Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells

Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells is covered by postcode districts TN17 and TN18. It is in the Tunbridge Wells council area, Kent.

ONS publishes this built-up area as Cranbrook (Tunbridge Wells).

Typical price £360,000 Homes sold in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells, last 12 months. ▲ 2.9% on the year before Gigabit broadband 82 of 147 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Not on the at-risk list No postcode here has a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Schools 2 1 primary school and 1 secondary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells, by flood risk Of the 165 postcodes in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells that ONS places, 165 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A229 TN17 2AL: not on the flood risk listTN17 2EU: not on the flood risk listTN17 2EX: not on the flood risk listTN17 2HA: not on the flood risk listTN17 2HB: not on the flood risk listTN17 2HD: not on the flood risk listTN17 2HE: not on the flood risk listTN17 2HF: not on the flood risk listTN17 2HG: not on the flood risk listTN17 2HH: not on the flood risk listTN17 2HJ: not on the flood risk listTN17 2HL: not on the flood risk listTN17 2LE: not on the flood risk listTN17 2LF: not on the flood risk listTN17 2LG: not on the flood risk listTN17 2PG: not on the flood risk listTN17 2PH: not on the flood risk listTN17 2PJ: not on the flood risk listTN17 2PL: not on the flood risk listTN17 2PN: not on the flood risk listTN17 2PP: not on the flood risk listTN17 2PQ: not on the flood risk listTN17 3AD: not on the flood risk listTN17 3AE: not on the flood risk listTN17 3AF: not on the flood risk listTN17 3AG: not on the flood risk listTN17 3AH: not on the flood risk listTN17 3AJ: not on the flood risk listTN17 3AL: not on the flood risk listTN17 3AN: not on the flood risk listTN17 3AP: not on the flood risk listTN17 3AQ: not on the flood risk listTN17 3AR: not on the flood risk listTN17 3AS: not on the flood risk listTN17 3AT: not on the flood risk listTN17 3AU: not on the flood risk listTN17 3AW: not on the flood risk listTN17 3AX: not on the flood risk listTN17 3AY: not on the flood risk listTN17 3AZ: not on the flood risk listTN17 3BA: not on the flood risk listTN17 3BB: not on the flood risk listTN17 3BD: not on the flood risk listTN17 3BE: not on the flood risk listTN17 3BF: not on the flood risk listTN17 3BG: not on the flood risk listTN17 3BH: not on the flood risk listTN17 3BJ: not on the flood risk listTN17 3BL: not on the flood risk listTN17 3BN: not on the flood risk listTN17 3BP: not on the flood risk listTN17 3BQ: not on the flood risk listTN17 3BS: not on the flood risk listTN17 3BT: not on the flood risk listTN17 3BU: not on the flood risk listTN17 3BW: not on the flood risk listTN17 3BX: not on the flood risk listTN17 3BY: not on the flood risk listTN17 3BZ: not on the flood risk listTN17 3DA: not on the flood risk listTN17 3DB: not on the flood risk listTN17 3DD: not on the flood risk listTN17 3DE: not on the flood risk listTN17 3DF: not on the flood risk listTN17 3DG: not on the flood risk listTN17 3DH: not on the flood risk listTN17 3DJ: not on the flood risk listTN17 3DL: not on the flood risk listTN17 3DN: not on the flood risk listTN17 3DP: not on the flood risk listTN17 3DQ: not on the flood risk listTN17 3DR: not on the flood risk listTN17 3DT: not on the flood risk listTN17 3DW: not on the flood risk listTN17 3DX: not on the flood risk listTN17 3DY: not on the flood risk listTN17 3DZ: not on the flood risk listTN17 3EB: not on the flood risk listTN17 3ED: not on the flood risk listTN17 3EE: not on the flood risk listTN17 3EF: not on the flood risk listTN17 3EG: not on the flood risk listTN17 3EJ: not on the flood risk listTN17 3EN: not on the flood risk listTN17 3EP: not on the flood risk listTN17 3EQ: not on the flood risk listTN17 3ER: not on the flood risk listTN17 3ES: not on the flood risk listTN17 3ET: not on the flood risk listTN17 3EU: not on the flood risk listTN17 3EW: not on the flood risk listTN17 3EX: not on the flood risk listTN17 3HA: not on the flood risk listTN17 3HD: not on the flood risk listTN17 3HE: not on the flood risk listTN17 3HF: not on the flood risk listTN17 3HG: not on the flood risk listTN17 3HJ: not on the flood risk listTN17 3HL: not on the flood risk listTN17 3HN: not on the flood risk listTN17 3HP: not on the flood risk listTN17 3HQ: not on the flood risk listTN17 3HR: not on the flood risk listTN17 3HS: not on the flood risk listTN17 3HT: not on the flood risk listTN17 3HU: not on the flood risk listTN17 3HW: not on the flood risk listTN17 3HX: not on the flood risk listTN17 3HY: not on the flood risk listTN17 3JA: not on the flood risk listTN17 3JB: not on the flood risk listTN17 3JD: not on the flood risk listTN17 3JE: not on the flood risk listTN17 3JG: not on the flood risk listTN17 3JH: not on the flood risk listTN17 3JJ: not on the flood risk listTN17 3JN: not on the flood risk listTN17 3JP: not on the flood risk listTN17 3JQ: not on the flood risk listTN17 3JR: not on the flood risk listTN17 3JS: not on the flood risk listTN17 3JT: not on the flood risk listTN17 3JU: not on the flood risk listTN17 3JW: not on the flood risk listTN17 3JX: not on the flood risk listTN17 3JY: not on the flood risk listTN17 3JZ: not on the flood risk listTN17 3LA: not on the flood risk listTN17 3LB: not on the flood risk listTN17 3LE: not on the flood risk listTN17 3LG: not on the flood risk listTN17 3LH: not on the flood risk listTN17 3LJ: not on the flood risk listTN17 3LL: not on the flood risk listTN17 3LQ: not on the flood risk listTN17 3LR: not on the flood risk listTN17 3LS: not on the flood risk listTN17 3LU: not on the flood risk listTN17 3LX: not on the flood risk listTN17 3LZ: not on the flood risk listTN17 3NA: not on the flood risk listTN17 3NB: not on the flood risk listTN17 3ND: not on the flood risk listTN17 3NE: not on the flood risk listTN17 3NG: not on the flood risk listTN17 3NH: not on the flood risk listTN17 3NJ: not on the flood risk listTN17 3PF: not on the flood risk listTN17 3RB: not on the flood risk listTN17 3RG: not on the flood risk listTN17 9AN: not on the flood risk list Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells Map of every postcode in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells, by flood risk Of the 165 postcodes in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells that ONS places, 165 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden
  • A home or business at high risk: 0
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 0
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 165

