— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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32 sales in the last 12 months · median £427,500 · 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 postcode sector
Population3,913
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 5/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 45% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 5/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 5/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 45% 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 6 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
6.9/10
Employment
6.4/10
Education & skills
5.9/10
Health & disability
7.7/10
Crime
7.4/10
Housing & services
1.4/10
Living environment
3.3/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Tunbridge Wells — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+61%
Unemployment · economically active residents4.1%
Degree-level (Level 4+)41%
Good or very good health85%
Own their home65%
Median age43.1
Born outside the UK14%
See the full Tunbridge Wells report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
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