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On Grove Hill Mews, in Tunbridge Wells Central
What it's like at TN1 1BN: every home that has sold on Grove Hill Mews 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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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on Grove Hill Mews; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 5 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Grove Hill MewsTerraced | Jan 2006 | £245,000 | 66 m² | £3,712/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Grove Hill MewsTerraced | Oct 2004 | £207,500 | 49 m² | £4,235/m² | 2 |
| 5, Grove Hill MewsTerraced | Nov 2023 | £400,000 | 80 m² | £5,000/m² | 4 |
| 6, Grove Hill MewsTerraced | Jul 1997 | £80,000 | 56 m² | £1,429/m² | 1 |
| 7, Grove Hill MewsTerraced | Jan 2009 | £171,000 | 55 m² | £3,109/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
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.
It's growing: about 276 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| the Pound | II | 10 m |
| 58, Grove Hill Road | II | 40 m |
| Entrance to Grove Hill Gardens | II | 120 m |
| Entrance to Grove Hill Gardens | II | 130 m |
| 11 and 12, Grove Hill Gardens | II | 150 m |
| 9 and 10, Grove Hill Gardens | II | 160 m |
| 7 and 8, Grove Hill Gardens | II | 160 m |
| 1 and 2, Grove Hill Gardens | II | 160 m |
| 3 and 4, Grove Hill Gardens | II | 170 m |
| 5 and 6, Grove Hill Gardens | II | 170 m |
| Farnborough Lodge | II* | 170 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.
Tunbridge Wells constituency: Mike Martin MP (Liberal Democrat), since July 2024. 2024 general election: LD gain from Con, majority 8,687 (16.0%), turnout 69%. Vote shares: Liberal Democrat 44%, Conservative 28%, Reform UK 12%, Labour 11%.
63 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 TN1 1BN →
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.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Grove Hill Mews in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Birling Gap · about 39 min
Nearest: Eagle Heights Wildlife Foundation · about 32 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 0 of 5 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.2% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 1.8% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 76.7% | 78.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 7.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 22.4% | 10.9% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.6% | 0.5% | 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.