TN17 2NG Area Guide - Crime, Schools & Is It a Good Place to Live?

TN17 2NG is a postcode in Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden, Tunbridge Wells, South East, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near TN17 2NG, then scores the surrounding small area 51/100 - bottom 44% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around TN17 2NG are health and safety, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for TN17 2NG is based on Maidstone 019 Census 2021. It covers 6,693 residents, 281 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 45, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 76% owner-occupied, 14% privately rented, 7% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 5/10.

For property prices near TN17 2NG, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the TN17 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £650k from 30 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near TN17 2NG by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near TN17 2NG; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.