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TN2 3LJ

Sherwood · Tunbridge Wells · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TN2 3LF 38 m
TN2 3JR 65 m
TN2 3LU 85 m
TN2 3LN 93 m
TN2 3GA 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TN2 3LJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TN
Postcode district
TN2
Postcode sector
TN2 3
Latitude
51.137580
Longitude
0.285855
British National Grid easting
560,013
British National Grid northing
140,074

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
E00126082
Lower layer super output area
Tunbridge Wells 005C · E01024842
Middle layer super output area
Tunbridge Wells 005 · E02005166

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Property

At this postcode

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
174, Sherwood Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3LJ 2 June 2026 £172,500
128, Sherwood Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3LJ 30 January 2012 £189,950
120, Sherwood Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3LJ 19 October 2011 £178,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
19
Secondary
6

  1. Beechwood School

    Other independent school

    197 m

  2. Skinners' Kent Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    572 m

  3. Skinners' Temple Grove

    Academy sponsor led

    756 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,951
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 709
  • Anti social behaviour 316
  • Shoplifting 220
  • Criminal damage and arson 203
  • Other theft 134

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
56

31 female, 25 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TN2 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • SPELDHURST & GREGGSWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code G82022

    596 m

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    KINGSWOOD ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN2 4UH

    ODS code G82016

    906 m

  • GROSVENOR & ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82041

    1.5 km

  • THE WELLS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82025

    1.7 km

  • LONSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CLANRICARDE GARDENS, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN1 1PE

    ODS code G82768

    1.8 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

    3.2 km

  • RUSTHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NELLINGTON ROAD, RUSTHALL, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN4 8UW

    ODS code G82152

    4.3 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Fairmile Road

    BCT · Sherwood

    0.0 miles

  • Squirrel Way

    BCT · Sherwood

    0.1 miles

  • Squirrel Way

    BCT · Sherwood

    0.1 miles

  • Fairmile Road

    BCT · Sherwood

    0.1 miles

  • Sandhurst Road South

    BCT · Sherwood

    0.1 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £172,500 from 1 recorded sale in TN2 3LJ. 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

Published establishments

33 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 6 secondary schools. Beechwood School is the nearest published school at 197 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,951 published events cover 12 months, averaging 162.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 709 events.

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