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Postcode · Tunbridge Wells

Affluence in TN4 0FA

How TN4 0FA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Southborough West
Council
Tunbridge Wells
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,700 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off TN4 0FA is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the TN4 0FA area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is older people in low-income households (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
6.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Older people in low-income households4.0
  • Income5.0
  • Employment5.0
  • Education and skills5.0
  • Health and disability6.0
  • Crime6.0
  • Children in low-income families6.0
  • Living environment7.0
  • Barriers to housing and services8.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£69,577
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Above the national average
Higher than
84%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

65.8% of adults in the TN4 0FA area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 16.2% are retired and 4.7% are full-time students.

TN4 0FAEngland
Employee, full-time38%34.3%
Employee, part-time15.8%11.9%
Self-employed12.1%9.5%
Unemployed2.8%2.9%
Full-time student4.7%7.9%
Retired16.2%21.5%
Looking after home or family4.3%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled3.9%4.1%
Other2.2%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

33.8% of adults in the TN4 0FA area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.

TN4 0FAEngland
Higher managerial & professional10.2%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional23.7%19.9%
Intermediate13.7%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed11%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical7%5.3%
Semi-routine12.3%11.3%
Routine11.3%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.2%8.5%
Full-time students4.7%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

32.1% of adults in the TN4 0FA area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 15.8% have no qualifications.

TN4 0FAEngland
Degree level or above32.1%33.9%
A level or equivalent18.2%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above14.7%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C11.4%9.7%
Apprenticeship5.4%5.3%
Other qualifications2.4%2.8%
No qualifications15.8%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TN4 0FA (Southborough West) (about 1,700 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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