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TN17 1JW

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
TN17
Postcode sector
TN17 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TN17 1JR 112 m
TN17 1JN 141 m
TN17 1JP 189 m
TN17 1JL 360 m
TN17 1JS 532 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TN17 1JW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1984
Terminated
1 December 1984
Postcode area
TN
Postcode district
TN17
Postcode sector
TN17 1
Latitude
51.127933
Longitude
0.462424
British National Grid easting
572,400
British National Grid northing
139,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Tunbridge Wells · E07000116
Parish or community
E04005122
Westminster constituency
Tunbridge Wells · E14001555
Output area
E00125907
Lower layer super output area
Tunbridge Wells 011E · E01024806
Middle layer super output area
Tunbridge Wells 011 · E02005172

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.6 km
  2. Bethany School

    Other independent school

    1.8 km
  3. Leigh Academy Horsmonden

    Academy converter

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
25
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Other theft 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Burglary 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
TN17 1 residents
2,116

Age bands in TN17 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.1%
430 residents
Age 15 to 24
12.9%
306 residents
Age 25 to 44
17.9%
426 residents
Age 45 to 64
33.2%
791 residents
Age 65 and over
17.9%
426 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • OLD PARSONAGE SURGERY

    BACK LANE, GOUDHURST, CRANBROOK, TN17 1AN

    ODS code G82224

    1.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Gore Court

    BCT · Goudhurst

    189 m
  • Gore Court

    BCT · Goudhurst

    221 m
  • Lidwells Lane

    BCT · Goudhurst

    777 m
  • Lidwells Lane

    BCT · Goudhurst

    794 m
  • Beresford Road

    BCT · Goudhurst

    1.5 km

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tunbridge Wells 011E, 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

13,820 of 33,755

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

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.6 km.

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

Recorded crime

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

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