Tunbridge Wells Local Information
Practical local information for Tunbridge Wells: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Tunbridge Wells planning news: 12,204 homes by 2038
The Local Plan adopted in December 2025 sets a minimum of 12,204 homes by 2038, 2,450 of them at Paddock Wood and east Capel, and it is already 1,382 short.
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Things to do in Tunbridge Wells: Scotney £20, Commons free
Scotney Castle is £20, a Spa Valley steam ticket £18, Bedgebury parking £15.50 all day and the Commons cost nothing. Prices and hours checked in August 2026.
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Tunbridge Wells Roadworks: 177 Days Shut at Hook Green
Hook Green is shut for up to 177 days, to 10 March 2027. Ten roads close for Sunday's hospice run, and the A21 shuts at Lamberhurst on three nights next week.
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Tunbridge Wells house prices: £430,000, £800k Speldhurst
The middle Tunbridge Wells borough home sold for £430,000 in the year to June 2026, and the middle Speldhurst one for £800,000. Prices by parish, ward, type and postcode.
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Tunbridge Wells trains to London: 52 mins, £6,156 a year
The fastest Tunbridge Wells to London Charing Cross train takes 52 minutes and an annual season costs £6,156. Times, fares, station parking and the August diversions.
Bins
Tunbridge Wells Bin Collection Days: 3 Days Off a Year
Tunbridge Wells collects on every bank holiday except Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Find your bin day, the 7am rule, garden waste £70, bulky £70.
Parking
Parking in Tunbridge Wells: £2.30 an Hour, £8 All Day
Every council car park priced: £2.30 an hour in town, £8 all day at Crescent Road, free at Cranbrook and Brenchley. Plus the £2.40 night rate that catches people.
Council Tax
Tunbridge Wells Council Tax Bands: Band D £2,437.55
Band D in Royal Tunbridge Wells is £2,437.55 for 2026/27, up 4.1%. Every band A to H in all 17 areas, from £2,336.32 in Frittenden to £2,544.10 in Paddock Wood.
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Tunbridge Wells Christmas Bin Collections: 2026 Dates
Tunbridge Wells has not published its Christmas 2026 bin dates yet. Last year every collection ran up to two days late until 11 January. What to expect.
Schools
Tunbridge Wells School Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term 26 Oct
Kent 2026/27: half term 26 to 30 October, Christmas break from 18 December, back 4 January. Plus the grammars, Bennett, St Gregory's and Cranbrook School.
Trains
Tunbridge Wells Christmas Trains 2026: No Service 25 Dec
No trains on Christmas Day, almost none on Boxing Day, early finishes on Christmas Eve. Southeastern's 2026 works are not yet out; last year's show the pattern.
Half Term
October Half Term Tunbridge Wells: Dates and 9 Things On
Kent schools break 26 to 30 October; some local secondaries go earlier. No trains through Tunbridge Wells all week. Scotney's trail, the brick show, free days.