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Sherwood

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North west Tunbridge Wells. About 10,093 people in 4.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Sherwood, 88.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
9,393
2,737th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.8%
2,286th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Sherwood compares

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

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Population14 wards, Tunbridge Wells · 2021
Population: every ward in Tunbridge Wells14 areas from 3,690 to 9,995. The middle area is 8,535. Sherwood is 9,393.
9,3933rd highest
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%. Sherwood is 88.0%.
88.0%4th 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%. Sherwood is 3.1%.
3.1%4th 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%. Sherwood is 64.8%.
64.8%5th highest

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 Sherwood 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
Sherwood in brief

Sherwood had 9,393 usual residents at the census.

In Sherwood, 88.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Sherwood, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

64.8% of residents in Sherwood were aged 15 to 64 at the census.