Affluence in TN2 3LT
How TN2 3LT ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- High Brooms & Sherwood
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,630 (2024)
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How well off TN2 3LT is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the TN2 3LT area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is employment (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Employment3.0
- Education and skills4.0
- Health and disability4.0
- Crime4.0
- Older people in low-income households4.0
- Income5.0
- Barriers to housing and services6.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
- Living environment9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
53.4% of adults in the TN2 3LT area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 23.6% are retired and 4.7% are full-time students.
Social grade
31.4% of adults in the TN2 3LT area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
31.8% of adults in the TN2 3LT area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 21.8% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TN2 3LT (High Brooms & Sherwood) (about 1,630 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.