TN4 8LS postcode in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
TN4 8LS is a postcode in Royal Tunbridge Wells, in the Pantiles 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.
Where TN4 8LS is, and what is near it
- TN4 8LS
- Other postcodes in TN4 8: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 Underground, metro or tram station
- 3 GP practices
- 11 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 51.1187, longitude 0.2439)
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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after TN4 8LS?
- 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 8LS 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 8LS?
Every home and business at TN4 8LS can get gigabit broadband from a line, 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 8LS?
BinDayBuddy has not read Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's days for TN4 8LS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for TN4 8LS 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 8LS 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 8LS.
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 8LS: 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 8LS 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 8LS?
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 8LS
HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in TN4 8LS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 12 February 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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
What council tax band are homes near TN4 8LS?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 640 homes in the neighbourhood around TN4 8LS. The largest share of them, 23%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (50%). 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 B, the most common, is £1,903.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 80 (13%) | £1,631 |
| Band B | about 150 (23%) | £1,903 |
| Band C | about 90 (14%) | £2,174 |
| Band D | about 150 (23%) | £2,446 |
| Band E | about 50 (8%) | £2,990 |
| Band F | about 30 (5%) | £3,533 |
| Band G | about 50 (8%) | £4,077 |
| Band H | about 40 (6%) | £4,892 |
When the homes were built
- 27% Before 1900
- Withheld 1900 to 1918
- 2% 1919 to 1939
- 50% 1945 to 1964
- 3% 1965 to 1982
- 13% 1983 to 1999
- 2% 2000 to 2009
- 3% 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
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 8LS is in (ONS area E01024796), 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 8LS?
The nearest open schools to TN4 8LS, 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 8LS?
The nearest railway station to the centre of TN4 8LS is Tunbridge Wells Rail Station, 1.8 km away in a straight line.
- Tunbridge Wells Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle
- Frant Rail Station Railway station 3.9 kmCycle
- Tunbridge Wells West (Spa Valley Railway) Underground, metro or tram 850 mWalk
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Saunders Road, 159 m away.
More stations near TN4 8LS, 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 8LS?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of TN4 8LS, 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.
- Lonsdale Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01892 530329 1.9 kmCycle
- Rusthall Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01892 515142 2.3 kmCycle
- The Wells Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01892 546422 2.4 kmCycle
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 8LS?
The nearest charging points to the centre of TN4 8LS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Sainsbury's Tunbridge Wells Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 150 kW 900 mWalk
- A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.2 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 8LS?
The nearest to the centre of TN4 8LS, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Warwick Park Dental Practice Phone 01892 526406 1.3 kmCycle
- Kalon Dental Phone 01892 327735 1.8 kmCycle
- Molyneux Park Dental Practice Phone 01892 522234 1.8 kmCycle
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 8LS?
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 2.4 kmCycle
- Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01892 531111 2.8 kmCycle
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 8LS?
The nearest care homes to the centre of TN4 8LS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Warwick Park Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01892 541434 1.5 kmCycle
- Mount Ephraim House Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report November 2025 · Phone 01892 520316 1.5 kmCycle
- Milward House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 0300 303 1460 1.7 kmCycle
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 8LS?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of TN4 8LS, 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.
- Imperial Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 5:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 01892 525630 1.3 kmCycle
- A E Hobbs Ltd Mon to Sat 9am to 5:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 01892 546565 2.0 kmCycle
- Rusthall Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 1:15pm, 1:45pm to 5:30pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01892 521255 2.1 kmCycle
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 8LS?
The nearest vets to the centre of TN4 8LS 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 800 mWalk
- Folly Wildlife Hospital 1.3 kmCycle
- Rusthall Veterinary Surgery Phone +44 1892 511715 2.4 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 8LS in a conservation area?
The centre of TN4 8LS 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 8LS?
Police.uk records 79 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of TN4 8LS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: public order 1, burglary 1, drugs 1, possession of weapons 1, other crime 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 8LS
- Ward
- Pantiles
- 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
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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