TN12 8BS

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 8BP 138 m
TN12 8BW 218 m
TN12 8BT 375 m
TN12 8BN 397 m
TN12 8BL 461 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TN12 8BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TN
Postcode district
TN12
Postcode sector
TN12 8
Latitude
51.149106
Longitude
0.459333
British National Grid easting
572,105
British National Grid northing
141,747

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

Explore TN12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
0
  1. Leigh Academy Horsmonden

    Academy converter

    2.1 km
  2. Bethany School

    Other independent school

    2.3 km
  3. Leigh Academy Marden

    Academy converter

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 1
  • Public order 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

4 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TN12 8 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

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

  • MARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHURCH GREEN, MARDEN, TONBRIDGE, TN12 9HP

    ODS code G82215

    3.6 km

  • OLD PARSONAGE SURGERY

    BACK LANE, GOUDHURST, CRANBROOK, TN17 1AN

    ODS code G82224

    4.0 km

  • HOWELL SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, BRENCHLEY, TONBRIDGE, TN12 7NQ

    ODS code G82158

    4.2 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

  • Woolpack Cottage

    BCT · Winchet Hill

    1.1 miles
  • Woolpack Cottage

    BCT · Winchet Hill

    1.2 miles
  • Bethany Music School

    BCT · Curtisden Green

    1.3 miles
  • Bethany Music School

    BCT · Curtisden Green

    1.3 miles
  • Gore Court

    BCT · Goudhurst

    1.3 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.

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

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 0 secondary schools. Leigh Academy Horsmonden is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 1 events.

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