Affluence in TN2 3BW
How TN2 3BW ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- High Brooms & Sherwood
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,424 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
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How well off TN2 3BW is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the TN2 3BW area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is income (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Income3.0
- Employment3.0
- Education and skills3.0
- Health and disability3.0
- Crime3.0
- Older people in low-income households3.0
- Children in low-income families4.0
- Barriers to housing and services6.0
- Living environment8.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
61.4% of adults in the TN2 3BW area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 12% are retired and 7% are full-time students.
Social grade
28% of adults in the TN2 3BW area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
27.4% of adults in the TN2 3BW area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 20.4% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TN2 3BW (High Brooms & Sherwood) (about 1,424 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.