TN17 4BE

Hawkhurst, Sandhurst & Benenden · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TN17 4BG 119 m
TN17 4BD 147 m
TN17 4AX 249 m
TN17 4AT 408 m
TN17 4BN 486 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TN17 4BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TN
Postcode district
TN17
Postcode sector
TN17 4
Latitude
51.088330
Longitude
0.618468
British National Grid easting
583,474
British National Grid northing
135,374

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Tunbridge Wells · E07000116
Parish or community
E04005116
Westminster constituency
Weald of Kent · E14001570
Output area
E00125811
Lower layer super output area
Tunbridge Wells 014A · E01024789
Middle layer super output area
Tunbridge Wells 014 · E02005175

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. John Mayne Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.4 km
  2. Greenfields School

    Other independent special school

    3.6 km
  3. Benenden School

    Other independent school

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 5
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Drugs 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

10 female, 8 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
1.5
TN17 4 residents
3,916

Age bands in TN17 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.3%

715 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.4%

560 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.7%

614 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

1,037 residents

Age 65 and over
25%

976 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TN17 4 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+
12.5%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
43.8%
Next Generation Access
43.8%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Benenden Hospital

    BCT · East End

    0.0 miles
  • Benenden Hospital

    BCT · East End

    0.0 miles
  • Castletons Oak

    BCT · Castletons Oak

    0.8 miles
  • Castletons Oak

    BCT · Castletons Oak

    0.8 miles
  • Goddard's Green Farm

    BCT · Goddards Green

    1.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tunbridge Wells 014A, 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

17,718 of 33,755

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

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. John Mayne Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

15 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 5 events.

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