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Ashurst

18 sales in the last 12 months · median £595,000 · Tunbridge Wells

Cleaner air than mostHigh wellbeing
Tunbridge Wells Council · Liberal Democrat-controlled   25/39 seats · 64% · OCD 2026
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Who lives here? This neighbourhood

Population1,679

0–14
19%
15–24
10%
25–44
24%
45–64
28%
65+
19%
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Median age43.1
Born outside the UK14%
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

In work61%

Unemployment4.1%
Self-employed21.7%
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Retired22.5%
Residents 16+ in employment · Census 2021

Education41%

Level 4+ (degree)41.1%
No qualifications13.5%
Residents with a Level-4+ qualification · Census 2021

Health & wellbeing85%

Good health
85%
Life satisfaction 7.74/10
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Happiness7.43/10
Feels worthwhile7.57/10
Anxiety (lower = better)3.13/10
Census 2021 · ONS wellbeing survey
Deprivation — IMD decile 8/10 · more deprived than in 2019. About 75% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 8/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 8/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 75% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 9 in 2019 — has worsened since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income
9.0/10
Employment
9.0/10
Education & skills
9.0/10
Health & disability
10.0/10
Crime
8.0/10
Housing & services
2.0/10
Living environment
3.0/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
65%
own their home
ONS Census 2021
92%
White · Asian 4%
ONS Census 2021
14%
born outside the UK
ONS Census 2021
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