United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~119k · 44 state-funded schools
Expensive to live in, but remarkably safe. Tunbridge Wells has a median house price 9.5 times median annual pay, and rent consumes a high 39.8% of gross earnings, both well above the South East median. However, recorded crime is the lowest in the region, at just 0.2 per 1,000. School quality is average for the South East, with 93.1% of pupils in Good or Outstanding places. This location suits those prioritising low crime and a degree of affordability in housing costs over high earnings potential.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Tunbridge Wells ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£45,297/yr
Very high
Better than 84% of UK LAs
House price
£430,000
Very expensive
Worse than 82% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,501/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 82% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,446/yr
Mid
Around UK average
Crime
0.2/1k
Safest
Better than 100% of UK LAs
Deprivation
11.3
Least deprived
Better than 87% of UK LAs
Schools
90.9%
Weak
Worse than 67% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
44 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
40 of 44 (90.9%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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44 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 44 schools, sortable and filterable.
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.