Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

What broadband can you get in Tunbridge Wells?

Across Tunbridge Wells, 81% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 75% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Tunbridge Wells?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,446 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Tunbridge Wells are at risk of flooding?

Across Tunbridge Wells, the Environment Agency puts 1,519 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 293 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Tunbridge Wells the Environment Agency counts 2,078 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (3.2% of all its properties), 1,196 at medium risk (1.9%) and 3,526 at low risk (5.5%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Schools, roads and care: Kent

Tunbridge Wells has two councils. The county council, Kent, runs schools, roads, social care and libraries here.

• Report a road problemkent.gov.uk
• Apply for a school placekent.gov.uk
• Care needs assessmentskent.gov.uk

Postcode districts with postcodes in Tunbridge Wells

• TN1 postcode district393 of its 397 postcodes in use are in Tunbridge Wells.
• TN2 postcode district792 of its 817 postcodes in use are in Tunbridge Wells.
• TN3 postcode district334 of its 567 postcodes in use are in Tunbridge Wells.
• TN4 postcode district779 of its 781 postcodes in use are in Tunbridge Wells.
• TN5 postcode district12 of its 411 postcodes in use are in Tunbridge Wells.
• TN11 postcode district54 of its 594 postcodes in use are in Tunbridge Wells.
• TN12 postcode district582 of its 1,262 postcodes in use are in Tunbridge Wells.
• TN17 postcode district596 of its 668 postcodes in use are in Tunbridge Wells.
• TN18 postcode district340 of its 351 postcodes in use are in Tunbridge Wells.
• TN27 postcode district9 of its 642 postcodes in use are in Tunbridge Wells.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode area

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Tunbridge Wells.