Neighbourhood · Tunbridge Wells · South East
High Brooms & Sherwood
Tunbridge Wells 005 · 4 sub-areas · 7,004 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (72/100)Watch-out: Investors / BTL (59/100)Liveability 67/100 · Above medianCommuter neighbourhood
High Brooms & Sherwood is a commuter neighbourhood within Tunbridge Wells — train into London runs in around 43 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Liveability
67/100
Above median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in High Brooms & Sherwood?
A snapshot of High Brooms & Sherwood
2 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,501 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
High Brooms & Sherwood in Tunbridge Wells
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in High Brooms & Sherwood?
- The median monthly rent across High Brooms & Sherwood is £1,501.
- How safe is High Brooms & Sherwood?
- High Brooms & Sherwood has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is High Brooms & Sherwood?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 7 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near High Brooms & Sherwood?
- There are 13 schools within 2 km of High Brooms & Sherwood, of which 35% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1712 m away.
- What is the council tax band in High Brooms & Sherwood?
- The most common council tax band in High Brooms & Sherwood is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,231. Council tax is set by Tunbridge Wells council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from High Brooms & Sherwood to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from High Brooms & Sherwood to central London is approximately 43 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in High Brooms & Sherwood?
- 100% of premises in High Brooms & Sherwood are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of High Brooms & Sherwood?
- High Brooms & Sherwood sits in IMD decile 4 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in High Brooms & Sherwood?
- 46% of households in High Brooms & Sherwood are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in High Brooms & Sherwood?
- The average property price across Tunbridge Wells (the local authority covering High Brooms & Sherwood) is approximately £440,419, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is High Brooms & Sherwood a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.44 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £35,319.)
- Which local areas are part of High Brooms & Sherwood?
- High Brooms & Sherwood contains 4 local areas: Tunbridge Wells 005B, Tunbridge Wells 005A, Tunbridge Wells 005D, Tunbridge Wells 005C.
FAQ
Frequently asked about High Brooms & Sherwood
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- What is the average rent in High Brooms & Sherwood?
- The estimated median monthly rent in High Brooms & Sherwood is £1,501. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is High Brooms & Sherwood a safe place to live?
- High Brooms & Sherwood has a safety score of 52/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near High Brooms & Sherwood?
- 35% of schools within 2 km of High Brooms & Sherwood are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from High Brooms & Sherwood?
- Public-transport commute time from High Brooms & Sherwood to central London is approximately 43 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is High Brooms & Sherwood different from the rest of Tunbridge Wells?
- High Brooms & Sherwood contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does High Brooms & Sherwood rank in Tunbridge Wells?
- High Brooms & Sherwood scores 67/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Tunbridge Wells, see the Cities table on the Tunbridge Wells page.
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