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Grovehurst Lane

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25 recorded sales · median £436,500 · Tunbridge Wells

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Tunbridge Wells Council · Liberal Democrat-controlled 25/39 seats · 64% · OCD 2026

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

66/100

Good

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£437k

median price

5.9

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£437k

median sold price

11.5 yrs

of local pay to buy

39 min

London — fastest

rail stations

grammar schools

schools total

5.9

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

222

Violence — most

6.6

NO₂ · WHO 10

3.9%

in a flood zone

381

green spaces

6.5

PM2.5 · WHO 5

235

eat & drink

shops

68.5%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend

£522,500 in 2000 → £845,000 in 2021

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Tunbridge Wells, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-07-21

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-06

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £436,500. That's about 11.5× local earnings — around the 13.3× five-year average.

Sold price history

2021 · 2 sales

Median sold price · median of all 25 sales£436,500

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay11.5× · five-year average 13.3×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership65%

Owned outright

34%

With a mortgage

31%

Private rented

19%

Social rented

15%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,361

Your band:

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council£217

Kent County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,759

Police & Crime Commissioner£285

Fire & Rescue£100

Council tax bands A–H

Band A£1,574

Band B£1,836

Band C£2,098

Band D (baseline)£2,361

Band E£2,885

Band F£3,410

Band G£3,934

Band H£4,721

Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.

Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

Neighbourhood prices in Tunbridge Wells how Grovehurst Lane compares · from Tunbridge Wells

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Romford +40.3%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 12m
Romford	£533,355	+40.3%	66
Hawkhurst	£400,000	+39.3%	107
Southborough	£475,000	+32.7%	186
Sherwood	£375,000	+23.8%	79
Rusthall	£402,500	+23%	143
Hawkenbury	£487,000	+17.1%	171
Cranbrook	£360,000	+16.6%	97
St James	£541,500	+14.8%	106
High Brooms	£402,000	+11.1%	197
Royal Tunbridge Wells	£325,000	+8.7%	232
Paddock Wood	£399,950	+8.6%	184
Royal Wells Park	£350,000	-0.7%	316
Pembury	£468,000	-1.3%	73
Broadwater Down	£430,000	-5.9%	233
Ferndale	£400,000	-7.4%	179

Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Grovehurst Lane — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
Holly Oak Grovehurst Lane Horsmonden	Other	—	—	£1,215,000	Apr 2023
GROVEHURST FARM HOUSE GROVEHURST LANE	Detached	—	—	£2,350,000	Apr 2022
High View Grovehurst Lane Horsmonden	Detached	—	—	£780,000	Jul 2021
DRUM & MONKEY HOUSE GROVEHURST LANE	Semi-detached	—	—	£910,000	Mar 2021
The Stables Grovehurst Lane Horsmonden	Detached	—	—	£795,000	Dec 2020
Grovehurst Grovehurst Lane Horsmonden	Detached	—	—	£1,400,000	Aug 2020
DRUM & MONKEY COTTAGE GROVEHURST LANE	Semi-detached	—	—	£665,000	Nov 2018
CRACKHILL OAST GROVEHURST LANE	Detached	—	—	£747,600	Jan 2017
CRACKHILL COTTAGES GROVEHURST LANE	Semi-detached	—	—	£281,000	Jul 2014
Capel Cross Cottage Grovehurst Lane Horsmonden	Detached	—	—	£535,000	Dec 2013
Willow Barn Grovehurst Lane	Detached	—	—	£1,325,000	Oct 2012
DRUM & MONKEY COTTAGE GROVEHURST LANE	Semi-detached	—	—	£455,000	Jul 2009
Coppins Grovehurst Lane	Detached	—	—	£540,000	Oct 2008
Capel Cross Cottage Grovehurst Lane Horsmonden	Detached	—	—	£415,000	Jan 2006
NORTH LODGE GROVEHURST LANE	Detached	—	—	£423,000	Jan 2005
HURST COTTAGES GROVEHURST LANE	Semi-detached	—	—	£275,000	Sep 2003
The Stables Grovehurst Lane Horsmonden	Detached	—	—	£450,000	Jul 2000
GROVEHURST OAST GROVEHURST LANE	Detached	—	—	£595,000	Mar 2000
CRACKHILL COTTAGES GROVEHURST LANE	Semi-detached	—	—	£152,500	Mar 1999
Capel Cross Cottage Grovehurst Lane Horsmonden	Detached	—	—	£236,000	May 1998
Willow Barn Grovehurst Lane	Detached	—	—	£400,000	Nov 1997
CAPEL MANOR COTTAGE GROVEHURST LANE	Detached	—	—	£260,000	Sep 1996
Willow Barn Grovehurst Lane	Detached	—	—	£320,000	Sep 1995

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23 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →

Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC

How safe is it? from Tunbridge Wells

Crime runs at 5.9 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Per 1,000 / month5.9

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months from Tunbridge Wells

Violence & sexual offences

222

Anti-social behaviour

130

Shoplifting

Other theft

Criminal damage & arson

Vehicle crime

Recorded crimes by category across the whole Tunbridge Wells district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.

Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk

Who lives here? from Tunbridge Wells

Population115,311

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 7/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 65% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 7/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 7/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 65% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 8 in 2019 — has worsened since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

7.1/10

Employment

7.0/10

Education & skills

7.6/10

Health & disability

7.7/10

Crime

6.2/10

Housing & services

4.6/10

Living environment

5.5/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider Tunbridge Wells — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+61%

Unemployment · economically active residents4.1%

Degree-level (Level 4+)41%

Good or very good health85%

Own their home65%

Median age43.1

Born outside the UK14%

See the full Tunbridge Wells report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

100% of the 3 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

3 of 3 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 3 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 23 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
Leigh Academy Horsmonden	Primary	Good ('23)	1.3 km
Horsmonden Kindergarten	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.3 km
Harpers Nursery school	Nursery	Outstanding ('23)	1.6 km
Bethany School	Secondary	—	2.5 km
Goudhurst Village Pre-School	Nursery	Outstanding ('23)	2.8 km
Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	2.9 km
Little Birches in Brenchley	Nursery	Good ('24)	4.2 km
Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Primary School	Primary	—	4.2 km
Brenchley Pre-School Limited	Nursery	Good ('25)	4.2 km
Colliers Green Church of England Primary School	Primary	—	4.7 km
Leigh Academy Marden	Primary	Good ('23)	5.0 km
Fox Den Nursery	Nursery	—	5.0 km
Marden Pre-School Playgroup	Nursery	Outstanding ('25)	5.0 km
Leigh Academy Mascalls	Secondary	Inspected '26 — see report	5.7 km
Lamberhurst St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School	Primary	—	5.8 km
St Margaret's, Collier Street Church of England Voluntary Controlled School	Primary	—	5.9 km
Scalliwags Pre-School	Nursery	—	6.2 km
Fidgets Pre-School and Nursery	Nursery	Good ('25)	6.3 km
Leigh Academy Paddock Wood	Primary	Good ('23)	6.4 km
Discoveries Montessori Nursery School	Nursery	Good ('21)	6.4 km
Bumble Bees Private Day Nursery School	Nursery	Good ('25)	6.6 km
Be Independent Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('25)	6.6 km
Junior's Day Nursery	Nursery	Outstanding ('22)	7.3 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 2.8 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 4.2 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 1.3 km
NHS ODS

4 of 4 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Heath Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
The Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.7 km
Old Parsonage Surgery	GP	Good ('17)	2.8 km
Howell Surgery	GP	Good ('18)	3.8 km
Brenchley Dental Practice	Dentist	—	4.2 km
Marden Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	5.2 km
Marden Medical Centre	GP	Outstanding ('19)	5.2 km
Marden Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.3 km
Lamberhurst	GP	Good ('18)	6.3 km
Paddock Wood Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	6.5 km
Woodlands Health Centre	GP	—	6.6 km
Woodlands Health Centre	Dentist	—	6.6 km
Aycliffe Dental Practice	Dentist	—	6.9 km
The Tanyard And Golding Dental Group	Dentist	—	7.4 km
Crane Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	7.5 km

Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)

Getting around from Tunbridge Wells

5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 40 min from Paddock Wood Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Marden Rail Station	3.3 mi	London Bridge	46 min
Paddock Wood Rail Station	4.1 mi	London Bridge	40 min
Staplehurst Rail Station	5.0 mi	London Bridge	51 min
Beltring Rail Station	5.1 mi	—	no direct train
Yalding Rail Station	6.4 mi	—	no direct train

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Paddock Wood Rail Station (40 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Work from home

42%

Drive

42%

Walk or cycle

10%

Public transport

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging10 points

Per 10,000 residents0.9

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from Tunbridge Wells

Air quality

NO₂

6.6

— WHO guide

PM2.5

6.5

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1002.7%

Flood zone3.9% of postcodes

Radonup to <1% of homes

Historic landfill141 sites within ~1 km

EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search

Transport noise (Defra)

Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".

Defra strategic noise mapping

Heritage & green space

Listed buildings2,250

Conservation areas25

Green belt21.5%

Green spaces381

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from Tunbridge Wells

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	235	94% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	49	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	17	—
Green spaces & parks	381	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

68.5%

Superfast

92.7%

Ultrafast

70.2%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from Tunbridge Wells

Figures for the wider Tunbridge Wells — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate4.1%

In work (employment rate)60.5%

Companies registered here10,415

New incorporations (12m)1,018

Property companies (SPVs)1,059

See the full Tunbridge Wells report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district