City Profile • Local Authority

Tunbridge Wells

Tunbridge Wells is a local authority district comprising 9 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £538k, reflecting a downward trend of 3.5% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 62 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

116,028
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

9 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Tunbridge Wells authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English84.2%
White: Other White6.2%
Indian1.5%
Other Asian1.1%
White and Asian1.1%
White: Irish0.8%

Age Profile

50-54 years7.8%
45-49 years7.4%
10-14 years7.1%
55-59 years7.0%
40-44 years6.8%
35-39 years6.3%

Top Occupations

Professional23.4%
Managers and directors18.3%
Associate professional14.6%
Skilled trades9.2%
Administrative and secretarial8.8%
Caring and leisure7.9%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright33.9%
Owned: Mortgage31.3%
Private rented: Landlord17.2%
Social rented: Other12.6%
Private rented: Other2.0%
Social rented: Council2.0%

Area DNA

family6/10
health5/10
safety7/10
homeown5/10
transit5/10
affluence9/10
diversity6/10
employment8/10
investment2/10