TN17 2SN

Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden · Tunbridge Wells · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TN17 2SW 758 m
TN17 2SP 764 m
TN17 2SR 868 m
TN17 2SS 944 m
TN18 5AH 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TN17 2SN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TN
Postcode district
TN17
Postcode sector
TN17 2
Latitude
51.077332
Longitude
0.493859
British National Grid easting
574,790
British National Grid northing
133,848

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Tunbridge Wells · E07000116
Parish or community
E04005123
Westminster constituency
Tunbridge Wells · E14001555
Output area
E00125920
Lower layer super output area
Tunbridge Wells 014E · E01024810
Middle layer super output area
Tunbridge Wells 014 · E02005175

Postcode source versions

Explore TN17

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Whitelimes Cottages, 5, Park Lane, Cranbrook, TN17 2SN 8 December 2022 £450,000
Little Oaks, Park Lane, Cranbrook, TN17 2SN 20 August 2010 £439,000
Whitelimes Cottages, 2, Park Lane, Cranbrook, TN17 2SN 26 June 2002 £286,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.7 km
  2. Cranbrook School

    Academy converter

    3.8 km
  3. Cranbrook Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
19
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

11 female, 5 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.3
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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • WEALD VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE - HAWKHURST

    RYE ROAD, HAWKHURST, CRANBROOK, TN18 4EX

    ODS code G82055

    3.6 km

  • ORCHARD END

    DOROTHY AVENUE, CRANBROOK, TN17 3AY

    ODS code G82733

    3.6 km

  • OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

    RECTORY FIELDS, CRANBROOK, TN17 3JB

    ODS code G82235

    3.8 km

  • OLD PARSONAGE SURGERY

    BACK LANE, GOUDHURST, CRANBROOK, TN17 1AN

    ODS code G82224

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Duke Villas

    BCT · Hartley

    0.8 miles
  • Duke Villas

    BCT · Hartley

    0.8 miles
  • Hartley Court Gardens

    BCT · Hartley

    1.1 miles
  • Hartley Court Gardens

    BCT · Hartley

    1.1 miles
  • Gills Green Courtyard

    BCT · Gills Green

    1.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tunbridge Wells 014E, 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

19,529 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £450,000 from 1 recorded sale in TN17 2SN. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Tunbridge Wells is £445,133 in June 2026, down 3.0% year on year.

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

19 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 9 events.

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