TN12 8BD

Rural Tunbridge Wells · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TN12 8BG 48 m
TN12 8BB 256 m
TN12 8BA 308 m
TN12 8AU 335 m
TN12 8ET 471 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TN12 8BD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2010
Postcode area
TN
Postcode district
TN12
Postcode sector
TN12 8
Latitude
51.135123
Longitude
0.448512
British National Grid easting
571,400
British National Grid northing
140,167

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Tunbridge Wells · E07000116
Parish or community
E04005124
Westminster constituency
Tunbridge Wells · E14001555
Output area
E00125845
Lower layer super output area
Tunbridge Wells 011B · E01024794
Middle layer super output area
Tunbridge Wells 011 · E02005172

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Leigh Academy Horsmonden

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  2. Bethany School

    Other independent school

    2.5 km
  3. Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
53
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 17
  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Other theft 7
  • Public order 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
TN12 8 residents
2,383

Age bands in TN12 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.1%

459 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

233 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.4%

441 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.1%

748 residents

Age 65 and over
21.7%

521 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • OLD PARSONAGE SURGERY

    BACK LANE, GOUDHURST, CRANBROOK, TN17 1AN

    ODS code G82224

    2.6 km

  • HOWELL SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, BRENCHLEY, TONBRIDGE, TN12 7NQ

    ODS code G82158

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Gore Court

    BCT · Goudhurst

    0.7 miles
  • Gore Court

    BCT · Goudhurst

    0.7 miles
  • The Gun and Spitroast

    BCT · Horsmonden

    0.9 miles
  • The Gun and Spitroast

    BCT · Horsmonden

    0.9 miles
  • Furnace Lane

    BCT · Horsmonden

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tunbridge Wells 011B, 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

15,777 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Leigh Academy Horsmonden is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

53 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 17 events.

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