TN17 2LJ

Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden · Tunbridge Wells · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TN17 2PR 314 m
TN17 2LH 326 m
TN17 2HN 435 m
TN17 2HR 442 m
TN17 2PS 480 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TN17 2LJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TN
Postcode district
TN17
Postcode sector
TN17 2
Latitude
51.110598
Longitude
0.540742
British National Grid easting
577,946
British National Grid northing
137,659

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Tunbridge Wells · E07000116
Parish or community
E04005120
Westminster constituency
Weald of Kent · E14001570
Output area
E00125818
Lower layer super output area
Tunbridge Wells 013D · E01024791
Middle layer super output area
Tunbridge Wells 013 · E02005174

Postcode source versions

Explore TN17

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Breach Cottage, Goudhurst Road, Cranbrook, TN17 2LJ 21 September 2015 £500,000
Breach Wood, Goudhurst Road, Cranbrook, TN17 2LJ 14 November 2008 £605,000
Breach House, Goudhurst Road, Cranbrook, TN17 2LJ 9 July 2004 £750,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km
  2. Cranbrook Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km
  3. Cranbrook School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
136
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 44
  • Anti social behaviour 27
  • Criminal damage and arson 20
  • Other theft 16
  • Burglary 15

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

8 female, 9 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.8
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TN17 2 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
0%

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

2

within 5 km

  • OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

    RECTORY FIELDS, CRANBROOK, TN17 3JB

    ODS code G82235

    1.3 km

  • ORCHARD END

    DOROTHY AVENUE, CRANBROOK, TN17 3AY

    ODS code G82733

    2.1 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

  • The Barracks

    BCT · Wilsley Pound

    0.3 miles
  • The Barracks

    BCT · Wilsley Pound

    0.3 miles
  • Mill Lane

    BCT · Sissinghurst

    0.5 miles
  • Whitewell Lane

    BCT · Cranbrook

    0.5 miles
  • Whitewell Lane

    BCT · Cranbrook

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tunbridge Wells 013D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,539 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

136 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 44 events.

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