What's the median rent in Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough?

The median monthly rent across Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough is £1,501.

How well-connected is Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough?

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 36 minutes' walk.

What schools are near Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough?

There are 4 schools within 2 km of Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough, of which 25% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2430 m away.

What is the council tax band in Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough?

The most common council tax band in Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough is G, with the typical Band D annual charge around £3,156. Council tax is set by Tunbridge Wells council and applies to every property in the area.

How long is the commute from Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough to London?

By the fastest direct train, the journey from Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough to central London is approximately 76 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 Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough?

0% of premises in Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Coverage is partial — check the specific postcode for service availability.

What is the deprivation rank of Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough?

Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough sits in IMD decile 9 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 Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough?

80% of households in Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough 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 Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough?

The average property price across Tunbridge Wells (the local authority covering Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough) 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 Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough 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 Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough?

Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough contains 5 local areas: Tunbridge Wells 006A, Tunbridge Wells 006B, Tunbridge Wells 006D, Tunbridge Wells 006E, Tunbridge Wells 006C.

What is the average rent in Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough?

The estimated median monthly rent in Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough 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 Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough a safe place to live?

Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough has a safety score of 98/100. 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 Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough?

25% of schools within 2 km of Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.

How long is the commute from Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough?

Public-transport commute time from Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough to central London is approximately 76 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.

How is Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough different from the rest of Tunbridge Wells?

Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough contains 5 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 Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough rank in Tunbridge Wells?

Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough scores 44/100 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.

Neighbourhood · Tunbridge Wells · South East

Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough

Tunbridge Wells 006 · 5 sub-areas · 7,762 residents

Updated May 2026

Verdict

How are these scored? →

Best for Retirees (76/100)Watch-out: Solo renters (39/100)Liveability 44/100 · Below median

Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough is a mid-density neighbourhood of Tunbridge Wells in the South East region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services. The population skews older, with a long-settled feel and a high share of retirees; most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.

Median rent

£1,501+5.5%

vs last year

ONS Rent Index (PIPR) · Mar 2026

Crime / 1k / yr

23.4

Best 5% nationally

Police.uk crime data · Feb 2026

Best hub commute

76 min

Direct to London

Network Rail TTIS (CIF) · Apr 2026

Good schools 2 km

25%

4 schools within 2 km

Ofsted (spatial) · Feb 2026

Liveability

44/100

Below median

Population

7,762

5 sub-areas

ONS LSOA mid-2024 estimates · 2024

Overview

What's it like to live in Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough?

A snapshot of Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough

Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,501 a month for a typical home; broadband infrastructure is patchy — worth checking the specific postcode.

Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically

Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.

Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough in Tunbridge Wells

Cost

Cost of living

What does it cost to live here?

Rent runs at £1,501 a month — 36% above the national median. Council tax is most commonly Band G.

Median rentCouncil area

£1,501/mo

Up 5.5% on last year

+£401 vs nat'l avg

Total monthly baseline

£1,764/mo

Rent + council tax + indicative utilities

Council tax — modal bandCouncil area

Around £3,156/yr · £263/mo

Years to save 10% deposit

9.5 yr

Assumes saving 20% of gross salary

+90% vs nat'l avg

Rent — whole property and per room (sharing)2-bed: £1,376/mo · £688/room

By bedroom count

1 bedroom£1,034/mosolo only

2 bedrooms£1,376/mo£688/mo per room shared

3 bedrooms£1,664/mo£555/mo per room shared

4 bedrooms£2,417/mo£604/mo per room shared

By property type

Flat£1,203/mo

Terraced house£1,492/mo

Semi-detached£1,631/mo

Detached house£2,163/mo

Can you afford to live here?Rent as a share of take-home, four common living arrangements

Renting alone

Whole property, on the local median salary

62%

of take-home

£1,501/mo per person · take-home £2,412/moA stretch

Sharing a 2-bed

Half a 2-bed flat, on the local median salary

29%

of take-home

£688/mo per person · take-home £2,412/moComfortable

Sharing a 3-bed

One room in a 3-bed flat-share

23%

of take-home

£555/mo per person · take-home £2,412/moComfortable

Couple, two incomes

Whole property split between two earners on the local median salary

31%

of take-home

£751/mo per person · take-home £2,412/moTight but workable

Take-home is calculated from the median resident salary using UK 2024–25 income-tax + NI bands. Higher earners and dual-income households see lower percentages than the table shows; the median figures are a market benchmark, not a personal estimate.

