TN17 2AY

Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden · Tunbridge Wells · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Tunbridge Wells
Constituency
Weald of Kent
Postcode district
TN17
Postcode sector
TN17 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TN17 2AZ 106 m
TN17 2AX 400 m
TN17 2AU 627 m
TN27 8LT 904 m
TN17 2BY 942 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TN17 2AY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1997
Postcode area
TN
Postcode district
TN17
Postcode sector
TN17 2
Latitude
51.125314
Longitude
0.583770
British National Grid easting
580,900
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
E04005121
Westminster constituency
Weald of Kent · E14001570
Output area
E00125902
Lower layer super output area
Tunbridge Wells 013E · E01024803
Middle layer super output area
Tunbridge Wells 013 · E02005174

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. Frittenden Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.6 km
  2. Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.5 km
  3. The Dulwich School Cranbrook

    Other independent school

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
18
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Other theft 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
TN17 2 residents
3,863

Age bands in TN17 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

666 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

337 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.5%

649 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.3%

1,162 residents

Age 65 and over
24.1%

895 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 SCHOOL SURGERY

    RECTORY FIELDS, CRANBROOK, TN17 3JB

    ODS code G82235

    4.5 km

  • ORCHARD END

    DOROTHY AVENUE, CRANBROOK, TN17 3AY

    ODS code G82733

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • The Knoxbridge Inn

    BCT · Knox Bridge

    1.5 miles
  • Cleavers

    BCT · Sissinghurst

    1.5 miles
  • Cleavers

    BCT · Sissinghurst

    1.5 miles
  • The Knoxbridge Inn

    BCT · Knox Bridge

    1.5 miles
  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Sissinghurst

    1.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tunbridge Wells 013E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,416 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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. Frittenden Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

18 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 10 events.

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