TN12 8HE

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 8HB 702 m
TN12 8BS 749 m
TN12 8HD 757 m
TN12 8HG 796 m
TN12 8HA 819 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TN12 8HE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
TN
Postcode district
TN12
Postcode sector
TN12 8
Latitude
51.154226
Longitude
0.452384
British National Grid easting
571,600
British National Grid northing
142,300

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
7
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Leigh Academy Horsmonden

    Academy converter

    2.1 km
  2. Bethany School

    Other independent school

    3.0 km
  3. Leigh Academy Marden

    Academy converter

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Public order 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • MARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHURCH GREEN, MARDEN, TONBRIDGE, TN12 9HP

    ODS code G82215

    3.6 km

  • HOWELL SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, BRENCHLEY, TONBRIDGE, TN12 7NQ

    ODS code G82158

    3.8 km

  • OLD PARSONAGE SURGERY

    BACK LANE, GOUDHURST, CRANBROOK, TN17 1AN

    ODS code G82224

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Sheephurst Lane

    BCT · Claygate

    1.4 miles
  • Sheephurst Lane

    BCT · Claygate

    1.4 miles
  • Crossroads Sheephurst Lane

    BCT · Marden Beech

    1.5 miles
  • The Gun and Spitroast

    BCT · Horsmonden

    1.5 miles
  • The Gun and Spitroast

    BCT · Horsmonden

    1.5 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 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

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

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