Tunbridge Wells property guide

This guide brings together the latest property, schools and crime data for Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Figures cover the 12 months to the end of February 2026 and are sourced from HM Land Registry, Police.uk and the DfE schools register.

Median sale price (12m)

£425,000

Sales registered (12m)

779

Open schools

28

House prices in Tunbridge Wells

The median sale price in Tunbridge Wells over the last 12 months was £425,000, across 779 recorded transactions. That is 3.0% higher than the previous 12 months.

Flat homes were the most-traded type in Tunbridge Wells, accounting for 216 of the period's sales at a median of £265,000.

Median price by property type, last 12 months

Type	Median price	Sales
Detached	£815,000	146
Semi-detached	£475,000	206
Terraced	£375,000	186
Flat	£265,000	216
Other	£365,000	25

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Schools in Tunbridge Wells

Tunbridge Wells has 28 open schools recorded in the DfE register, including 18 primary, 5 secondary and 8 with a sixth form or 16-plus provision.

Nearest secondary schools to Tunbridge Wells centre

School	Postcode	Distance
The Skinners' School	TN4 9PG	0.4 km
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School	TN4 9UJ	0.7 km
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School	TN4 9SH	1.1 km
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys	TN4 9XB	1.2 km
St Gregory's Catholic School	TN4 9XL	1.3 km

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Crime in Tunbridge Wells

In Tunbridge Wells, the largest reported categories over the last 12 months were violence and sexual offences (33.3%), anti-social behaviour (17.7%) and criminal damage and arson (10.7%).

Largest reported categories, last 12 months

Category	Share
Violence and sexual offences	33.3%
Anti-social behaviour	17.7%
Criminal damage and arson	10.7%
Other theft	8.5%
Public order	6.3%

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Postcode districts in Tunbridge Wells

Reported incident counts vary across postcode districts within the Tunbridge Wells boundary, partly reflecting where Police.uk anonymises locations and partly reflecting genuine differences in foot traffic and population density.

Postcode district	Reports (12m)
TN1	4,057
TN2	4,057
TN3	4,057
TN4	4,057

Living near Tunbridge Wells

Nearby towns include Sevenoaks, Ashford, Maidstone, Dartford and Canterbury.

Sevenoaks
Ashford
Maidstone
Dartford
Canterbury

Other places in Kent

Sevenoaks

Frequently asked questions about Tunbridge Wells

The median sale price in Tunbridge Wells over the last 12 months was £425,000, based on HM Land Registry data.

There are 28 open schools listed in the DfE register within the Tunbridge Wells area, covering primary, secondary and sixth-form provision.

According to Police.uk, the most-reported category in Tunbridge Wells over the last 12 months was violence and sexual offences, out of around 4,057 recorded incidents.

Sale prices come from HM Land Registry, crime statistics from the Police.uk open-data feed, schools data from the Department for Education, flood data from the Environment Agency, and energy ratings from the EPC public register.

The figures refresh monthly as new data is published by each source.

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