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Thinking of living at TN1 1BN? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claremont Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| The Wells Free School | Primary | 950 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| The Skinners' School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 70.8 · 39.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 73.4 · 45.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bennett Memorial Diocesan School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 54 · 11.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Skinners' Kent Academy | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 38.4 · 3.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Gregory's Catholic School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 43.8 · 6.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Mead School | Independent | 850 m | – |
| Beechwood School | Independent | 1.6 km | 16.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Rose Hill School | Independent | 1.9 km | – |
Every primary near TN1 1BN, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Calverley Grounds | 130 m | 13 |
| Cricket | Lower Cricket Ground | 690 m | 9 |
| Swimming | Spa Health & Beauty | 1.4 km | 4 |
| Football | Bayham Playing Fields - Tunbridge Wells Foresters FC | 1.6 km | 4 |
| Squash | Tunbridge Wells Squash Rackets Club | 380 m | 3 |
| Bowls | Royal Tunbridge Wells District Indoor Bowls Club | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Golf | Tunbridge Wells Golf Club | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Croquet | Royal Tunbridge Wells Croquet Club | 230 m | 1 |
| Fitness | Halo Gym | 790 m | 1 |
| Multi-sport | MUGA | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Tunbridge Wells Rugby Football Club | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Skate Garden | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Football and cricket | Cadogan | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Running | Running Hub | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Chimera Climbing | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | GCK Gymnastics For All | 3.0 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 18. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 42% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Tunbridge Wells, a few minutes' walk (300 m), with 3.0m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Railway Station, 250 m away, with a bus about every 9 minutes on weekdays (routes 281, 402, 285, 291); 37 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 8 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 50 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Claremont Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 80% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Skinners' School, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 70.8 · 39.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Bennett Memorial Diocesan School (1.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Skinners' School (0.9 km) and Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School (1.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 200 m away, with Londis closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Lonsdale Medical Centre (450 m), with A E Hobbs the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Great Hairdressing is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury, 3.3 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 73% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 70% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 80 restaurants and cafés and 14 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
The Inside is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Grove Bowling Club the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (18 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 166 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 98 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (71%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 60% were built before 1919.
54 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
It's growing: about 276 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Calverley Grounds, 200 m away; for exercise, Oakley Fitness (350 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Gatwick is 31 km away.
Many neighbours rent: 47% of households rent privately and 11% socially.
It's young: 20% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 48% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.