Buying — affordability detail~£3,538/mo on a 25-year mortgage at 5%

Median sale price (Land Registry)£672,500

Average price (HPI, smoother)Council area£440,419-0.1% YoY

Estimated monthly mortgage£3,538/mo

Gross rental yield (BTL)2.5%

Years to save 10% deposit9.5 years

Bills — council tax, energy, fuel povertyCouncil tax (Band D, all-in): £2,446/yr

Council tax — Band D (incl. precepts)Council area£2,446/yr

Council tax — band-mix-weighted (typical home)Council area£3,156/yr

EPC median rating—

Homes rated A or B6%

Households in fuel poverty9.6%

Source: ONS PIPR (rent), HM Land Registry / HMLR HPI (sale prices), VOA + MHCLG (council tax), MHCLG EPC bulk download, DESNZ LILEE (fuel poverty).

Safety

How safe is Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough?

Safety scores 98/100 against the national distribution, with police-recorded crime running 4.3× safer than the national average (23.4 per 1,000 residents per year).

Crime / 1k / yr

23.4

recorded incidents per 1,000 residents · 3 / month

Safety scoreHow? →

98/100

Higher is safer (national percentile)

Deprivation decile

9/10

1 = most deprived nationally · 10 = least

How crime is measured

What's counted. Incidents recorded by territorial police forces and published to data.police.uk each month. Rates use the latest 12 months of data divided by the area's mid-2024 ONS resident population — so the figure is reported incidents per 1,000 residents per year.

Anti-social behaviour is the largest category in most areas and is worth reading carefully — it's a community-reports bucket (noise, rowdiness, nuisance), not "crime" in the legal sense. ASB and shoplifting are weighted lower than violent offences in the safety score on each page.

Caveats. The denominator is residents, so workday and tourist destinations can look worse than they feel for someone living there. Greater Manchester forces stopped publishing to data.police.uk in 2020, so figures for those areas are intentionally blank rather than misleadingly low.

Crime by category, per 1,000 residents per yearBar lengths show share of total recorded crime.

Violent & sexual offences

11.1 /1k

Anti-social behaviour

2.9 /1k

Public order

1.0 /1k

Vehicle crime

0.7 /1k

Criminal damage & arson

2.5 /1k

Burglary

1.7 /1k

Other theft

0.7 /1k

Drugs

1.4 /1k

Theft from the person

0.7 /1k

Possession of weapons

0.9 /1k

Robbery

0.6 /1k

Bicycle theft

0.9 /1k

Source: data.police.uk monthly counts (12-month rolling, normalised by ONS mid-year population). Greater Manchester values use IMD 2019 crime-domain proxy.

Transport

Getting around Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough

Moderate transport links — 43/100; nearest rail station is Tunbridge Wells at around 2906 m; 2 bus stops within five minutes' walk; London is reachable in 76 minutes by direct train.

Transport scoreHow? →

43/100

Below median

Best hub commute

76 min

Direct to London

WFH share

54%

Census 2021 — work mostly from home

Nearest National Rail

Tunbridge Wells

2.9 km walk · 76 min to London

Nearest tube / metro / tram

Out of metro reach

Nearest metro is more than 5 km away.

Commute by train to major UK hubsFastest: London in 76 min

London

76 min

Manchesterapprox

233 min

Birminghamapprox

183 min

Leedsapprox

236 min

Liverpoolapprox

243 min

Bristolapprox

191 min

Sheffieldapprox

225 min

Edinburghapprox

350 min

Glasgowapprox

378 min

Cardiffapprox

212 min

Walking time from the LSOA centroid to the nearest station, plus the fastest direct train from there. Routes that require a change of train are marked “approx” (haversine fallback).

