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Southborough East & Longfield Road: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Southborough East & Longfield Road neighbourhood of Tunbridge Wells, England (ONS area Tunbridge Wells 003). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes TN1, TN11, TN2, TN4. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near TN4 9DW.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Tunbridge Wells

Southborough East & Longfield Road is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Tunbridge Wells (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 21 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £410,000 and flats for £216,250 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Tunbridge Wells (1.3 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, High Brooms, is about a 5-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

£410,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£216,250

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -2% 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

Few signs

Weighted balance +0.00; 1 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 5 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 5 to 8.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£66,100

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

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Southborough East & Longfield Road sits in Tunbridge Wells

Typical house price: joint 3rd lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Tunbridge Wells
Typical flat price: 5th lowest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Tunbridge Wells with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 7th highest 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 Southborough East & Longfield Road

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Tunbridge Wells, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Tunbridge Wells, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

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

1 of 21 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Tunbridge Wells, 2 the other way and 18 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

Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

Income deprivation ranking
Homes improving their energy rating

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

High Brooms Railway station, about a 5-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (390 m in a straight line). About 6.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to London Charing Cross (about 51 min) and Hastings (42 to 53 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 Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 430 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Mar 2024).
Nearest state secondary school Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 (Mar 2026).

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 Southborough East & Longfield Road

What is the typical house price in Southborough East & Longfield Road?

£410,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.

How does Southborough East & Longfield Road compare with the rest of Tunbridge Wells?

Typical house price: joint 3rd lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Tunbridge Wells. Typical flat price: 5th lowest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Tunbridge Wells with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 7th highest of 14 neighbourhoods in Tunbridge Wells.

Is Southborough East & Longfield Road an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Southborough East & Longfield Road gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance +0.00; 1 of 21 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Southborough East & Longfield Road?

High Brooms. Railway station, about a 5-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (390 m in a straight line). About 6.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to London Charing Cross (about 51 min) and Hastings (42 to 53 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Southborough East & Longfield Road?

Nearest state primary school. St Matthew's High Brooms Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 430 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Mar 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys. 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 (Mar 2026).

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.