TN4 8BE postcode in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
TN4 8BE is a postcode in Royal Tunbridge Wells, in the Culverden ward of Tunbridge Wells. It is in the Tunbridge Wells parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since January 1980. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.
Where TN4 8BE is, and what is near it
- TN4 8BE
- Other postcodes in TN4 8: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 Underground, metro or tram station
- 3 GP practices
- 20 bus stops
- 1 EV charging point
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.1346, longitude 0.2587)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after TN4 8BE?
- Tunbridge WellsDistrict council Tunbridge Wells: bins, council tax, planning
- KentCounty council Kent: schools, roads, care
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around TN4 8BE Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- KentPolice force area
- Tunbridge WellsParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Mike Martin (Liberal Democrat), as Parliament lists them. Contact Mike Martin
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at TN4 8BE?
Every home and business at TN4 8BE can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at TN4 8BE?
BinDayBuddy has not read Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's days for TN4 8BE today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for TN4 8BE on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
Is TN4 8BE at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include TN4 8BE.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
From surface water, across Tunbridge Wells
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for TN4 8BE: 2,078 properties in Tunbridge Wells are at high risk (3.2% of all its properties). All the figures for Tunbridge Wells
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.
Flood warnings
The centre of TN4 8BE is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near TN4 8BE?
Homes in TN4 8 sold for a typical £395,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 128 sales, down 6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £966,250 18 sales
- Semi-detached £440,000 29 sales
- Terraced £370,000 25 sales
- Flat or maisonette £287,500 56 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole TN4 district: a typical £425,000 from 357 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: 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
Homes sold in TN4 8BE
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in TN4 8BE from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.
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
Food hygiene ratings at TN4 8BE
The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at TN4 8BE. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.
Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.
Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards AgencySource: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near TN4 8BE?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,130 homes in the neighbourhood around TN4 8BE. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (42%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Tunbridge Wells for 2026‑27: £2,446. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,631 (band A) to £4,892 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,174.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 60 (5%) | £1,631 |
| Band B | about 80 (7%) | £1,903 |
| Band C | about 350 (31%) | £2,174 |
| Band D | about 350 (31%) | £2,446 |
| Band E | about 60 (5%) | £2,990 |
| Band F | about 130 (12%) | £3,533 |
| Band G | about 90 (8%) | £4,077 |
| Band H | about 10 (1%) | £4,892 |
When the homes were built
- 42% Before 1900
- 3% 1900 to 1918
- 10% 1919 to 1939
- 4% 1945 to 1964
- 7% 1965 to 1982
- 8% 1983 to 1999
- 12% 2000 to 2009
- 13% 2010 to 2019
- 1% 2020 or later
Averages for Tunbridge Wells before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Council tax: 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
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of TN4 8BE is in (ONS area E01024799), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are near TN4 8BE?
The nearest open schools to TN4 8BE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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
Where is the nearest station to TN4 8BE?
The nearest railway station to the centre of TN4 8BE is Tunbridge Wells Rail Station, 550 metres away in a straight line.
- Tunbridge Wells Rail Station Railway station 550 mWalk
- High Brooms Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
- Tunbridge Wells West (Spa Valley Railway) Underground, metro or tram 1.3 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
20 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Royal Wells Hotel, 52 m away.
More stations near TN4 8BE, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near TN4 8BE?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of TN4 8BE, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.
- The Wells Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01892 546422 400 mWalk
- Lonsdale Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01892 530329 400 mWalk
- Grosvenor & St James Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01892 544777 500 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near TN4 8BE?
The nearest charging points to the centre of TN4 8BE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 150 mWalk
- Sainsbury's Tunbridge Wells Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 150 kW 1.3 kmCycle
- A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.6 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near TN4 8BE?
The nearest to the centre of TN4 8BE, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- The Blockley Partnership Phone 01892 542141 100 mWalk
- Total Orthodontics Tunbridge Wells Phone 01892 543500 150 mWalk
- Bower Dental Practice Phone 01892 525541 250 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which hospitals are nearest to TN4 8BE?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- Tunbridge Wells Kidney Treatment Centre 400 mWalk
- Azara International Limited Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 020 3417 9980 800 mWalk
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which care homes are near TN4 8BE?
The nearest care homes to the centre of TN4 8BE, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Hallmark Chamberlain Court Luxury Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01892 618773 400 mWalk
- Crossways Community Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01892 529321 550 mWalk
- Mount Ephraim House Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report November 2025 · Phone 01892 520316 550 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which pharmacies are near TN4 8BE?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of TN4 8BE, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Paydens Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01892 516090 400 mWalk
- Boots, 7-11 Calverley Road Mon to Sat 8:30am to 6:30pm; Sun 11am to 4pm · Phone 01892 526486 400 mWalk
- A E Hobbs Ltd Mon to Sat 9am to 5:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 01892 546565 450 mWalk
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which vets are near TN4 8BE?
The nearest vets to the centre of TN4 8BE on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Well House Vets 1.3 kmCycle
- Rusthall Veterinary Surgery Phone +44 1892 511715 2.0 kmCycle
- Folly Wildlife Hospital 3.1 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Is TN4 8BE in a conservation area?
The centre of TN4 8BE is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much crime is there near TN4 8BE?
Police.uk records 262 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of TN4 8BE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: public order 9, drugs 4, burglary 3, possession of weapons 3, other crime 3, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1, robbery 1.
Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for TN4 8BE
- Ward
- Culverden
- Parish
- Not in a parish
- Region
- South East
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Royal Tunbridge Wells
- Rural or urban
- Urban, further from a major town or city
- In use since
- January 1980
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
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