How residents commute (Census 2021)54% work from home

Drive38%Public transport3%Walk / cycle5%Work from home54%

Method of travel to work for residents in employment, Census 2021 (TS061).

Broadband and mobile coverageTop speed available: 1,000 Mbps · 0% of premises

Top advertised speedCouncil areaUp to 30 Mbps (superfast)

Gigabit-ready (1,000 Mbps)Council area0% of premises

Ultrafast (≥300 Mbps)Council area0% of premises

Below USO (under 10 Mbps)Council area0.0% of premises

Outdoor 5G coverageCouncil area100%

Coverage from Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Top speeds reflect what's available to buy at the address; actual experienced speeds depend on the chosen package and provider.

Source: National Rail TTIS timetable (direct journey times), TfL Open Data + OSM (metros), Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, ONS Census 2021 (TS061).

Schools

Schools near Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough

4 schools within a 2 km radius; around 25% rated Good or Outstanding — somewhat below the national norm; the nearest Outstanding school, Bennett Memorial Diocesan School, is around 2299 m away.

School scoreHow? →

41/100

Below median

Schools within 2 km

1 rated Good or Outstanding

% Good or Outstanding

25%

Of all schools within 2 km

−45.0 pp vs nat'l avg

Nearest Outstanding school

Bennett Memorial Diocesan School

2.3 km from the centroid

Closest schools5 closest within ~5 km of the centroid

Name	Phase	Rating	Distance
Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School	Academy Converter	Requires improvement	1.1 km
Langton Green Primary School	Community School	Good	1.1 km
Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School	Community School	Requires improvement	1.9 km
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School	Academy Converter	Outstanding	2.3 km
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School	Foundation School	Outstanding	3.0 km

Source: Ofsted school inspection ratings (latest inspection per school), spatially joined to the local area centroid via PostGIS.

Daily life

What's actually around Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough?

OpenStreetMap counts of the things people use day-to-day — pubs, restaurants, parks, cinemas, supermarkets — within walking distance of the centroid.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL). Counts derived via the Overpass API and refreshed monthly.

Eat & drink

Pubs0≤ 500 m
Bars0≤ 500 m
Restaurants0≤ 500 m
Cafés0≤ 500 m
Cuisine variety0≤ 1 km

Going out

Cinemas0≤ 2 km
Theatres0≤ 2 km
Museums0≤ 2 km
Galleries0≤ 2 km
Nightclubs0≤ 1 km

Practical & family

Supermarkets0≤ 500 m
Libraries0≤ 500 m
Parks0≤ 500 m
Playgrounds0≤ 500 m
Gyms0≤ 1 km

Getting around

Bus stops (close)2≤ 500 m
Bus stops (wider)2≤ 1 km
Rail stations0≤ 500 m
Tube entrances0≤ 500 m
Tram stops0≤ 500 m

Who it suits

Is Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough right for you?

Six persona fit scores from 0–100 — each built from the metrics that group actually optimises for. Click through to the matching ranked list for the wider region.

Families

72/100

Good fit

Schools rate modestly (25% Good+ within 2 km), owner-occupation is high, and safety scores above the median.

See schools ranking →

Young professionals

46/100

Mixed

Transport and connectivity are middling, which weighs on this fit for office-based or hybrid workers.

See transport ranking →

Couples

52/100

Mixed

Rent, safety, or liveability falls below what most couples prioritise — worth comparing against nearby neighbourhoods.

See affordability ranking →

Retirees

76/100

Great fit

Healthcare is close (GP ~1203 m, hospital ~2.1 km), greenspace is walkable, and 25% of residents are 65+ — an established peer group.

See safety ranking →

Investors / BTL

53/100

Mixed

Yield, growth, or rental demand are weak relative to peers — better-fitting BTL areas exist nearby.