Of the 165 postcodes in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells that ONS places, 165 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.0963, longitude 0.5350. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

What is it like to live in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells?

Homes sold for a typical £360,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 2.9% on the 12 months before. At 82 of the 147 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 165 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 1 primary school and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Staplehurst, 8.4 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells?

Homes in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells sold for a typical £360,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 37 sales, up 2.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£360,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£350,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £650,000 9 sales
  • Semi-detached £399,500 9 sales
  • Terraced £300,000 11 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £337,500 8 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole TN17 district, Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells's main postcode district: a typical £432,500.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells?

9 of the 165 postcodes now in use in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 1 of the 51 homes sold in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells were newly built (2%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the TN17 district, 20%.

The newest postcodes

TN17 9GAsince February 2026TN17 3HWsince November 2025TN17 3HQsince July 2025TN17 9FHsince October 2024TN17 9FUsince November 2023TN17 9FRsince April 2023

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn Cranbrook, Tunbridge WellsAcross the TN17 district
The 12 months to August 2026 5 of 37 (14%) 8 of 132 (6%)
The 12 months to August 2025 1 of 51 (2%) 40 of 203 (20%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells?

Ofcom reports on 147 of the 165 postcodes in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells. At 82 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit82 of 147
Postcodes where every home can get superfast138 of 147

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

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

Is Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells at risk of flooding?

None of the 165 postcodes in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and 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

Which schools are in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells?

The open schools at the postcodes in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells is Staplehurst Rail Station, 8.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Staplehurst Rail Station Railway station 8.4 kmDrive
  • Marden Rail Station Railway station 9.2 kmDrive
  • Headcorn Rail Station Railway station 10.1 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

  • Old School Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report December 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01580 712476 300 mWalk
  • Orchard End Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01580 713622 650 mWalk
Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 463 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 20 September 2025
  2. 43 October 2025
  3. 36 November 2025
  4. 37 December 2025
  5. 38 January 2026
  6. 26 February 2026
  7. 41 March 2026
  8. 44 April 2026
  9. 56 May 2026
  10. 51 June 2026
  11. 34 July 2026
  12. 37 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences113 reports
Shoplifting112 reports
Anti-social behaviour85 reports
Criminal damage and arson58 reports
Other theft30 reports
Drugs16 reports
Vehicle crime14 reports
Public order12 reports

Also: other crime 8, burglary 6, robbery 4, possession of weapons 4, theft from the person 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells?

District, borough or city council
Tunbridge Wells
County council
Kent
Parliamentary constituency
Weald of Kent
Police force area
Kent
Region
South East
Country
England
MP
Katie Lam (Conservative)

All 165 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

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Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells postcodes

165 postcodes in use in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells, by district:

TN17 postcode district,162 postcodesTN18 postcode district,3 postcodes

Those districts are all in the TN postcode area.

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Places near Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells's £360,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Goudhurst5.5 km, £507,500Hawkhurst5.9 km, £416,600Staplehurst7.7 km, £365,000Horsmonden8.7 km, £434,000Marden9.0 km, £475,000Lamberhurst10.0 km, £430,000Headcorn10.3 km, £400,000Ticehurst10.3 km, £500,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells

What is it like to live in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells?
Homes sold for a typical £360,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 2.9% on the 12 months before. At 82 of the 147 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 165 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 1 primary school and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Staplehurst, 8.4 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells?
Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells is covered by postcode districts TN17 and TN18, across 165 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells in?
Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells is in the Tunbridge Wells council area, and Kent is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells?
Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells is in the Weald of Kent parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Katie Lam (Conservative), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells?
Homes in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells sold for a typical £360,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 37 sales, up 2.9% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells?
In Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells, primary schools at its postcodes include Cranbrook Church of England Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Cranbrook School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Does Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells is Staplehurst, 8.4 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells?
Ofcom reports on 147 of the 165 postcodes in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells. At 82 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells at risk of flooding?
None of the 165 postcodes in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells?
9 of the 165 postcodes now in use in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 1 of the 51 homes sold in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells were newly built (2%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the TN17 district, 20%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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