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Paddock Wood

Ward

North Tunbridge Wells. About 9,370 people in 8.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Paddock Wood, 86.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
8,164
3,327th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.4%
3,539th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Paddock Wood compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Paddock WoodMiddle
Population14 wards, Tunbridge Wells · 2021
Population: every ward in Tunbridge Wells14 areas from 3,690 to 9,995. The middle area is 8,535. Paddock Wood is 8,164.
8,1646th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage14 wards, Tunbridge Wells · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Tunbridge Wells14 areas from 58.2% to 98.2%. The middle area is 80.8%. Paddock Wood is 86.4%.
86.4%5th highest
Claimant rate14 wards, Tunbridge Wells · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Tunbridge Wells14 areas from 1.7% to 3.2%. The middle area is 2.5%. Paddock Wood is 3.2%.
3.2%joint highest
Aged 15 to 6414 wards, Tunbridge Wells · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Tunbridge Wells14 areas from 57.4% to 69.8%. The middle area is 61.5%. Paddock Wood is 61.4%.
61.4%joint 6th lowest

Figures for the whole of Tunbridge Wells

These figures are published for the whole of Tunbridge Wells, not for each ward, so they describe all of Tunbridge Wells and not Paddock Wood 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
Paddock Wood in brief

Paddock Wood had 8,164 usual residents at the census.

In Paddock Wood, 86.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Paddock Wood, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

61.4% of residents in Paddock Wood were aged 15 to 64 at the census.