TN12 6GL

Pembury & Capel · Tunbridge Wells · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Tunbridge Wells
Constituency
Tunbridge Wells
Postcode district
TN12
Postcode sector
TN12 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TN12 6LR 47 m
TN12 6EQ 91 m
TN12 6GN 128 m
TN12 6FU 144 m
TN12 6EF 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TN12 6GL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2020
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TN
Postcode district
TN12
Postcode sector
TN12 6
Latitude
51.174084
Longitude
0.378783
British National Grid easting
566,382
British National Grid northing
144,339

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
E00125960
Lower layer super output area
Tunbridge Wells 001G · E01024816
Middle layer super output area
Tunbridge Wells 001 · E02005162

Postcode source versions

Explore TN12

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

    750 m
  2. Leigh Academy Mascalls

    Academy converter

    876 m
  3. Capel Primary School

    Community school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
768
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 220
  • Shoplifting 173
  • Anti social behaviour 112
  • Criminal damage and arson 70
  • Other theft 66

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • WOODLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82118

    857 m

  • HOWELL SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, BRENCHLEY, TONBRIDGE, TN12 7NQ

    ODS code G82158

    2.9 km

  • WATERFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    186 HENWOOD GREEN ROAD, PEMBURY, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN2 4LR

    ODS code G82155

    4.5 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

  • Foal Hurst Wood

    BCT · Paddock Wood

    0.1 miles
  • Foal Hurst Wood

    BCT · Paddock Wood

    0.1 miles
  • Police Station

    BCT · Paddock Wood

    0.3 miles
  • Police Station

    BCT · Paddock Wood

    0.3 miles
  • Mascalls Corner

    BCT · Paddock Wood

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tunbridge Wells 001G, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,123 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
10 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
0
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 750 m.

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

Recorded crime

768 published events cover 12 months, averaging 64 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 220 events.

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