TN2 9AR

Sherwood · Tunbridge Wells · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Tunbridge Wells
Constituency
Tunbridge Wells
Postcode district
TN2
Postcode sector
TN2 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TN2 3DS 120 m
TN2 3BQ 161 m
TN2 3FB 175 m
TN4 9XZ 198 m
TN2 3UY 211 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TN2 9AR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 2005
Terminated
1 April 2012
Postcode area
TN
Postcode district
TN2
Postcode sector
TN2 9
Latitude
51.156104
Longitude
0.285498
British National Grid easting
559,924
British National Grid northing
142,133

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
E00186671
Lower layer super output area
Tunbridge Wells 003B · E01024839
Middle layer super output area
Tunbridge Wells 003 · E02005164

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
22
Secondary
11
  1. Skinners' Kent Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    544 m
  2. St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.1 km
  3. Skinners' Temple Grove

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,158
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 377
  • Anti social behaviour 208
  • Criminal damage and arson 135
  • Shoplifting 133
  • Other theft 71

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • SPELDHURST & GREGGSWOOD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code G82022

    1.5 km

  • ST ANDREWS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82137

    1.8 km

  • GROSVENOR & ST JAMES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82041

    2.5 km

  • THE WELLS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82025

    2.7 km

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    KINGSWOOD ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN2 4UH

    ODS code G82016

    2.8 km

  • WATERFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82155

    3.2 km

  • LONSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CLANRICARDE GARDENS, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN1 1PE

    ODS code G82768

    3.2 km

  • TONBRIDGE MEDICAL GROUP

    3 RIVER LAWN ROAD, TONBRIDGE, TN9 1EP

    ODS code G82042

    4.2 km

  • WARDERS MEDICAL CENTRE

    47 EAST STREET, TONBRIDGE, TN9 1LA

    ODS code G82059

    4.6 km

  • RUSTHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NELLINGTON ROAD, RUSTHALL, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN4 8UW

    ODS code G82152

    4.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Colebrook Industrial Estate

    BCT · North Farm

    0.1 miles
  • Stag Road

    BCT · North Farm

    0.1 miles
  • Colebrook Industrial Estate

    BCT · North Farm

    0.2 miles
  • Lamberts Road

    BCT · North Farm

    0.2 miles
  • Apple Tree Lane

    BCT · Sherwood

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tunbridge Wells 003B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,696 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
10 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

44 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 11 secondary schools. Skinners' Kent Primary School is the nearest published school at 544 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,158 published events cover 12 months, averaging 96.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 377 events.

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