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19 recorded sales · median £405,000 · Tunbridge Wells
Tunbridge Wells Council · Liberal Democrat-controlled 25/39 seats · 64% · OCD 2026
66/100
Good
AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£405k
median price
5.9
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£405k
median sold price
11.5 yrs
of local pay to buy
39 min
London — fastest
5
rail stations
4
grammar schools
54
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
49
shops
68.5%
gigabit
17
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
£252,500 in 1999 → £745,000 in 2025
⌄ 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 £405,000. That's about 11.5× local earnings — around the 13.3× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 2 sales
Median sold price · median of all 19 sales£405,000
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%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,361
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 The Meads 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 |
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 The Meads — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, The Meads | Semi-detached | — | — | £635,000 | Oct 2025 |
| 7 The Meads Camden Park | Detached | — | — | £855,000 | Mar 2025 |
| 5 The Meads Camden Park | Detached | — | — | £915,000 | Jul 2022 |
| 1, The Meads Camden Park | Detached | — | — | £1,067,500 | Mar 2021 |
| 3, The Meads | Semi-detached | — | — | £550,000 | Sep 2020 |
| 3, The Meads | Semi-detached | — | — | £367,500 | Nov 2017 |
| 3, The Meads | Semi-detached | — | — | £324,650 | Apr 2014 |
| TURKS BARN THE MEADS | Detached | — | — | £700,000 | Jun 2013 |
| 8 THE MEADS | Detached | — | — | £475,000 | Jun 2010 |
| Woodside The Meads | Detached | — | — | £475,000 | Nov 2008 |
19 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
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 1 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
1 of 1 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 1 nearest inspected schools
of the 1 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 18 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamberhurst St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School | Primary | — | 1.4 km |
| Fidgets Pre-School and Nursery | Nursery | Good ('25) | 2.0 km |
| Goudhurst Village Pre-School | Nursery | Outstanding ('23) | 3.7 km |
| Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School | Primary | Inspected '25 — see report | 4.2 km |
| Leigh Academy Horsmonden | Primary | Good ('23) | 4.7 km |
| Horsmonden Kindergarten | Nursery | Good ('25) | 4.7 km |
| Harpers Nursery school | Nursery | Outstanding ('23) | 5.8 km |
| Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Primary School | Primary | — | 5.8 km |
| Brenchley Pre-School Limited | Nursery | Good ('25) | 5.8 km |
| Little Birches in Brenchley | Nursery | Good ('24) | 5.9 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
5
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 1.8 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
4
nearest dentists · nearest 5.8 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
3
nearest pharmacies · nearest 3.6 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
5 of 5 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamberhurst | GP | Good ('18) | 1.8 km |
| The Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 3.6 km |
| Old Parsonage Surgery | GP | Good ('17) | 3.7 km |
| Heath Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 4.5 km |
| Howell Surgery | GP | Good ('18) | 5.7 km |
| Brenchley Dental Practice | Dentist | — | 5.8 km |
| Country Dental Practice | Dentist | — | 6.3 km |
| Wadhurst Medical Group | GP | Good ('19) | 6.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadhurst Rail Station | 4.7 mi | London Bridge | 54 min |
| Frant Rail Station | 5.1 mi | London Bridge | 52 min |
| Paddock Wood Rail Station | 5.8 mi | London Bridge | 40 min |
| Stonegate Rail Station | 5.9 mi | London Bridge | 63 min |
| Marden Rail Station | 6.3 mi | London Bridge | 46 min |
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
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
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
% 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