High Brooms

High Brooms is a suburb and electoral ward to the north-east of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, with a largely residential character shaped by its industrial past. The area grew up around substantial brick and tile works in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and that legacy remains visible in rows of Victorian and Edwardian terraces alongside more modern housing and the occasional light industrial unit.

Community life centres on local shops, pubs and green spaces, and many residents commute by rail from High Brooms station to nearby Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and London, giving the ward a mix of long‑standing families and more recent commuters. Local history and a modest high‑street economy give the place a grounded, suburban feel rather than a tourist focus.