See earnings ranking →

Solo renters

39/100

Not ideal

Rental stock or transit access fall short — easier neighbourhoods exist for solo renters who need flexibility.

See transport ranking →

How these ratings are built

Each persona has its own scoring model. We pick the metrics that group actually optimises for, then weight and curve them so realistic trade-offs are reflected — a great score in one factor can't fully paper over a poor score in another. Weights sum to 100 before any synergy bonuses.

Families

Families consistently prioritise schooling and a safe, settled neighbourhood, so those two factors carry the most weight and use a convex curve — mediocre values are penalised more than a simple average would suggest. A bonus is applied where good schools and low crime coincide.

Good+ schools within 2 km28%
Crime / safety score22%
Households with children15%
Greenspace proximity15%
Owner-occupation rate10%
Family-age population10%

Young professionals

Young professionals optimise for commute, connectivity and being around peers. Transport gets the largest single weight; broadband uses a concave curve so any decent gigabit coverage counts, and a bonus applies in well-connected, graduate-heavy areas (the classic urban knowledge-hub signal).

Transport / PTAL score27%
18–34 population share22%
Gigabit broadband coverage18%
Degree-educated adults14%
Crime / safety score12%
Private-rental availability7%

Couples

Couples without children weight liveability and day-to-day quality highest. Rent is on a sigmoid curve with a steep cliff between £800 and £1,400/month, reflecting how affordability flips from comfortable to stretched across that range. A bonus applies where the area is both safe and walkable.

Liveability composite25%
Crime / safety score22%
Transport / PTAL score18%
Median rent affordability17%
EPC energy efficiency10%
25–49 population share8%

Retirees

Retirees prioritise healthcare proximity, walkable greenspace and a settled neighbourhood with peers in the same life stage. GP and hospital distance are the largest weights — both use exponential drop-offs because needing care 5 km away is much worse than 1 km away, regardless of how many other amenities are nearby.

GP proximity22%
Hospital proximity18%
Crime / safety score18%
Greenspace proximity14%
Over-65 population share10%
Single-floor accommodation10%
Owner-occupation rate8%

Investors / BTL

Buy-to-let investors weight pure financial signals: yield, capital growth, tenant demand, supply pipeline and area job-growth. Crime and amenities only matter as far as they protect the tenant pool. Yield uses a sigmoid that rewards the realistic 4–7% band; pipeline penalises areas with heavy new-build supply that will pressure future rents.

Gross rental yield32%
House-price growth (HPI YoY)20%
Tenant demand18%
5-year jobs growth12%
Supply pipeline (inverse)10%
Safety score8%

Solo renters

Solo renters and students optimise for flexibility — depth of private-rental supply, peers in the same life stage and frictionless transit. Cost matters but the curve is gentler than for couples (no shared income). A nearby Tube/metro/rail station is heavily weighted because cars are usually off the table for this group.

Private-rental availability22%
Single-person households18%
Transit proximity16%
Median rent affordability14%
18–34 population share12%
Gigabit broadband coverage10%
Crime / safety score8%

Demographics

Who lives here?

Census 2021 snapshot: older population (25% aged 65+), high owner-occupation (80%), 48% degree-educated.

Age profile

Under 1823%18–3412%35–4919%50–6422%65+25%

Tenure

Owned80%Private rent12%Social rent7%

Households

One person24%Couple with children27%Lone parent7%Other3%

Property types

Flat7%Terraced14%Semi-detached24%Detached51%

Ethnic mix and country of birthDiversity index: 11/100

Ethnic group

White94%Asian2%Black0%Mixed3%Other0%

Country of birth

UK-born90%Born outside UK10%

Religion

Christian58%Muslim1%No religion33%Other1%

Education and health48% degree-educated

Degree-educated (16+)48.2%+14.7 pp vs nat'l

No qualifications10.1%

Self-rated good or very good health87.2%

Self-rated bad or very bad health3.0%

Disabled (Equality Act)13.4%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 / TS003 / TS004 / TS021 / TS030 / TS037 / TS038 / TS044 / TS061 / TS066 / TS067).

