TN5 6RA postcode in Wealden, East Sussex

TN5 6RA is a postcode in Wealden, in the Frant & Wadhurst ward. It is in the Sussex Weald parliamentary constituency and the Sussex police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 50% of homes and businesses at TN5 6RA can get it Across Wealden: 75% Typical price £425,000 Homes sold in TN5 6, last 12 months. ▼ 14.1% on the year before Nearest station Wadhurst 3.0 km in a straight line

Where TN5 6RA is, and what is near it

Map of TN5 6RA and what is near it Map of TN5 6RA: its centre point, with the 235 other postcodes in the TN5 6 sector, 4 schools (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. TN5 6EN: also in TN5 6TN5 6EP: also in TN5 6TN5 6ER: also in TN5 6TN5 6ET: also in TN5 6TN5 6EU: also in TN5 6TN5 6EW: also in TN5 6TN5 6EY: also in TN5 6TN5 6EZ: also in TN5 6TN5 6FL: also in TN5 6TN5 6HA: also in TN5 6TN5 6HB: also in TN5 6TN5 6HD: also in TN5 6TN5 6HE: also in TN5 6TN5 6HF: also in TN5 6TN5 6HH: also in TN5 6TN5 6PX: also in TN5 6TN5 6QG: also in TN5 6TN5 6QJ: also in TN5 6TN5 6QL: also in TN5 6TN5 6QN: also in TN5 6TN5 6QS: also in TN5 6TN5 6QT: also in TN5 6TN5 6QU: also in TN5 6TN5 6QX: also in TN5 6TN5 6QZ: also in TN5 6TN5 6RB: also in TN5 6 School 2.8 kmLamberhurst 2.8 kmFrant station 4.1 kmSchool 5.9 kmGP 6.6 kmFrant & Wadhurst TN5 6RA Map of TN5 6RA and what is near it Map of TN5 6RA: its centre point, with the 235 other postcodes in the TN5 6 sector, 4 schools (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 2.8 kmLamberhurst 2.8 kmWadhurst station 3.0 kmFrant station 4.1 kmSchool 5.9 kmGP 6.6 kmFrant & Wadhurst TN5 6RA
  • TN5 6RA
  • Other postcodes in TN5 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 51.0897, longitude 0.3483)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after TN5 6RA?

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 TN5 6RA?

25% of the homes and businesses at TN5 6RA cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s) from a line or fixed wireless, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

TN5 6RA 50% Wealden 75%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

TN5 6RA 50% Wealden 98%
Cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s)25%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 TN5 6RA?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for TN5 6RA.

Check the bin days for TN5 6RA on BinDayBuddy

Source: 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 TN5 6RA 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 TN5 6RA.

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 Wealden

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for TN5 6RA: 1,584 properties in Wealden are at high risk (1.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Wealden

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 TN5 6RA 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.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near TN5 6RA?

Homes in TN5 6 sold for a typical £425,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 47 sales, down 14.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£425,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£495,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 14.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £832,500 10 sales
  • Semi-detached £587,500 14 sales
  • Terraced £375,000 13 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £337,500 10 sales

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

Across the whole TN5 district: a typical £432,500 from 77 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in TN5 6RA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in TN5 6RA 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

What council tax band are homes near TN5 6RA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 760 homes in the neighbourhood around TN5 6RA. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band G. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (48%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around TN5 6RA

Band D in Wealden for 2026‑27: £2,728. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,819 (band A) to £5,457 (band H); band G, the most common, is £4,547.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (4%)£1,819
Band Babout 10 (1%)£2,122
Band Cabout 40 (5%)£2,425
Band Dabout 160 (21%)£2,728
Band Eabout 130 (17%)£3,335
Band Fabout 150 (20%)£3,941
Band Gabout 190 (25%)£4,547
Band Habout 50 (7%)£5,457

When the homes were built

  1. 48% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 12% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

Averages for Wealden 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 TN5 6RA is in (ONS area E01021230), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: 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 TN5 6RA?

The nearest open schools to TN5 6RA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near TN5 6RA, and how we find them

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 TN5 6RA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of TN5 6RA is Wadhurst Rail Station, 3.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Wadhurst Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle
  • Frant Rail Station Railway station 4.1 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near TN5 6RA, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near TN5 6RA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of TN5 6RA, 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.

Find a GP on the NHS website

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 TN5 6RA?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of TN5 6RA on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near TN5 6RA?

The nearest to the centre of TN5 6RA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

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 TN5 6RA?

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.

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 TN5 6RA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of TN5 6RA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 TN5 6RA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of TN5 6RA, 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.

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 TN5 6RA?

The nearest vets to the centre of TN5 6RA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

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 TN5 6RA in a conservation area?

The centre of TN5 6RA is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 TN5 6RA?

Police.uk records 1 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of TN5 6RA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour1 report

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 months

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

The official record for TN5 6RA

Ward
Frant & Wadhurst
Parish
Wadhurst
Region
South East
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

TN5 6QU330 mTN5 6FL570 mTN5 6QZ670 mTN5 6RB680 mTN5 6QT700 mTN3 8BJ930 m
All of TN5

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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