# Tunbridge Wells South

West Tunbridge Wells. 8,556 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.7 square kilometres.

Tunbridge Wells South had 8,430 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02005173. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east) › [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £565,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Tunbridge Wells South was £565,000 in 2025. Joint 640th 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/tunbridge-wells-south#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 8,430** (2021). Tunbridge Wells South had 8,430 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,841st 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/tunbridge-wells-south#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Tunbridge Wells South 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/tunbridge-wells-south#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 77.9%** (January 2026). In Tunbridge Wells South, 77.9% 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/tunbridge-wells-south#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02005173) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Tunbridge Wells South 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=E02005173) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 149 homes were sold in Tunbridge Wells South in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02005173) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Tunbridge Wells South.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02005173) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Tunbridge Wells South had 8,430 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Tunbridge Wells South

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Tunbridge Wells South at a rate of 54.1 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 | 138 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 104 |
| Other crime | 73 |
| Shoplifting | 58 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 41 |
| Burglary | 15 |
| Drug offences | 14 |
| Vehicle crime | 11 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Tunbridge Wells South compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Tunbridge Wells South | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £565,000 | 2nd most expensive | 14 middle areas, Tunbridge Wells · 2025 |
| Population | 8,430 | 6th most populated | 14 middle areas, Tunbridge Wells · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 14 middle areas, Tunbridge Wells · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 77.9% | 6th lowest | 14 middle areas, Tunbridge Wells · Jan 2026 |

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

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Tunbridge Wells South at a rate of 54.1 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, 49 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Tunbridge Wells South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (138), anti-social behaviour (104) and other crime (73).
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 Tunbridge Wells South 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.

## Tunbridge Wells South in brief

The median price paid for a home in Tunbridge Wells South was £565,000 in 2025.
Tunbridge Wells South had 8,430 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Tunbridge Wells South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Tunbridge Wells South, 77.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02005173
- Ward: [Pantiles †](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/ward/pantiles)
- 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: 2.72 km²
- People, mid-2024: 8,556*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 26

* 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

[Frant & Groombridge](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden/frant-and-groombridge), [Ramslye & Rusthall](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/ramslye-and-rusthall), [Ferndale & Hawkenbury](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/ferndale-and-hawkenbury), [Tunbridge Wells Central](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/tunbridge-wells-central)

## Latest updates for Tunbridge Wells South

- 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/E02005173

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