Employment

Work and income

primarily residential — most working residents commute out (0.44 jobs per resident); median resident salary £35,319/year; 2.6% on the DWP claimant count.

Median resident salaryCouncil area

£35,319/yr

Workplace earnings of people who live here

Unemployment rate (ILO)

4.2%

ONS ILO method — 57% economically active (Census 2021)

Jobs in the council areaCouncil area

66,000

0.44 jobs per working-age resident

Working status of 16+ residents (Census 2021)ILO unemployment 4.2% · 57% economically active · 43% inactive

ILO unemployment rate: 4.2% — This uses the same methodology as the ONS Labour Force Survey: unemployment is expressed as a share of the economically active population (employed + job-seeking only), not all 16+ residents. Retirees, students, full-time carers and others who are “inactive” are excluded from the denominator, giving a like-for-like figure to the national headline rate.

Employed55%Unemployed2%Inactive43%

Census 2021 TS066. The three bars above share a denominator of all residents aged 16+ and always sum to 100%. "Inactive" covers students, retirees, full-time carers, the long-term sick and anyone not currently seeking work — which is why the raw employed% figure is lower than the LFS employment rate. The ILO unemployment rate above strips out inactive residents and matches the standard definition used in national statistics.

DWP claimant count: 2.6% of working-age (16-64) residents claim Universal Credit while seeking work or Jobseeker's Allowance. This is the live monthly unemployment proxy and is not directly comparable to the Census figures above — it counts a narrower group on a different denominator, but it's the most up-to-date local indicator.

Local job mix (BRES sectors, SIC 2007)Top sector: Retail & hospitality

Health & social

16.0%

Retail & hospitality

27.6%

Education

9.1%

Manufacturing

4.2%

Professional

10.6%

Construction

4.3%

Tech & ICT

3.4%

Finance

5.8%

Net commute flow: +50,523 jobs vs. working-age residents. More jobs than workers — net commuter inflow.

Source: ONS ASHE (resident salary), ONS Census 2021 TS066 (economic activity), ONS BRES NM_189_1 (jobs by sector), DWP claimant count.

Inside this neighbourhood

Sub-areas and postcodes in Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough

5 sub-areas and 200+ postcodes. Tap any to drill in — hover previews on desktop.

Sub-area	Median rent	Liveability	Safety	Transport
Tunbridge Wells 006A	£1,501	44	78	44	View →
Tunbridge Wells 006B	£1,501	59	90	43	View →
Tunbridge Wells 006D	£1,501	43	98	22	View →
Tunbridge Wells 006E	£1,501	25	98	21	View →
Tunbridge Wells 006C	£1,501	73	99	67	View →

Postcodes covered

In Tunbridge Wells 006E

TN11 8AB TN11 8AD TN11 8AE TN11 8AW TN11 8BA TN11 8DQ TN11 9AU TN11 9AX TN11 9BA TN3 0BH TN3 0DR TN3 0LD TN3 0LE TN3 0LG TN3 0LH TN3 0LJ TN3 0LL TN3 0LW TN3 0NA TN3 0PU TN3 0QA TN3 0QD TN3 0QE TN3 0QG TN3 0QH TN3 0TB TN3 0TN TN3 0TU TN3 0TX TN3 0TY TN3 0UA TN3 0UB TN3 0UD TN3 0UE TN3 0UG TN3 0UH TN3 0UJ TN3 0UL TN3 0UN TN3 0UP TN3 0UQ TN3 0UR TN3 0UT TN3 0UU TN3 0UX TN3 0UY TN3 0XA TN3 0XB TN3 0XD TN3 0XE TN3 0XH TN3 0XJ TN3 0XN

