Goudhurst

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• Today: 10° / 6° · 17% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:55Sunset 16:27

9h 32m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

46US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chatham Roadside, United Kingdom

• 6.8 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

7 reported · August 2026▼ 12% YoY

• Burglary2
• Violence & sexual offences2
• Other crime2
• Vehicle crime1

Neighbourhood team: Rural Tunbridge Wells · Kent

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

194 reported road collisions (2025)

50 killed or seriously injured · 240 casualties · 16.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

17 food businesses within 2 miles

• 16 rated 4–5 ★ (14 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Marden (7.4 km)
• 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£452,845 average▼ 0.1% YoY

Across Tunbridge Wells · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,533 average monthly rent▲ 4.5% YoY

• 1 bed £1,056
• 2 bed £1,405
• 3 bed £1,702

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

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

1,537 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 (11 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 148.8p · AppleGreen (11 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

9 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 250 kW
• Nearest: Goudhurst Parish Hall (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools11
• Sports pitches22

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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,576
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK7,899
• Net moves+677

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

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 212 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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 · 23,110 pupils

32 primary · 8 secondary · 14 other

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

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

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

1,676 CQC-registered services

• Care homes503
• GP practices222
• Dentists360
• Homecare agencies415
• Hospitals & hospices47

CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 20 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Kent

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

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

278 applications decided

94.2% granted · 262 granted, 16 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Mike Martin

Liberal Democrat

Tunbridge Wells

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Lab 3
• Con 7
• LD 26
• Oth 3

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

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics1
• Parks & greens13

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,975 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

5 jobs advertised · £51,382 avg

e.g. Accounts & Tax Manager, Chef de Partie, Graduate Surveyor

Source: Adzuna

£871 median full-time weekly pay

2.6% 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

39% low-carbon electricity

Gas 51% · Wind 27% · Imports 10% · Nuclear 5%

215 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85 yrs women · 80.8 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Kent): 63.9 women · 62.5 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 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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  St Mary's Church, Goudhurst · 0.2 km

  St Mary's Church is a parish church in Goudhurst, Kent, England. It is a Grade I listed building.

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  Goudhurst · 0.3 km

  Goudhurst is a village and civil parish in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England. It lies in the Weald, around 12 miles (19 km) south of Maidstone, on the crossroads of the A262 and B2079.

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  The Gill · 1.0 km

  The Gill is a 12-hectare (30-acre) nature reserve north of Goudhurst in Kent, England. It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust.

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  Goudhurst railway station · 1.5 km

  Goudhurst is a closed railway station on the closed Hawkhurst Branch in Kent, England.

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  Pattyndenne Manor · 1.7 km

  Pattyndenne Manor is a Grade II* listed manor house located near to the village of Goudhurst, Kent.

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  St Margaret's Church, Horsmonden · 1.9 km

  St Margaret's Church is a parish church in the village of Horsmonden, Kent, England. It is a Grade I listed building.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)