Paddock Wood
Built-up area in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
| Coordinates: | 51.18, 0.39 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 67 45 |
| Population: | 7,840 |
| Dialling code: | 01892 (Tunbridge Wells) |
Paddock Wood is a small town in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England, sited in the valley of the River Medway amid fertile farmland. It grew up in the 19th century around the railway and remains a local rail junction with direct commuter services into London and good road links to neighbouring towns.
Historically the area is associated with hop‑growing and oast houses, a legacy still visible in the surrounding landscape, while today the economy mixes agriculture with light industry and distribution parks on the town’s outskirts. Socially it retains a village‑town feel, with local shops, community events and a population made up of long‑standing rural families alongside commuters to larger nearby centres.
Postcode districts covering Paddock Wood
Most populated places nearby
- Bexley 22.2 miles
- Croydon 23.9 miles
- Hastings 22.4 miles
- Maidstone 8.4 miles
- Gillingham 15.6 miles
- Grays 21.2 miles
- Chatham 14 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 6 miles
- Ashford 21.2 miles
- Dartford 19.8 miles
- Gravesend 17.1 miles
- Redhill 24.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Five Oak Green Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Pearson's Green Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Matfield Built-up area 2 miles
- Brenchley Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Capel Parish 2.4 miles
- East Peckham Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Brenchley and Matfield Parish 2.4 miles
- Pembury & Capel Ward 2.6 miles
- Golden Green Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Hale Street Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Collier Street Parish 2.8 miles
- Benover Built-up area 3 miles
Example postcodes in Paddock Wood
TN12 6PD, TN12 6UJ, TN12 6HN, TN12 6QS, TN12 6UP, TN12 6YE, TN12 6EF, TN12 6BG, TN12 6GZ … See all
Transport links
- London Gatwick Airport 24.7 miles
- London City Airport 26.7 miles
- Paddock Wood Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Beltring Railway Station 1.8 miles
Hotels near Paddock Wood Ad
- The Carpenters Arms 4 3.9 miles
- The Star and Eagle Hotel 4 5.5 miles
- Smith & Western Tunbridge Wells 4 6.9 miles
- Royal Wells Hotel 3 6.5 miles
- One Warwick Park Hotel 4 6.7 miles
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro Tunbridge Wells 4 6.3 miles
- The Potting Shed Maidstone 9.3 miles
- The Spa Hotel 4 7.1 miles
- Mercure Tunbridge Wells Hotel 4 4.2 miles
- The Hand & Sceptre by Innkeeper's Collection 4 6 miles
Schools in Paddock Wood
- Leigh Academy Mascalls Secondary
- Leigh Academy Paddock Wood Primary
Local points of interest
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 3 miles
- Hale Wood Forest 4 miles
- Pulans Wood Forest 4.2 miles
- Minepit Wood Forest 4.4 miles
- Hayden Wood Forest 4.5 miles
- Parsonage Wood Forest 4.7 miles
- University of Kent - Tonbridge University 5.2 miles
- Court Lodge Estate Estate 5.3 miles
- KCollege - Tonbridge College 5.4 miles
- Bayham Abbey Estate 5.8 miles
- Canterbury Christ Church University - Salomons University 6.6 miles
- Boughton Place Estate 6.7 miles