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On Bracken Road, in High Brooms & Sherwood
What it's like at TN2 3LU: every home that has sold on Bracken Road 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Bracken Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 22 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 6, Bracken RoadTerraced | Nov 2015 | £232,000 | 77 m² | £3,013/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8, Bracken RoadTerraced | Sept 2021 | £430,000 | 106 m² | £4,057/m² | 6 |
| 9, Bracken RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2022 | £500,000 | 111 m² | £4,505/m² | 2 |
| 11, Bracken RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2001 | £145,000 | 136 m² | £1,066/m² | 1 |
| 14, Bracken RoadTerraced | Aug 2017 | £265,000 | 70 m² | £3,786/m² | 1 |
| 15, Bracken RoadTerraced | Oct 2009 | £158,000 | 69 m² | £2,290/m² | 1 |
| 16, Bracken RoadTerraced | May 2018 | £289,000 | 69 m² | £4,188/m² | 1 |
| 17, Bracken RoadTerraced | Mar 2018 | £320,000 | 96 m² | £3,333/m² | 2 |
| 18, Bracken RoadTerraced | Jun 2007 | £187,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 22, Bracken RoadTerraced | Sept 2008 | £184,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 24, Bracken RoadTerraced | Sept 2025 | £340,000 | 69 m² | £4,928/m² | 3 |
| 26, Bracken RoadTerraced | Jun 2017 | £283,000 | 69 m² | £4,101/m² | 1 |
| 44, Bracken RoadTerraced | Jul 2025 | £368,000 | 69 m² | £5,333/m² | 2 |
| 46, Bracken RoadTerraced | Jul 2007 | £181,645 | – | – | 3 |
| 48, Bracken RoadTerraced | Dec 2012 | £188,000 | 74 m² | £2,541/m² | 1 |
| 52, Bracken RoadDetached | Aug 2007 | £205,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 60, Bracken RoadFlat | Jan 2017 | £200,000 | 50 m² | £4,000/m² | 3 |
| Bracken End, 41, Bracken RoadTerraced | Sept 2025 | £415,000 | 103 m² | £4,029/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is High Brooms, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km), with 1.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Fairmile Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (route 277); 33 departures an hour from the 16 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 49 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Skinners' Temple Grove, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 39% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Skinners' Kent Academy, 500 m away; Attainment 8: 38.4 · 3.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Bennett Memorial Diocesan School (2.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Skinners' School (1.6 km) and Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys (1.7 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Budgens, 1.2 km away, with Sherwood Stores closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Speldhurst & Greggswood Medical Group (550 m), with Greggswood Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (950 m).
For a haircut, Something 4 The Weekend is 1.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is The Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury, 1.7 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
The Fairmile Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Constitutional Club TW the nearest pub (650 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 89 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 27% flats and 11% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Dunorlan Park, 800 m away; for exercise, PureGym (1.4 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Gatwick is 33 km away.
Most households own their home, 13% rent privately.
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.
11 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.
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%.
49 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 TN2 3LU →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Bracken Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 16 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.6% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.7% | 1.8% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 85.8% | 78.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 7.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 13.3% | 10.9% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 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.
Nearest: Birling Gap · about 43 min
Nearest: Eagle Heights Wildlife Foundation · about 34 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.