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TN2 3GU

Sherwood · Tunbridge Wells · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Sherwood
Local authority
Tunbridge Wells
Constituency
Tunbridge Wells
Postcode district
TN2
Postcode sector
TN2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TN2 3DX 66 m
TN2 3ER 66 m
TN2 3LS 111 m
TN2 3ET 114 m
TN2 3LT 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TN2 3GU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TN
Postcode district
TN2
Postcode sector
TN2 3
Latitude
51.139317
Longitude
0.289915
British National Grid easting
560,291
British National Grid northing
140,276

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Tunbridge Wells · E07000116
Electoral ward
Sherwood · E05015813
Parish or community
E43000092
Westminster constituency
Tunbridge Wells · E14001555
Output area
E00126099
Lower layer super output area
Tunbridge Wells 005C · E01024842
Middle layer super output area
Tunbridge Wells 005 · E02005166

Postcode source versions

Explore TN2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
18
Secondary
6

  1. Skinners' Kent Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    229 m

  2. Beechwood School

    Other independent school

    432 m

  3. Skinners' Temple Grove

    Academy sponsor led

    672 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,309
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 519
  • Anti social behaviour 244
  • Criminal damage and arson 170
  • Other theft 97
  • Public order 56

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

9 female, 7 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
1.1
TN2 3 residents
11,238

Age bands in TN2 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21%

2,499 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

1,170 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.3%

3,599 residents

Age 45 to 64
24%

2,848 residents

Age 65 and over
14.9%

1,765 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TN2 3 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

8

within 5 km

  • SPELDHURST & GREGGSWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

    12A GREGGS WOOD ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN2 3JL

    ODS code G82022

    477 m

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    KINGSWOOD ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN2 4UH

    ODS code G82016

    1.2 km

  • GROSVENOR & ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

    GROSVENOR MEDICAL CENTRE, 23 UPPER GROSVENOR ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN1 2DX

    ODS code G82041

    1.8 km

  • THE WELLS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ABBEY COURT, 7-15 ST JOHNS ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN4 9TF

    ODS code G82025

    2.0 km

  • LONSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CLANRICARDE GARDENS, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN1 1PE

    ODS code G82768

    2.1 km

  • ST ANDREWS MEDICAL CENTRE

    133 LONDON ROAD, SOUTHBOROUGH, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN4 0NA

    ODS code G82137

    2.8 km

  • WATERFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    186 HENWOOD GREEN ROAD, PEMBURY, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN2 4LR

    ODS code G82155

    2.9 km

  • RUSTHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NELLINGTON ROAD, RUSTHALL, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN4 8UW

    ODS code G82152

    4.6 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

  • Blackhurst Lane

    BCT · Tunbridge Wells

    0.1 miles

  • Blackhurst Lane

    BCT · Tunbridge Wells

    0.1 miles

  • Swing Gates

    BCT · Tunbridge Wells

    0.1 miles

  • Swing Gates

    BCT · Tunbridge Wells

    0.1 miles

  • Coneyburrow Road

    BCT · Sherwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tunbridge Wells 005C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,158 of 33,755

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

32 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 6 secondary schools. Skinners' Kent Academy is the nearest published school at 229 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,309 published events cover 12 months, averaging 109.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 519 events.

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