Benenden

17°COvercast

• Today: 21° / 16° · 79% rain
• Tomorrow: 24° / 14° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:18

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Chatham Roadside, United Kingdom

8 reported · July 2026▲ 300% YoY

• Burglary3
• Violence & sexual offences3
• Anti-social behaviour1
• Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden · Kent

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

173 reported road collisions (2024)

55 killed or seriously injured · 226 casualties · 15 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

10 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Rolvenden (5.5 km)
• 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£445,133 average▼ 3% YoY

Across Tunbridge Wells · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,529 average monthly rent▲ 4.6% YoY

• 1 bed £1,053
• 2 bed £1,401
• 3 bed £1,697

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

11.5× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.5 times median annual pay (11.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 158.9p · Esso (8.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 192.9p · BP (4.5 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

12 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Jockey Lane Car Park (4.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools5
• Sports pitches24
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

115,313 residents in Tunbridge Wells · 348/km²

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 273 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,446 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (27% of 52,890)

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

54 schools · 23,443 pupils

32 primary · 8 secondary · 14 other

Ofsted: 13 of 17 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (76%)

44inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Tunbridge Wells

1,672 CQC-registered services

• Care homes501
• GP practices221
• Dentists362
• Homecare agencies415
• Hospitals & hospices47

CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 25 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Kent

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

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

266 applications decided

89.8% granted · 239 granted, 27 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Katie Lam

Conservative

Weald of Kent

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Lab 3
• Con 7
• LD 25
• Oth 3

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

• Schools2
• Parks & greens13

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,990 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

10 jobs advertised · £46,690 avg

e.g. Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Tenant Liaison Officer - Door to Door Canvassing, Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

£871 median full-time weekly pay

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

£34,689 disposable income per head (2024)

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

41% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 58,408 certificates

10.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

11% low-carbon electricity

Imports 77% · Gas 12% · Wind 10% · Nuclear 1%

124 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85 yrs women · 80.8 yrs men

62% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.7
• Feeling worthwhile7.6
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

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

3 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in TN17

• Old Parsonage Surgery
• Old School Surgery
• Orchard End

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Weald of Kent:

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership553 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership371 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office337 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test290 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s278 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide

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

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  Benenden · 0.2 km

  Benenden is a village and civil parish in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England. The parish is located on the Weald, 6 miles (10 km) to the west of Tenterden. In addition to the main village, Iden Green, Eas…

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  St George, Benenden · 0.3 km

  St George's Church, Benenden is a Church of England church in Benenden, Kent. The building is Grade II* listed with Historic England.

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  Hemsted Park · 1.0 km

  Hemsted Park, historically sometimes known as Hempsted Park, is a 100 hectares former country estate and manor house north-west of the village of Benenden in the English county of Kent. It is the site of Benenden Scho…

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  Benenden School · 1.1 km

  Benenden School is a private boarding school for girls in Kent, England, in Hemsted Park at Benenden, between Cranbrook and Tenterden. Benenden has a boarding population of over 550 girls aged 11 to 18, as well as a l…

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  Beacon Mill, Benenden · 1.3 km

  Beacon Mill is a Grade II listed smock mill in Benenden, Kent, England which is in need of restoration. The mill has been out of use since 1923 and is privately owned.

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  Parsonage Wood · 1.3 km

  Parsonage Wood is a 9.7-hectare (24-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Cranbrook in Kent. It is owned and managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)