The Beeches, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

The Beeches is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. The Beeches is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

The Beeches is located in the Park ward of the Tunbridge Wells district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.138946, 0.283651
Grid Ref TQ598402
Suburb Sherwood
Constituency Tunbridge Wells
Postcodes TN2 3HA

House Prices

The average house price in The Beeches is 42.06% lower than the rest of Tunbridge Wells. The last sale we have on record is 7 The Beeches, that sold for £332,500. The average house price in Tunbridge Wells is £472,346 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in The Beeches

Date No. Type Price
12/08/2022 7 Semi £332,500

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 Beeches, Kent

There were 1 street crime incidents in The Beeches in July 2024. These are the latest figures released by Kent Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: July 2024
July 2024 Crime Incidents in The Beeches
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Under investigation

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 Beeches and compared that to the average for the Park ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in The Beeches, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Park ward

Social economic statistics for The Beeches

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 Beeches is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean The Beeches 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 Beeches experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around The Beeches are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around The Beeches involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in The Beeches 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 Beeches are in the top 30% 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 Beeches, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in The Beeches are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for The Beeches

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

Unemployment in The Beeches

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.
0.78% of The Beeches residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Beeches

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Beeches. The proportion of retirees on The Beeches is 6.11% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
24.71% of The Beeches residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Beeches

The proportion of home owners on The Beeches is 18.3% higher than the national average of 62%. 3.03% of properties in The Beeches are private rented and 16.67% are social rented.
80.3% of residents of The Beeches own their home

Country of Birth of The Beeches residents

The proportion if The Beeches residents born in the UK is 4.81% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 12.54% of The Beeches residents were born outside the UK.
87.46% of The Beeches residents were born in the UK

The Beeches Summary

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

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