TN12 6BU

Paddock Wood · Tunbridge Wells · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Tonbridge
Local authority
Tunbridge Wells
Constituency
Tunbridge Wells
Postcode district
TN12
Postcode sector
TN12 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TN12 6BT 293 m
TN12 6DE 306 m
TN12 6BS 328 m
TN12 6DF 333 m
TN12 6DB 359 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TN12 6BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TN
Postcode district
TN12
Postcode sector
TN12 6
Latitude
51.187126
Longitude
0.384019
British National Grid easting
566,701
British National Grid northing
145,801

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Tunbridge Wells · E07000116
Parish or community
E04005126
Westminster constituency
Tunbridge Wells · E14001555
Output area
E00125954
Lower layer super output area
Tunbridge Wells 001E · E01024814
Middle layer super output area
Tunbridge Wells 001 · E02005162

Postcode source versions

Explore TN12

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Eastlands Cottages, 3, Maidstone Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, TN12 6BU 13 July 2018 £630,000
Eastlands Estate, Unit 2, Maidstone Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, TN12 6BU 22 June 2001 £470,000
Unit 1, Maidstone Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, TN12 6BU 22 June 2001 £470,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Leigh Academy Paddock Wood

    Academy converter

    968 m
  2. The Quest School

    Other independent special school

    1.8 km
  3. Leigh Academy Mascalls

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
688
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 183
  • Shoplifting 173
  • Anti social behaviour 97
  • Other theft 63
  • Criminal damage and arson 57

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

7 female, 5 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.4
TN12 6 residents
10,215

Age bands in TN12 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.9%

1,731 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

1,077 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.2%

2,271 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

2,922 residents

Age 65 and over
21.7%

2,219 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TN12 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
54.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
54.5%
Gigabit-capable
54.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • WOODLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    1-7 ALLINGTON ROAD, PADDOCK WOOD, TONBRIDGE, TN12 6AX

    ODS code G82118

    710 m

  • HOWELL SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, BRENCHLEY, TONBRIDGE, TN12 7NQ

    ODS code G82158

    4.2 km

  • YALDING

    BURGESS BANK, BENOVER ROAD, YALDING, MAIDSTONE, ME18 6ES

    ODS code G82141

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hop Pocket Lane

    BCT · Paddock Wood

    0.2 miles
  • Hop Pocket Lane

    BCT · Paddock Wood

    0.3 miles
  • Eastlands

    BCT · Paddock Wood

    0.3 miles
  • Eastlands

    BCT · Paddock Wood

    0.3 miles
  • Paddock Wood Rail Station

    RSE · Paddock Wood

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tunbridge Wells 001E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,159 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
4
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Leigh Academy Paddock Wood is the nearest published school at 968 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

688 published events cover 12 months, averaging 57.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 183 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.