TN18 5BB

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
TN18
Postcode sector
TN18 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TN18 5AP 547 m
TN18 5AR 568 m
TN18 5EW 572 m
TN18 5AN 573 m
TN18 5AE 588 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TN18 5BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TN
Postcode district
TN18
Postcode sector
TN18 5
Latitude
51.067918
Longitude
0.513038
British National Grid easting
576,169
British National Grid northing
132,847

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
E00125921
Lower layer super output area
Tunbridge Wells 014E · E01024810
Middle layer super output area
Tunbridge Wells 014 · E02005175

Postcode source versions

Explore TN18

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Potters Farm, Potters Lane, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5BB 24 May 2023 £1,740,000
Hunters Hollow, Potters Lane, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5BB 18 September 2020 £515,000
Well House Farm, Potters Lane, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 5BB 16 December 2016 £940,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.3 km
  2. St Ronan's School

    Other independent school

    2.6 km
  3. Cranbrook School

    Academy converter

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
23
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Shoplifting 5
  • Burglary 3
  • Other crime 2
  • Other theft 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

8 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.3
TN18 5 residents
2,784

Age bands in TN18 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.5%

449 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

232 residents

Age 25 to 44
17%

438 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.6%

812 residents

Age 65 and over
24.9%

641 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TN18 5 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+
42.9%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
28.6%
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

3

within 5 km

  • WEALD VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE - HAWKHURST

    RYE ROAD, HAWKHURST, CRANBROOK, TN18 4EX

    ODS code G82055

    2.3 km

  • ORCHARD END

    DOROTHY AVENUE, CRANBROOK, TN17 3AY

    ODS code G82733

    3.2 km

  • OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

    RECTORY FIELDS, CRANBROOK, TN17 3JB

    ODS code G82235

    3.8 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

  • Gills Green Courtyard

    BCT · Gills Green

    0.4 miles
  • Gills Green Courtyard

    BCT · Gills Green

    0.5 miles
  • The Great House

    BCT · Gills Green

    0.7 miles
  • The Great House

    BCT · Gills Green

    0.7 miles
  • Duke Villas

    BCT · Hartley

    1.0 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 £1,740,000 from 1 recorded sale in TN18 5BB. 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

23 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7 events.

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