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Southborough & Bidborough

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North west Tunbridge Wells. About 9,580 people in 15 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Southborough & Bidborough, 80.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
9,363
2,755th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
80.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.6%
3,697th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Southborough & Bidborough compares

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

Southborough & BidboroughMiddle
Population14 wards, Tunbridge Wells · 2021
Population: every ward in Tunbridge Wells14 areas from 3,690 to 9,995. The middle area is 8,535. Southborough & Bidborough is 9,363.
9,3634th 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%. Southborough & Bidborough is 80.0%.
80.0%7th lowest
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%. Southborough & Bidborough is 2.6%.
2.6%joint 6th 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%. Southborough & Bidborough is 61.6%.
61.6%7th 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 Southborough & Bidborough 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
Southborough & Bidborough in brief

Southborough & Bidborough had 9,363 usual residents at the census.

In Southborough & Bidborough, 80.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Southborough & Bidborough, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

61.6% of residents in Southborough & Bidborough were aged 15 to 64 at the census.