The Meads, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

The Meads is classified by the ONS as Communal Retirement. The Meads has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has an average level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

The Meads is located in the Benenden and Cranbrook ward of the Tunbridge Wells district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.08175, 0.510231
Grid Ref TQ759343
Suburb Cranbrook & Sissinghurst
Constituency Maidstone and The Weald
Postcodes TN17 3QB, TN2 5BX

House Prices

The average house price in The Meads is 100% higher than the rest of Tunbridge Wells. The last sale we have on record is 5 The Meads, that sold for £915,000. The average house price in Tunbridge Wells is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in The Meads

Date No. Type Price
01/07/2022 5 Detached £915,000
12/03/2021 1 Detached £1,067,500

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in The Meads, Kent

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Kent Police in The Meads during May 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes The Meads and compared that to the average for the Benenden and Cranbrook ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in The Meads, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Benenden and Cranbrook ward

Social economic statistics for The Meads

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean The Meads is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean The Meads is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around The Meads experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around The Meads are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around The Meads involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in The Meads are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in The Meads are in the top 40% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of The Meads, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in The Meads are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for The Meads

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of The Meads.

Unemployment in The Meads

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
2.97% of The Meads residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Meads

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Meads. The proportion of retirees on The Meads is 12.48% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
31.08% of The Meads residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Meads

The proportion of home owners on The Meads is 11.05% higher than the national average of 62%. 16.17% of properties in The Meads are private rented and 10.78% are social rented.
73.05% of residents of The Meads own their home

Country of Birth of The Meads residents

The proportion if The Meads residents born in the UK is 9.74% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.61% of The Meads residents were born outside the UK.
92.39% of The Meads residents were born in the UK

The Meads Summary

The Meads has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in The Meads maybe difficult.

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