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Pembury & Matfield

Middle area

North west Tunbridge Wells. 7,708 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 25 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Pembury & Matfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£525,000
Joint 828th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,517
4,378th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
83.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Pembury & Matfield

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pembury & Matfield at a rate of 72.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 67.3 per 1,000 people across Tunbridge Wells.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences249
Anti-social behaviour107
Other crime85
Criminal damage and arson44
Shoplifting28
Vehicle crime20
Burglary16
Drug offences7
Theft from the person3
Robbery1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Pembury & Matfield compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price14 middle areas, Tunbridge Wells · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Tunbridge Wells14 areas from £330,000 to £685,000. The middle area is £451,250. Pembury & Matfield is £525,000.
£525,0003rd most expensive
Population14 middle areas, Tunbridge Wells · 2021
Population: every middle area in Tunbridge Wells14 areas from 6,200 to 10,512. The middle area is 8,170. Pembury & Matfield is 7,517.
7,5173rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares14 middle areas, Tunbridge Wells · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Tunbridge Wells14 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Pembury & Matfield is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage14 middle areas, Tunbridge Wells · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Tunbridge Wells14 areas from 44.8% to 90.7%. The middle area is 83.5%. Pembury & Matfield is 83.5%.
83.5%joint 7th highest

Is Pembury & Matfield safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pembury & Matfield at a rate of 72.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 67.3 per 1,000 people across Tunbridge Wells.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 37 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Pembury & Matfield.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (249), anti-social behaviour (107) and other crime (85).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Tunbridge Wells

These figures are published for the whole of Tunbridge Wells, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Tunbridge Wells and not Pembury & Matfield alone. See Tunbridge Wells

Average house price
£452,845
Down 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£47,896
24th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.5×
Joint 66th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.9
Joint 77th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Pembury & Matfield in brief

The median price paid for a home in Pembury & Matfield was £525,000 in 2025.

Pembury & Matfield had 7,517 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Pembury & Matfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Pembury & Matfield, 83.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.