TN3 9YJ

Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone · Sevenoaks · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Sevenoaks
Constituency
Tonbridge
Postcode district
TN3
Postcode sector
TN3 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TN3 9UR 235 m
TN3 0SP 456 m
TN3 0SN 481 m
TN3 0SL 547 m
TN3 0SJ 688 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TN3 9YJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
TN
Postcode district
TN3
Postcode sector
TN3 9
Latitude
51.135581
Longitude
0.166923
British National Grid easting
551,700
British National Grid northing
139,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Sevenoaks · E07000111
Parish or community
E04012397
Westminster constituency
Tonbridge · E14001549
Output area
E00124135
Lower layer super output area
Sevenoaks 015D · E01024456
Middle layer super output area
Sevenoaks 015 · E02005101

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
7
Secondary
0
  1. Fordcombe Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  2. Langton Green Primary School

    Community school

    2.6 km
  3. Groombridge St Thomas' Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
30
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Burglary 6
  • Other theft 6
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Public order 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
TN3 9 residents
4,028

Age bands in TN3 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.4%

756 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

373 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.7%

857 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.6%

1,377 residents

Age 65 and over
22.8%

994 residents

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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • GROOMBRIDGE AND HARTFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    THE NOOK, WITHYHAM ROAD, GROOMBRIDGE, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN3 9QP

    ODS code G81614

    2.7 km

  • RUSTHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NELLINGTON ROAD, RUSTHALL, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN4 8UW

    ODS code G82152

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Ashurst (Kent) - Bald Faced Stag PH

    BCQ · Ashurst

    0.5 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Ashurst

    0.5 miles
  • Railway Station

    BCT · Ashurst

    0.7 miles
  • Railway Station

    BCT · Ashurst

    0.7 miles
  • Chafford Lane

    BCT · Fordcombe

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sevenoaks 015D, 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

13,622 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 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
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.

Evidence in context

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 0 secondary schools. Fordcombe Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

30 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 9 events.

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