In Tunbridge Wells 006C

TN3 0AA TN3 0AB TN3 0AD TN3 0AE TN3 0AF TN3 0AG TN3 0AH TN3 0AJ TN3 0AL TN3 0AN TN3 0AP TN3 0AR TN3 0AS TN3 0AZ TN3 0BA TN3 0BB TN3 0BD TN3 0BE TN3 0BG TN3 0BJ TN3 0BL TN3 0BS TN3 0BT TN3 0BU TN3 0BW TN3 0BX TN3 0BZ TN3 0DA TN3 0DB TN3 0DD TN3 0DE TN3 0DN TN3 0DQ TN3 0DZ TN3 0EA TN3 0EB TN3 0HX TN3 0JS TN3 0JT TN3 0YA TN3 0YB TN3 0YD TN3 0YE

In Tunbridge Wells 006D

TN3 0AQ TN3 0BQ TN3 0EN TN3 0EP TN3 0HA TN3 0HB TN3 0HD TN3 0JF TN3 0JG TN3 0JH TN3 0JJ TN3 0JN TN3 0JP TN3 0JQ TN3 0JR TN3 0JU TN3 0JW TN3 0JX TN3 0JY TN3 0LB TN3 0NB TN3 0ND TN3 0NE TN3 0NH TN3 0NJ TN3 0NL TN3 0NN TN3 0NP TN3 0NR TN3 0NS TN3 0NT TN3 0NU TN3 0NX TN3 0NY TN3 0PA TN3 0PB TN3 0PD TN3 0PE TN3 0PH TN3 0PL TN3 0PN TN3 0PP TN3 0PQ TN3 0PR TN3 0PS TN3 0PT TN3 0PX TN3 0PZ TN3 0QB TN3 0QL TN3 0QZ TN3 0RG TN3 0RH TN3 0RJ TN3 0RL TN3 0RQ TN3 0TP TN3 0TR TN3 0TS

In Tunbridge Wells 006B

TN3 0BN TN3 0BP TN3 0BY TN3 0DF TN3 0DG TN3 0DH TN3 0DJ TN3 0DL TN3 0DS TN3 0DT TN3 0DW TN3 0DX TN3 0ED TN3 0EG TN3 0EH TN3 0EJ TN3 0EL TN3 0ER TN3 0ES TN3 0ET TN3 0EU TN3 0EX TN3 0EY TN3 0HG TN3 0HH TN3 0HL TN3 0HN TN3 0HP TN3 0HR TN3 0HW TN3 0JA TN3 0JB TN3 0JE TN3 0JL TN3 0LA TN3 0RA TN3 0RB TN3 0RD TN3 0RE TN3 0RF TN3 9JL TN3 9LY TN3 9LZ TN3 9NA TN3 9PS

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What's the median rent in Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough?: The median monthly rent across Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough is £1,501.
How safe is Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough?: Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough 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 Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough?: 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 36 minutes' walk.
What schools are near Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough?: There are 4 schools within 2 km of Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough, of which 25% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2430 m away.
What is the council tax band in Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough?: The most common council tax band in Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough is G, with the typical Band D annual charge around £3,156. Council tax is set by Tunbridge Wells council and applies to every property in the area.
How long is the commute from Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough to London?: By the fastest direct train, the journey from Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough to central London is approximately 76 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 Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough?: 0% of premises in Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Coverage is partial — check the specific postcode for service availability.
What is the deprivation rank of Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough?: Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough sits in IMD decile 9 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 Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough?: 80% of households in Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough 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 Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough?: The average property price across Tunbridge Wells (the local authority covering Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough) 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 Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough 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 Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough?: Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough contains 5 local areas: Tunbridge Wells 006A, Tunbridge Wells 006B, Tunbridge Wells 006D, Tunbridge Wells 006E, Tunbridge Wells 006C.

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Frequently asked about Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough

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What is the average rent in Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough?: The estimated median monthly rent in Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough 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 Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough a safe place to live?: Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough has a safety score of 98/100. 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 Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough?: 25% of schools within 2 km of Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
How long is the commute from Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough?: Public-transport commute time from Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough to central London is approximately 76 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
How is Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough different from the rest of Tunbridge Wells?: Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough contains 5 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 Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough rank in Tunbridge Wells?: Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough scores 44/100 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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