Royal Tunbridge Wells

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• Today: 10° / 6° · 15% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:58Sunset 16:26

9h 28m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

31US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Eastbourne, United Kingdom

• 6.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

260 reported · August 2026▲ 3% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour86
• Violence & sexual offences65
• Shoplifting28
• Other theft26

18 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Culverden · Kent

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

317 reported road collisions (2025)

113 killed or seriously injured · 453 casualties · 19.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

475 food businesses within 2 miles

• 420 rated 4–5 ★ (362 top)
• 8 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Tunbridge Wells (0.3 km)
• 58 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£380,679 average▼ 1.6% YoY

Across Wealden · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,262 average monthly rent▲ 1.6% YoY

• 1 bed £897
• 2 bed £1,143
• 3 bed £1,428

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

10.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.8 times median annual pay (10.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

2,329 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 140.8p · AppleGreen (7.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 148.8p · AppleGreen (7.8 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

28 charging locations within ~8 km

• 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Customers must display a valid pay and display ticket whilst parked and charging (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms2
• Swimming pools21
• Sports pitches54
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Alliance for Wealden retains one-seat majority on Wealden District Council· 3 Nov 2026
• Thirteen towns and parishes in Wealden to receive funding from developments· 30 Oct 2026
• Wealden Crematorium earns another prestigious award· 28 Oct 2026
• Twelve affordable council homes in Buxted to be built for Wealden residents· 26 Oct 2026
• Work to prepare site for Polegate and Willingdon Medical Centre to begin· 20 Oct 2026

Source: Wealden Council

160,151 residents in Wealden · 192/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 57%
• 65+: 27%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,796
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK8,519
• Net moves+2,277

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 238 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,728 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (24% of 75,220)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

71 schools · 21,298 pupils

51 primary · 5 secondary · 15 other

Ofsted: 17 of 21 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (81%)

61 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Wealden

703 CQC-registered services

• Care homes301
• GP practices81
• Dentists140
• Homecare agencies107
• Hospitals & hospices24

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · East Sussex

• Not in the Green Belt
• 271 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

350 applications decided

85.7% granted · 300 granted, 50 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Mike Martin

Liberal Democrat

Tunbridge Wells

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat / Green coalition

• Lab 2
• Con 9
• LD 11
• Grn 11
• Ref 2
• Oth 10

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools12
• GPs & clinics4
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens14
• Restaurants & cafés66

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,540 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£866 median full-time weekly pay

2.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£31,270 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 75,732 certificates

10.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

55% low-carbon electricity

Gas 44% · Wind 40% · Nuclear 10% · Biomass 5%

179 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (East Sussex): 59.9 women · 59.2 men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile8.1
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

3 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in TN1

• Grosvenor & St James Medical Centre
• Lonsdale Medical Centre
• Rheumatology T&T Wells

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Tunbridge Wells:

• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND418 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Mandatory suicide risk assessment for adolescents in hospital who express intent316 local signatures · 18,972 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks315 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately171 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Make catapult attacks against animals a standalone criminal offence170 local signatures · 55,084 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Trinity Theatre · 0.0 km

  Trinity Theatre is a theatre and arts centre, located in the former Holy Trinity Church in the centre of Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

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  Opera House, Royal Tunbridge Wells · 0.1 km

  The Opera House is a former opera house and current pub in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. It is a Grade II listed building.

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  Tunbridge Wells Town Hall · 0.1 km

  Tunbridge Wells Town Hall is a municipal building in Mount Pleasant Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.

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  Royal Tunbridge Wells · 0.1 km

  Royal Tunbridge Wells is a town in Kent, England, 30 miles southeast of Central London. It lies close to the border with East Sussex on the northern edge of the High Weald, whose sandstone geology is exemplified by th…

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  Ashton Lodge · 0.2 km

  Ashton Lodge is a Grade II listed building in Royal Tunbridge Wells. It was formerly known as Jordan Lodge and appeared under that name in a 1738 map of the town by John Bowra, who named John Jeffrey as the owner.

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  Tunbridge Wells Homeopathic Hospital · 0.2 km

  Tunbridge Wells Homeopathic Hospital was a former NHS hospital in Tunbridge Wells, England, that specialised in homeopathic treatments.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)