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Ramslye & Rusthall: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Ramslye & Rusthall neighbourhood of Tunbridge Wells, England (ONS area Tunbridge Wells 010). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes TN1, TN2, TN3, TN4. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near TN4 8NN.
A middle-income neighbourhood, showing some signs of gentrification
Ramslye & Rusthall is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows some signs of gentrification against Tunbridge Wells (4 of 21 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £408,750 and flats for £206,250 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Tunbridge Wells (1.3 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, Tunbridge Wells, is about a 21-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£408,750
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£206,250
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +15% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.12; 4 of 21 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 4 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 2 to 4.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£52,900
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.3 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Faster than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Ramslye & Rusthall sits in Tunbridge Wells
- Typical house price: 2nd lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Tunbridge Wells
- Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Tunbridge Wells with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: the lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Tunbridge Wells
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Ramslye & Rusthall
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
4 of 21 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Tunbridge Wells, 2 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Anti-social behaviour
- Schools improving
- Homes improving their energy rating
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Recorded crime
- Homes selling
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Tunbridge Wells Railway station, about a 21-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.6 km in a straight line). About 5.5 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to London Charing Cross (about 55 min) and Hastings (37 to 47 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school St Mark's Church of England Primary School 1.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No Ofsted inspection record yet.
- Nearest state secondary school Bennett Memorial Diocesan School 1.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Dec 2023).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Ramslye & Rusthall
What is the typical house price in Ramslye & Rusthall?
£408,750. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.
How does Ramslye & Rusthall compare with the rest of Tunbridge Wells?
Typical house price: 2nd lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Tunbridge Wells. Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Tunbridge Wells with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: the lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Tunbridge Wells.
Is Ramslye & Rusthall an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Ramslye & Rusthall gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.12; 4 of 21 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Ramslye & Rusthall?
Tunbridge Wells. Railway station, about a 21-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.6 km in a straight line). About 5.5 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to London Charing Cross (about 55 min) and Hastings (37 to 47 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Ramslye & Rusthall?
Nearest state primary school. St Mark's Church of England Primary School. 1.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No Ofsted inspection record yet. Nearest state secondary school. Bennett Memorial Diocesan School. 1.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Dec 2023).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.