Matfield

12°CClear

• Today: 19° / 10° · 8% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:22Sunset 19:28

13h 6m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

30US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chatham Roadside, United Kingdom

8 reported · July 2026▲ 14% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour6
• Criminal damage & arson1
• Violence & sexual offences1

2 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Rural Tunbridge Wells · 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)

41 food businesses within 2 miles

• 34 rated 4–5 ★ (26 top)
• 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Paddock Wood (3.6 km)
• 6 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: 140.8p · AppleGreen (9.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 148.8p · AppleGreen (9.7 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

26 charging locations within ~8 km

• 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Brenchley Scout Hall (1.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches21
• Playgrounds1

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
• 64 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

Mike Martin

Liberal Democrat

Tunbridge Wells

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Lab 3
• Con 7
• LD 25
• Oth 3

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

• Schools1
• Parks & greens10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,990 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£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

3% low-carbon electricity

Gas 53% · Imports 44% · Wind 3% · Hydro 0%

233 gCO₂/kWh · very high 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

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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  Matfield House · 0.1 km

  Matfield House is a Grade I listed Georgian house in the village of Matfield, Kent, England.

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  Matfield · 0.6 km

  Matfield is a small village, part of the civil parish of Brenchley and Matfield, in the Tunbridge Wells borough of Kent, England. Matfield was awarded the title of Kent Village of the Year in 2010.

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  Brenchley Wood · 1.1 km

  Brenchley Wood is a 15-hectare (37-acre) nature reserve south of Paddock Wood in Kent. It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust, and it is part of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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  St Luke's Church, Matfield · 1.2 km

  St Luke's Church is a parish church in the village of Matfield, Kent, England. It is a Grade II listed building.

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  Brenchley · 1.7 km

  Brenchley is a village in the civil parish of Brenchley and Matfield, in the borough of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.

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  All Saints Church, Brenchley · 2.1 km

  All Saints Church is a parish church in Brenchley, Kent, England. It is a Grade I listed building.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)