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Hever, Leigh & Penshurst
What it's like at TN11 8BX: every home that has sold on the street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Nothing recorded on this street or nearby yet.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 49% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Penshurst, a short drive or bike ride (2.9 km), with 47k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Tonbridge.
The nearest bus stop is Glebelands, 200 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 231); 3 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 43 minutes away by public transport (22 by car).
Central London is 41 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 6% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Penshurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 50% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Bennett Memorial Diocesan School, 5.7 km away; Attainment 8: 54 · 11.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: The Judd School (7.7 km) and Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys (8.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Londis Leigh Village Store, 3.5 km away, with Kieron's Game closer still (3.0 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Old Bakery Surgery (3.4 km), with Rusthall Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (5.4 km).
For a haircut, Rusthall Barber is 5.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is The Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury, 11 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 11 restaurants and cafés, 13 pubs and bars.
Penshurst Place And Gardens (Porcupine Pantry And Gift Shop) is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Leicester Arms the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 32 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 409 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 45% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is Hever Castle, 4.5 km away.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Gatwick is 24 km away.
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.
5 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Star House Including Boutique | II* | 60 m |
| The Old Smithy (a.k.a. Forge Stores) and Forge Garage Cottage | II | 100 m |
| the Birches | II | 110 m |
| Residence of Mrs Barrows | II | 150 m |
| Kirkwood Garden Shop La Petite Hair Salon | II | 170 m |
| Longford | II | 190 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Tonbridge constituency: Tom Tugendhat MP (Conservative), since May 2015. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 11,166 (22.2%), turnout 69%. Vote shares: Conservative 41%, Labour 19%, Green Party 15%, Reform UK 15%.
2 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near TN11 8BX →
Most households own their home, 16% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 44% of adults have a degree.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 5.5% | 1.8% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 35.0% | 82.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 44.4% | 7.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 12.7% | 6.9% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 0.9% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Birling Gap · about 53 min
Nearest: Eagle Heights Wildlife Foundation · about 37 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.