tonbridge TN15 Postcodes

Tonbridge (TN15)

The TN15 postcode area is located in the Tonbridge postcode town region, within the county of Kent, and contains a total of 1192 individual postcodes.

There are 74 electoral wards in the TN15 postcode area, including Ashford, Battle, Bexhill-On-Sea, Cranbrook, Crowborough, Edenbridge, Etchingham, Hartfield, Hastings, Heathfield, Mayfield, New Romney, Robertsbridge, Romney Marsh, Rye, Sevenoaks, St Leonards-On-Sea, Tenterden, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Uckfield, Wadhurst, Westerham, Winchelsea which come under the local authority of the Sevenoaks Council.

Combining the whole postcode region, 35% of people in TN15 are classed as having an AB social grade, (i.e. 'white-collar' middle-upper class), compared to 27% across the UK.

This does not mean that the people of TN15 are wealthier - or higher class - than average, but it can be an indication that the area may be prospering and desirable to live in.

TN15 is a postcode district in the south-east of England that covers the Tonbridge township. Located within the West Kent and East Sussex ceremonial county, it contains the post towns of Tonbridge, Tonbridge Wells, Sevenoaks, Wrotham, Hildenborough and Hadlow, as well as small parts of East Peckham, Matfield, Wateringbury, East Malling, Borough Green and Laddingford.

TN15 is predominantly rural in character, with the Tonbridge and Hildenborough post towns primarily covered by small suburbs and separated by green belts. There is a wide variety of terrain in TN15, from rolling fields and wooded hills in the west to traditionally urbanised areas in the east. Areas of TN15 to the east and west are separated by a blue line on maps and a line of hills to the east-north.

The Tonbridge post town is TN15's largest population centre, with the town emerging from prehistory, through the Medieval and into the Modern Era. It is home to Tonbridge Castle, dating from the 11th century, Tonbridge School, one of the oldest educational institutions in England and an important hub for business and retail in West Kent.

The post towns of Tonbridge Wells and Sevenoaks are small centres of population, but are both important centres of culture in TN15 and beyond. Tonbridge Wells has an historic theatre, great shopping and restaurants; while Sevenoaks benefits from its close proximity to the affluent Kent commuter belt and London, with large housing estates, very good schools, outdoor activities and golf courses.

TN15 also has several prominent archaeological sites, including Hadlow Castle, Wateringbury and Malling castles and Calverley's Cave, an archaeological site dating back to the Neolithic period. TN15's roads and rail links to London are good, with services from Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells to London Charing Cross, London Bridge and Cannon Street.

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