Bedgebury Road, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, TN17 2RD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding TN17 2RD has a slightly higher male population, with 50.1% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	45.8%	49.9%	4.1%	51.0%	-1.1%
Male	54.2%	50.1%	-4.1%	49.0%	1.1%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate vicinity of TN17 2RD there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 56.7% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	32.2%	26.3%	-5.9%	37.9%	-11.6%
Married: Opposite sex	52.2%	56.7%	4.5%	44.2%	12.5%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.7%	3.8%	1.1%	2.2%	1.6%
Divorced	8.6%	9.3%	0.7%	9.1%	0.2%
Widowed	3.7%	3.8%	0.1%	6.1%	-2.3%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87.9%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	59.3%	54.9%	-4.4%	48.4%	6.5%
Good health	28.2%	33%	4.8%	33.6%	-0.6%
Fair health	9.8%	10.3%	0.5%	12.7%	-2.4%
Bad health	1.7%	1.4%	-0.3%	4.0%	-2.6%
Very bad health	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	1.2%	-0.9%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around TN17 2RD this area, 8% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.3%	8%	-9.3%	18.2%	-10.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.6%	9.3%	-1.3%	9.6%	-0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.9%	17%	1.1%	13.4%	3.6%
Apprenticeship	2.3%	3.5%	1.2%	5.3%	-1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.3%	19%	4.7%	16.9%	2.1%
Degree or Similar	31.9%	41.5%	9.6%	33.8%	7.7%
Other	7.6%	1.7%	-5.9%	2.8%	-1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 98% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	2.2%	0%	-2.2%	0.7%	-0.7%
Pakistani	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	2.5%	-2.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	0.6%	-0.1%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	91.2%	98%	6.8%	81.4%	16.6%
Arab	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 86.9% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.3%	86.9%	1.6%	83.2%	3.7%
European Union	3.2%	8.3%	5.1%	6.1%	2.2%
Rest of Europe	1.2%	0.3%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	1.5%	3.4%	1.9%	2.7%	0.7%
Middle East and Asia	7.1%	0%	-7.1%	5.6%	-5.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.9%	-0.3%	1.3%	-0.4%
Oceania	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	85%	87.9%	2.9%	83.2%	4.7%
10+ Years	9.3%	4.9%	-4.4%	9.8%	-4.9%
5-10 Years	1%	3.2%	2.2%	2.9%	0.3%
2-5 Years	1.5%	2.3%	0.8%	2.2%	0.1%
Less than 2 years	3.2%	1.7%	-1.5%	1.9%	-0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	89.1%	76.7%	12.4%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	3.7%	1.5%	2.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	4.6%	13.5%	-8.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33.9%	37.2%	-3.3%
Christian	58.6%	46.2%	12.4%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	7.2%	6.0%	1.2%

Safety

Is Bedgebury Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bedgebury Road was 73.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 97.4% higher than the Rural Tunbridge Wells average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Bedgebury Road has the 5th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Rural Tunbridge Wells and the 92nd highest crime rate of 350 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 41.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -16.1%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 85% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£57,800

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in TN17 2RD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 2/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 2/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Bedgebury Road are based on 71 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Tunbridge Wells.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Bedgebury Road, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, TN17 2RD

Estimated Average Property Prices for TN17 2RD

Average Price
£1,034,799

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£794,070

Detached
£1,215,346

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bedgebury Road

Average Price
£1,168,814

Semi-Detached
£927,814

Terraced
£876,825

Detached
£1,395,154

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£1,243,486

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bedgebury Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Larchfield House Bedgebury Road, Cranbrook, Kent Detached, an established residential building	£1,745,000	2016-01-28	£2,299,294
Tower Cottage Bedgebury Road, Cranbrook, Kent Detached, an established residential building	£450,000	2014-12-11	£665,103
Cinnamon Cottage Bedgebury Road, Cranbrook, Kent Detached, an established residential building	£692,500	2014-08-18	£1,029,558
Sycamore Cottage Bedgebury Road, Cranbrook, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£457,500	2012-04-20	£812,622
Tower Cottage Bedgebury Road, Cranbrook, Kent Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£360,000	2012-01-31	£667,648

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for TN17 2RD

Employment

TN17 2RD area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 4% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	83
Retired	76
Self-Employed	52
Part-Time Employee	28
Looking after home or family	16
Other	13
Unemployed	12
Student (economically inactive)	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1

Employment Industry

Education	25
Construction	21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Financial and insurance activities	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Information and communication	12
Human health and social work activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	11
Other	11
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Transport and storage	8
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Manufacturing	3
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School Beaman Close , Cranbrook Road TN17 1DZ	4out of 4	3,464 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lamberhurst St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School Pearse Place , Lamberhurst TN3 8EJ	3out of 4	4,506 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ticehurst and Flimwell Church of England Primary School Steellands Rise , Ticehurst TN5 7DH	3out of 4	5,373 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Bedgebury Cafe	Bedgebury Visitor Centre, Bedgebury Road		876 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bedgebury School Sports Hall (Closed) Bedgebury Road	swimming pool	693 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	20.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	100.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	100.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	4.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	4.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	6.82 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	6.82 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	0.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	1.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	3 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.