Area guide

Living in TN6, Wealden

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around TN6 in Wealden. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 10 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Wealden: £391,211, down 0.8% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider South East average is £380,878.

Check sold prices for a specific address in TN6 →
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Council tax at Band D in Wealden: £2,728 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare TN6 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for TN6 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around TN6

133 recorded home sales on the streets around central TN6 in the last 2 years, with a median of £400,000 and a range from £126,000 to £830,000. Mostly semi-detached houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
Coleridge Crowborough Hill, TN6 2DB Detached £750,000 20 Aug 2026
2 Montargis Way, TN6 2XN Detached £445,000 6 Aug 2026
12 Tollwood Park, TN6 2XS Terraced £255,000 31 Jul 2026
24 Beeches Road, TN6 2AJ Semi-detached £592,500 17 Jul 2026
33 Nassau Drive, TN6 2GT Semi-detached £315,000 10 Jul 2026
30 East Beeches Road, TN6 2AZ Detached £400,000 8 Jul 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

7 schools within 3 miles , of which 100% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Beacon Academy Secondary Outstanding 0.3 mi away no figure
Ashdown Primary School Primary Good 0.3 mi away 0.93 mi varies
Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School Primary Good 0.3 mi away no figure
St Marys Catholic Primary School Primary Good 0.4 mi away no figure
Jarvis Brook Primary School Primary Not rated 0.8 mi away no figure
St John's Church of England Primary School Primary Not rated 1.6 mi away no figure

Schools in TN6 with a published admission distance

How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.

SchoolStageAdmitted fromRound
Ashdown Primary School Primary 0.93 mi varies
Rotherfield Primary School Primary 2.11 mi varies

5 state primary and 1 state secondary schools within range, and no fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for TN6 →

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations19.3%
Managers, directors and senior officials16.1%
Associate professional and technical15.4%
Skilled trades11.8%
Caring, leisure and other service10.7%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How TN6 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: degree-level adults, up 5.0 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of TN6 (E01021158, 2,311 residents in 2021, up 5.7% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: degree-level adults, up 5.0 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 83.8% 81.6% -2.2 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 5.8% 8.2% +2.4 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 6.9% 7.5% +0.6 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 19.8% 19.5% -0.3 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 17.3% 21.9% +4.6 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 28.5% 33.5% +5.0 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 5.7% 8.0% +2.3 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 87.6% 87.2% -0.4 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 97.2% 94.4% -2.8 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

101 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central TN6 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 9 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (least deprived nationally), based on Wealden's figures.

Buses from the centre of TN6

Best-served stop: Old Lane, with 1.1 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of TN6 is Old Lane: 1.1 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 0.0 in the evening and 0.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 07:21, last 18:14. Routes there: 228. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of TN6. The nearest, Rotherfield Surgery, has 7,104 registered patients and 4,013 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Rotherfield Surgery0.5 mi7,1044,013
Saxonbury House Surgery0.8 mi9,3261,607
Beacon Surgery0.9 mi11,8052,203

Nearest A&E: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, where 58.1% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust at 61.8%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Wealden pays £2,728 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 4.6% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Wealden, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Wealden, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£2,163+3.4%
2022-23£2,252+4.1%
2023-24£2,363+4.9%
2024-25£2,484+5.1%
2025-26£2,608+5.0%
2026-27£2,728+4.6%

Exceptional Financial Support. The county council, East Sussex, was agreed support for 2026-27 (£70.0m). Support is permission to borrow, or to spend capital receipts, on day-to-day services because the council could not otherwise set a balanced budget. Councils in this position tend to cut services and raise council tax by the most the rules allow.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about TN6

What is the average house price in TN6?

The average sold price in Wealden is £391,211 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in TN6?

Prices in Wealden are down 0.8% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in TN6?

The median of 133 recorded sales around central TN6 in the last 2 years is £400,000, ranging from £126,000 to £830,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in TN6?

7 schools sit within 3 miles of central TN6, and 100% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in TN6?

101 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central TN6 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is TN6 at risk of flooding?

Central TN6 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is TN6 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 100% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £400,000; the area sits in decile 9 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 101 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is TN6 safe?

101 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central TN6 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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