Road In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Southborough East & Longfield Road at a rate of 86.2 per 1,000 people. That compares with 67.3 per 1,000 people across Tunbridge Wells. Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. | Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count | | --- | --- | | Violence and sexual offences | 224 | | Shoplifting | 170 | | Anti-social behaviour | 138 | | Other crime | 136 | | Criminal damage and arson | 64 | | Vehicle crime | 44 | | Burglary | 26 | | Drug offences | 19 | | Robbery | 7 | | Theft from the person | 2 | Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026. ## How Southborough East & Longfield Road compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Southborough East & Longfield Road | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £380,000 | 4th cheapest | 14 middle areas, Tunbridge Wells · 2025 | | Population | 8,925 | 4th most populated | 14 middle areas, Tunbridge Wells · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 14 middle areas, Tunbridge Wells · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.7% | highest | 14 middle areas, Tunbridge Wells · Jan 2026 | ## Is Southborough East & Longfield Road safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Southborough East & Longfield Road at a rate of 86.2 per 1,000 people. That compares with 67.3 per 1,000 people across Tunbridge Wells. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 80 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Southborough East & Longfield Road. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (224), shoplifting (170) and anti-social behaviour (138). 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. ## 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 Southborough East & Longfield Road alone. [See Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells) - **Average house price: £452,845** (August 2026). Tunbridge Wells’s average house price was £452,845 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 21 October 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. ## Southborough East & Longfield Road in brief The median price paid for a home in Southborough East & Longfield Road was £380,000 in 2025. Southborough East & Longfield Road had 8,925 usual residents at the census. About 0% of people in Southborough East & Longfield Road live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Southborough East & Longfield Road, 90.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02005164 - Ward: [High Brooms †](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/ward/high-brooms) - 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: 4.82 km² - People, mid-2024: 9,631* - Neighbourhoods: 5 - Output areas: 29 * People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area. † Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [High Brooms & Sherwood](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/high-brooms-and-sherwood), [Southborough West](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/southborough-west), [Paddock Wood & Five Oak Green](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/paddock-wood-and-five-oak-green), [Pembury & Matfield](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/pembury-and-matfield), [Tunbridge Wells West](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/tunbridge-wells-west), [Ferndale & Hawkenbury](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/ferndale-and-hawkenbury) ## Latest updates for Southborough East & Longfield Road - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02005164 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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