Romford Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4AY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding TN2 4AY, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.4% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	56.4%	52.4%	-4.0%	51.0%	1.4%
Male	43.6%	47.6%	4.0%	49.0%	-1.4%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	29.3%	35.7%	6.4%	37.9%	-2.2%
Married: Opposite sex	50.9%	45%	-5.9%	44.2%	0.8%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	1.6%	3.1%	1.5%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	8.2%	6.8%	-1.4%	9.1%	-2.3%
Widowed	10%	8.8%	-1.2%	6.1%	2.7%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	54.3%	49.4%	-4.9%	48.4%	1.0%
Good health	28.3%	32%	3.7%	33.6%	-1.6%
Fair health	14.2%	11.7%	-2.5%	12.7%	-1.0%
Bad health	2.3%	5.7%	3.4%	4.0%	1.7%
Very bad health	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	1.2%	0.0%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	21.6%	16.8%	-4.8%	18.2%	-1.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.1%	7%	-5.1%	9.6%	-2.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.6%	16.5%	-0.1%	13.4%	3.1%
Apprenticeship	3.2%	4.5%	1.3%	5.3%	-0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.7%	15.7%	2.0%	16.9%	-1.2%
Degree or Similar	29.6%	36.1%	6.5%	33.8%	2.3%
Other	3.2%	3.4%	0.2%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 94.2% 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	3.6%	2.4%	-1.2%	0.7%	1.7%
Indian	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	3.1%	-2.9%
Pakistani	0%	0.2%	0.2%	2.7%	-2.5%
Other Asian	1.5%	0.2%	-1.3%	1.6%	-1.4%
Black African	1.1%	0.2%	-0.9%	2.5%	-2.3%
Other Black	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0.8%	0.5%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	90.7%	94.2%	3.5%	81.4%	12.8%
Arab	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.4%	1%	0.6%	1.6%	-0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 88.7% 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	86%	88.7%	2.7%	83.2%	5.5%
European Union	2.7%	1.9%	-0.8%	6.1%	-4.2%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	2.7%	2.6%	-0.1%	2.7%	-0.1%
Middle East and Asia	6.1%	4.8%	-1.3%	5.6%	-0.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.5%	0.5%	-1.0%	1.3%	-0.8%
Oceania	0.4%	1%	0.6%	0.3%	0.7%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	85.2%	88.3%	3.1%	83.2%	5.1%
10+ Years	10.6%	5.5%	-5.1%	9.8%	-4.3%
5-10 Years	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	2.9%	-2.7%
2-5 Years	0.2%	1%	0.8%	2.2%	-1.2%
Less than 2 years	3.6%	5%	1.4%	1.9%	3.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.8%	76.7%	4.1%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Germany	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Eastern Asia	2.9%	0.3%	2.6%
Southern Asia	0.2%	1.2%	-1.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	13.5%	13.5%	0.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33.3%	37.2%	-3.9%
Christian	52.9%	46.2%	6.7%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Hindu	0.2%	1.7%	-1.5%
Muslim	1.2%	6.5%	-5.3%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	11.7%	6.0%	5.7%

Safety

Is Romford Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Romford Road was 66.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 78.5% higher than the Rural Tunbridge Wells average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Romford Road has the 8th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Rural Tunbridge Wells and the 105th highest crime rate of 350 local areas in Tunbridge Wells .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 35.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -21.8%.

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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. 76% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£53,400

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in TN2 4AY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very 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 - 2/10 (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 - 3/10 (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 - 2/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 1/10 (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 Romford Road are based on 122 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 Romford Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4AY

Estimated Average Property Prices for TN2 4AY

Average Price
£3,057,280

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,255,809

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£8,461,693

Estimated Average Property Prices for Romford Road

Average Price
£907,400

Semi-Detached
£617,553

Terraced
£724,958

Detached
£963,084

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£1,852,990

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Romford Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Hazeldene House Romford Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent Other, an established residential building	£7,599,854	2016-12-21	£8,757,678
The Priory Rest Home Romford Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent Detached, an established residential building	£725,000	2006-10-13	£1,384,091
The Priory Rest Home Romford Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent Detached, an established residential building	£600,000	2003-10-01	£1,400,000
Stanton House Romford Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent Detached, an established residential building	£645,000	2000-11-09	£2,006,667
Holmbury St Mary Romford Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent Detached, an established residential building	£95,000	1997-09-12	£476,418

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for TN2 4AY

Employment

TN2 4AY area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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.

TN2 4AY area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Retired	87
Full-Time Employee	84
Self-Employed	55
Part-Time Employee	29
Long-Term Sick or disabled	27
Student (economically inactive)	22
Other	16
Looking after home or family	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Unemployed	2

Employment Industry

Education	30
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Professional, scientific and technical activities	22
Construction	21
Human health and social work activities	19
Financial and insurance activities	16
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	12
Manufacturing	10
Transport and storage	8
Other	7
Information and communication	7
Administrative and support service activities	5
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Real estate activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Pembury School Lower Green Road , Pembury TN2 4EB	3out of 4	939 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Skinners' Kent Primary School The Avenue , Knights Wood TN2 3GS	3out of 4	3,436 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Temple Grove Academy Friars Way , TN2 3UA	2out of 4	3,905 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Primary School Market Heath , Brenchley TN12 7NY	3out of 4	4,370 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Capel Primary School Five Oak Green Road , Five Oak Green TN12 6RP	3out of 4	4,414 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Skinners' Kent Academy Sandown Park , TN2 4PY	4out of 4	3,345 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mascalls Academy Maidstone Road , Paddock Wood TN12 6LT	3out of 4	4,965 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kent College Pembury Old Church Road , Pembury TN2 4AX	- not rated	2,287 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Oakley School Pembury Road , TN2 4NE	3out of 4	2,649 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beechwood School 12 Pembury Road , TN2 3QD	- not rated	3,911 yd	Other independent school	Yes	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
Mangal & Meze	132 Henwood Green Road, Pembury		687 yd
The Pavillion Cafe	Recreation Ground, Lower Green Road		1,054 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
King William IV T/as North And South Leisure	King William IV, 87 Hastings Road		887 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Kent Kerala Spices	101 Hastings Road, Pembury		804 yd
Pembury Chinese Cuisine	89 Hastings Road, Pembury		829 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Woodside SANDHURST AVENUE	grass pitches	566 yd
Pembury School LOWER GREEN ROAD	grass pitches	1,075 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
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	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	39.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	38.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	40 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	40 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	8.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	7.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	8.86 Mbit/s

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