TN3 8EX

Rural Tunbridge Wells · Tunbridge Wells · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Tunbridge Wells
Local authority
Tunbridge Wells
Constituency
Tunbridge Wells
Postcode district
TN3
Postcode sector
TN3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TN3 8EY 82 m
TN3 8HR 102 m
TN3 8ER 135 m
TN3 8HP 141 m
TN3 8EU 158 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TN3 8EX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TN
Postcode district
TN3
Postcode sector
TN3 8
Latitude
51.094567
Longitude
0.388223
British National Grid easting
567,329
British National Grid northing
135,519

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Tunbridge Wells · E07000116
Parish or community
E04005125
Westminster constituency
Tunbridge Wells · E14001555
Output area
E00125916
Lower layer super output area
Tunbridge Wells 011D · E01024805
Middle layer super output area
Tunbridge Wells 011 · E02005172

Postcode source versions

Explore TN3

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Down Cottages, 1, Lamberhurst Down, Lamberhurst, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 8EX 8 February 2021 £833,000
The Surgery, Lamberhurst Down, Lamberhurst, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 8EX 29 September 2017 £570,000
The Down Cottages, 4, Lamberhurst Down, Lamberhurst, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 8EX 11 November 2014 £237,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Lamberhurst St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    543 m
  2. Wadhurst CofE Primary School and Nursery

    Voluntary controlled school

    5.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
54
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 15
  • Violence and sexual offences 15
  • Other theft 11
  • Vehicle crime 4
  • Burglary 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

11 female, 12 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.9
TN3 8 residents
1,724

Age bands in TN3 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

310 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

160 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.7%

289 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.1%

540 residents

Age 65 and over
20.4%

333 residents

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TN3 8 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+
88.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
88.9%
Gigabit-capable
88.9%
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

2

within 5 km

  • LAMBERHURST

    THE SURGERY, LAMBERHURST DOWN, LAMBERHURST, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN3 8EX

    ODS code G82170

    0 m

  • WADHURST MEDICAL GROUP

    ST. JAMES SQUARE, WADHURST, TN5 6BJ

    ODS code G81030

    4.9 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

  • Crossroads

    BCT · The Down

    0.0 miles
  • Crossroads

    BCT · The Down

    0.0 miles
  • The Vineyard

    BCT · The Down

    0.1 miles
  • Sand Road

    BCT · The Down

    0.1 miles
  • The Vineyard

    BCT · The Down

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tunbridge Wells 011D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,080 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Lamberhurst St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School is the nearest published school at 543 m.

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

Recorded crime

54 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 15 events.

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