Royal Tunbridge Wells

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• Today: 23° / 13° · 12% rain
• Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:22

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

11US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Dartford - St Clements 2, United Kingdom

273 reported · July 2026▲ 3% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences78
• Anti-social behaviour76
• Shoplifting39
• Criminal damage & arson18

13 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Culverden · Kent

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

343 reported road collisions (2024)

122 killed or seriously injured · 517 casualties · 21.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

476 food businesses within 2 miles

• 427 rated 4–5 ★ (363 top)
• 7 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

£386,787 average▼ 0.7% YoY

Across Wealden · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,266 average monthly rent▲ 2% YoY

• 1 bed £900
• 2 bed £1,147
• 3 bed £1,432

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

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

7 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)

• Open day success at Wealden Crematorium· 11 Sept 2026
• Wealden Community Sports Hub provides opportunities for women, girls and grassroots sport· 9 Sept 2026
• Unsafe farm buildings at Knights Farm West to be demolished· 9 Sept 2026
• Reaction to Local Government Reorganisation pause· 8 Sept 2026
• Home Office to seek planning permission for continued use of Crowborough Army Camp· 2 Sept 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)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 254 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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%)

61inspected 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 homes298
• GP practices80
• Dentists142
• Homecare agencies108
• 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)

296 applications decided

84.5% granted · 250 granted, 46 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

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)

9,520 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£866 median full-time weekly pay

2.4% 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

54% low-carbon electricity

Imports 39% · Solar 34% · Wind 16% · Gas 7%

57 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.3 yrs 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Tunbridge Wells:

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership577 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership441 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s431 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office331 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test272 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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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)